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Topic: Finished BF, when did you get your...
Posted By: Twinboys2b
Subject: Finished BF, when did you get your...
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 12:46pm
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Hi,
A personal Q. here but when you stopped breast feeding how long before your period came back? I finished breast feeding a week ago & boys are 4 mnths old and wondered if it will just come back in the next month or whether it's related to when you gave birth? And trust me I DON'T want it back, happily enjoyed my period free year - will be very annoying to have it back. Better get back onto the pill while I think about it because I also DON'T want more babies quite yet! ------------- 3yr old gorgeous ID twin boys. |
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 12:47pm
| I got mine back the month after I stopped. Dunno if that was just coincidence or not though |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 12:48pm
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I got mine back 7 weeeks after I gave up b/f. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 1:40pm
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I bf Jack till he was 12.5mths and got it back a mth before I stopped (or was it 2mths?). But the last mth or so of bf was very minimal so it made sense it came back beforehand ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 2:14pm
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Lucky ladies!! I'm still BFing and have had my period regular as clockwork since a month after I gave birth! ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: Twinboys2b
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 2:20pm
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Flutterby - wow... now that's so unfair, have heard that it can do that. How annoying. ------------- 3yr old gorgeous ID twin boys. |
Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 2:50pm
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I got mine back the same week Leah self weaned, in hindsight was probably the reason she gave up booby but what did I know then -------------  
 
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Posted By: pomikiwi
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 3:16pm
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I BF for 12 months and think mine came back a month later.
I'd say you'll get it very soon, which does suck, lol! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: MonicaMouse
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 4:31pm
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I gave up BF last week by which stage I had had 3 periods since having Blair, and conceiving this baby. (He was about 10 months old when AF turned up the first time) ------------- 
Blair 15/10/2007 Daniel 30/07/2009 |
Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 5:41pm
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I'm still BF'ing (twice a day for the last 3 weeks - was 3+ times a day up until then).
I got my period back 6 weeks after the birth - but didn't have another for 5 months. Had one each month, like clockwork. I guess that's why BF'ing isn't a guaranteed contraceptive  (no, I'm not pregnant, but obviously ovulating).
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 9:40pm
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I got mine 2 weeks after Gina weaned and about a month after Emma weaned ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 14 January 2009 at 8:23am
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I got mine about 4 weeks after I stopped BF. ------------- |
Posted By: freckle
Date Posted: 14 January 2009 at 7:26pm
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I got it back when I cut down to two feeds a day at 9 months... ------------- mum to 3 lovely girls :D |
Posted By: busyissy
Date Posted: 15 January 2009 at 11:36am
| I got mine the month I stopped bf, when Dominic was 10 mths old and I was pregnant the next month, so if you don't want more babies right away definately get some contraceptive. Its hard enough having 2 under 2 years, can't imagine what it would be like having three under 2! |
Posted By: Twinboys2b
Date Posted: 15 January 2009 at 12:53pm
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Yeh, I'll be extra cautious. Not ready for another one quite yet! 3 under 2 doesn't sound like fun! ------------- 3yr old gorgeous ID twin boys. |
Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 15 January 2009 at 2:25pm
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lol i stopped bf when he was 4 weeks old and i was still bleeding from birth for another week or so then got AF like a week after that and every month after that. bimmin thing ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
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Posted By: Troods
Date Posted: 15 January 2009 at 7:19pm
 Emily was fully BF when I got mine back - she was 4 months old, and they've been here every month since, and she was still fully BF up until around 8 months too. Annoying thing is I got lots of bleeding in first 16 weeks of pregnancy, Emily was born at 31 weeks, so not a lot of AF-free time there, and then I bled post-birth for around 9 weeks. So not fair. You ladies still waiting for AF are so lucky to have enjoyed AF-free time while still BFing. ------------- 
Missed MC July 2011
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Posted By: denny25
Date Posted: 15 January 2009 at 7:34pm
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oh! I GOT MINE TODAY! LOL
I finished breastfeeding about a month ago. |
Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 16 January 2009 at 2:20am
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We're still bfing (22 months now), slowly starting to cut back the feeds and wean him, but mine came back on his 10 month bday exactly. I had a nice 19 months without it, infact has anyone found they have come back with a vengeance? As in REALLY REALLY BAD - 100 times worse than pre-baby?
I get constant 'grit your teeth' cramping for around 3 days mid-cycle/ovulation and then leading up to my period (about a week before) I break out in spots, really heavy feeling down below and dull aching all around my buttocks, thighs etc. Then the first 3-4 days of period the pain is sometimes so unbearable i have to curl up in a ball! Not nice, i hate it. My whole life revolves around my stupid AF now - please tell me im not the only one?
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Posted By: jaycee
Date Posted: 16 January 2009 at 9:41am
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mine was about 4 or 5 weeks after stopping bf.
My midwife drummed into me after Amy that I needed to be very careful as you can get pregnant before AF comes back - as you ovulate before the first AF. She said that she had seen a few women over the years that were pregnant at the 6 week check  . At 6 weeks i was like 'sex? you have to be kidding!' -------------   
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