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mountaingoat 
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Posted: 05 November 2008 at 8:53pm |
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For those of you who exclusively breastfed for the first 4-6 months, when did your period return?
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cuppatea
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Posted: 05 November 2008 at 8:57pm |
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Mine came back exactly one month after I stopped feeding. He was still feeding once during the night when I weaned.
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Posted: 05 November 2008 at 9:01pm |
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About 6 weeks after I had fully weaned my first off the breast. (breastfed for 6 months). With the second two - again was 6 weeks but had to give up breastfeeding at 8 weeks old.
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Posted: 05 November 2008 at 9:04pm |
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WIth Maya it was 16 weeks, lil miss is 17 weeks today and still haven't had it back yet.
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Posted: 05 November 2008 at 9:09pm |
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Mine was 5 months after birth. I breastfed till 7 months but at 4.5 months he started sleeping through.
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Posted: 05 November 2008 at 9:21pm |
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I stopped Bf at 7 months and it came back 6 weeks after that.
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Posted: 05 November 2008 at 9:42pm |
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I stopped bf Jack about 2 wks after his first birthday and I got AF about 6wks before that, by which time I was down to about 1-2 very short bf a day
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Posted: 05 November 2008 at 10:27pm |
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I got mine about 10 weeks after he was born - a bit unfair seeing as I'm still bfeeding him now.
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Posted: 05 November 2008 at 11:04pm |
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I got a period almost exactly 28 days after Jackson was born. 14 days later I had thick discharge, the likes I haven't seen since I was ovulating before pregnancy.
My MW says I may not get another one for several months, or I may now get them every month.
SUCKS! I was so looking forward to some more time off.
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Posted: 05 November 2008 at 11:51pm |
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Blair started in at solids at 4 months, still BFing, got AF back after 9.5 months
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mountaingoat
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Posted: 06 November 2008 at 6:08am |
 kiwilaurie wrote:
I got a period almost exactly 28 days after Jackson was born. 14 days later I had thick discharge, the likes I haven't seen since I was ovulating before pregnancy.
My MW says I may not get another one for several months, or I may now get them every month.
SUCKS! I was so looking forward to some more time off. |
Wow, that was quick! I hope you do get a break from them after all.
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Posted: 06 November 2008 at 7:29am |
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got mine back this week, still exclusively breastfeeding too!
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Posted: 06 November 2008 at 7:58am |
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I got mine back when Michaela was 7mo. At that stage she was being fed by breast/bottle/solids and we'd been mixed feeding her for about 7 weeks (before then she was exclusively breastfed).
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Posted: 06 November 2008 at 8:12am |
I have had 2 since Alex was born 
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Posted: 06 November 2008 at 10:50am |
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15 weeks - right when DD started regularly sleeping through the night. I've read that can be one of the factors in AF returning i.e. when you stop breastfeeding during the night.
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Posted: 06 November 2008 at 11:50am |
kiwilaurie wrote:
I got a period almost exactly 28 days after Jackson was born. 14 days later I had thick discharge, the likes I haven't seen since I was ovulating before pregnancy.
My MW says I may not get another one for several months, or I may now get them every month.
SUCKS! I was so looking forward to some more time off. |
I am exactly the same as Laurie - period back even though i am still exclusively BFing
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Posted: 06 November 2008 at 1:44pm |
7 months, the wek Leah self weaned.
Haven't had it back yet this time thank goodness and it can stay away until after next weekend too!!
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Posted: 06 November 2008 at 2:14pm |
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I was exclusively bf when AF returned both times. At 3 months after Ollie and 4 months after Lilia.
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Posted: 06 November 2008 at 2:38pm |
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I got mine back 4 weeks after my lochia stopped which sucks I am also exclusively breastfeeding.
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Posted: 06 November 2008 at 4:52pm |
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Earliest: 6 weeks after baby born; latest: 5 months after baby born
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