Sensitive Nipples With AF :(

Ok, so I'm feeling a little woe is me at the moment as AF has decided to return ;)

When I BF Luke, I didn't have AF return until about a month after he was completely weaned.... Carmelo is exclusively BF and AF showed up just under 4 weeks ago.
I was living in hope that it may have been the one & only for another 6 months :p but alas, its almost 28 days to the day & it seems as though she's about to reappear.

It hasn't seemed to effect my supply at all, but OMG the sensitivity :o
Along with the Reynauds, its sooooooooore!

Apart from the heat & the nipple balm (which keeps the Reynauds bearable), is there anything else I can do?
Fortunately, it only seems to hurt for a few days & once the bleeding starts it settles down.

ETA - Out of curiosity, is it normal for AF to return after 3-4 months when you're still exclusively BF? Everyone I know personally (and myself the first time round) didn't see AF return until they at least started weaning.

Thanks in advance :D

With DD2 and breastfeeding around the clock i got AF back at 6 months ...grrrr :lol: i also has very sensitive nipples, it did settle down but took a few months :hug:

DD & DS were /are exclusivly BF & with DD I had AF after 4-5 weeks after birth. With DS I have had 1 AF so far but it was fairly light

babe i hear you hun-
nipples were killing me the past 48 hours and then AF showed and they have settled down again thank god!
its a good way of knowing that AF is about to happen for me!!!
bummer on AF coming back - ripped!
i still sometimes skip a month without AF so maybe that might happen sometimes for you!!!
take care hun!!!

OUCH HollyBolly. DD was exclusively BF'd and AF returned after 3-4 months and also with very sensitive nipples, it was horrible. It did pass though after the first few cycles so there may be light at the end of the painful tunnel for you, hun. Hang in there it really should ease :hug:

i had no AF naturally pre-bub, but she came back just over 6months PP and has been annoying me ever since. sooooooooooo sensitive! i hear ya!