Anonymous
Post 01/18/2025 05:05     Subject: When did you get your first period after birth?

Everyone is different. for me it was 6/7 months both times, which I guess correlates with solid foods. I breastfed until 2 years old for both, but went back to work and started pumping at 3 months and 6 months.
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2025 02:10     Subject: When did you get your first period after birth?

Exactly 13 months for both. First I was still nursing morning and night. Second I was nursing more with the hope of avoiding my period on a trip, but it came during the trip anyway.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 17:58     Subject: When did you get your first period after birth?

6 weeks after #1, 6 weeks after #2, got an IUD after #3. EBF each time.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2025 00:03     Subject: When did you get your first period after birth?

1st pregnancy - 5 months
2nd- 6 months
3rd- 12 months
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 23:29     Subject: When did you get your first period after birth?

3 months, 7 months and they seemed to be constantly nursing.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 23:23     Subject: When did you get your first period after birth?

I was pregnant with my second before ever getting a period. Was EBF and on the mini pill. Kids are 13 mos apart.

Got IUD after second kid - was pregnant first cycle I had it removed due to cramping. 3 kids, three years. Breastfed all of them exclusively.

So I think my first period was roughly 40 mos after having my first, with two babies in between.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 23:00     Subject: When did you get your first period after birth?

OP here. Weird timing with my post, but I got it at 12 months almost to the day. Still breastfeeding at night. It was much lighter than usual.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2025 20:22     Subject: When did you get your first period after birth?

First kid, it came back at 13 months. Second kid, 15 months. Third kid 18 months. Night weaning and frequency of nursing/pumping during the day was the key.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2025 20:17     Subject: When did you get your first period after birth?

got mine around 4 months once my child was sleeping 7+ hours at night. Was still exclusively breastfeeding. It was a bummer.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2025 20:16     Subject: When did you get your first period after birth?

Anonymous wrote:My DC is almost 12M, and I still haven’t gotten it. I’ve been exclusively breastfeeding. Will I get it when I start weaning? I’m not complaining per se, but I’d like to start tracking cycles and eventually conceive #2. It took awhile ti conceive #1, hence my interest…

With my first child- 1 year 3 months
Second child- 9 months
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2025 18:14     Subject: Re:When did you get your first period after birth?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:With my first 2 I got my period before my 6 week check up and was exclusively breastfeeding. With my third I was also exclusively breastfeeding but it did not come back. Number 4 was born 14 months after #3 and I got it back 2 months after birth.

yes, I got it back at 6wks while BFing too

The you can't get PG for 6mo while breastfeeding is horrible advice, borderline malpractice


Yep. My grandmother breastfed, my mom and her sister are 13 months apart in age.


Yep. I also got pregnant 3 times very easily. Firstborn was an oops, the other 2 babies were conceived the first month of trying.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2025 18:12     Subject: Re:When did you get your first period after birth?

I exclusively breastfed (and coslept) for 4 months for each baby, and then extended breastfed for 2 years.

Each time I got my period in a couple months. I must just be very fertile.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2025 18:09     Subject: When did you get your first period after birth?

19 months after my first child and 17 months after my second. I had to get down to one feeding a day for period to return.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2025 17:47     Subject: When did you get your first period after birth?

5 kids. 11 months for the first 3. 8 months for the 4th but we stopped nursing/pumping at 7 months. Baby 5 is 10 months and no ovulation in sight.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2025 16:46     Subject: When did you get your first period after birth?

15 months both times. Kids were not weaned.