Hi,
Mods, please move this if it's in the wrong section.... wasn't sure where to put this thread?!
How long did it take for your cycle (AF) to return after having your baby? I'm breastfeeding and hoping to here from other breastfeeding Mumma's to hear when your AF returned??
I'm hoping AF returns by the time DD is 12mths as we're hoping to try to conceive another beautiful bub around the time DD is 12-15mths ;)
TIA :D
there is a poll in body post baby area but its for both BF and FF so not realllllly what your after ;)
i got mine back at 9 months with sophie, she started sleeping 10 hours at 3 weeks and slept through 12 hours at around 10 weeks, so it took awhile to come back considering i wasnt feeding overnight, still MIA this time
Well, we're still bfing, and I had AF on the dot, typical (for me) 30-34 day cycyle at 2, 3 and 4 months, got a funny one at 5 months... and then it went missing until she was almost 9 months :o And have since been regular-ish, about every 32-38 days.
I'm pretty sure that doesn't help though :doh: sorry!
I got AF back around 8 1/2 months and we are still feeding over night.
6 weeks with dd1 and 8 weeks with dd2. First time my cycle was 3 weeks and it took about 6 months to get back to normal, second time around its back to 28 days.
E is almost 11 mths and no sign of AF! She is still feeding overnight though.
With D AF came back within about 6 wks! So it must be a bit random :dunno:
DS was exclusively BF with lots of BFs overnight until about 10 months. He wouldn't have a bar of solids at first but then once he was into them (at 10 months) he fairly quickly reduced his BFs to just two a day. Then we kept the morning feed until he self-weaned at 14 months. My first AF arrived for his first birthday party (how nice :rolleyes: ).
DD is a really random sleeper, sometimes she feeds all night, sometimes she sleeps through. She's been well into solids since about 7 months and I know she's reduced her BM intake but I wouldn't have a clue how many feeds she has a day (I never count them). Anyway, she's nearly 10 months now and still no sign AF for me :dance:
Came back at around 5 months but they aren't too regular -- just got my second one, 35 days after my first and it is a bit weird... very light and just odd.
Still no a/f for me... but I'm not complaining ;)
Nine months for me & we were only feeding once overnight from a week old.
3 months with DS, and 5 months with DD. Both were feeding frequently round the clock.
DS was 15 months when my af came back. I guess its different for everyone. DS was having about 3 feeds in a 24 hour period including 1 decent feed most nights.
My body seems to kick into 'baby making mode' i.e return of AF around the 9-10mth mark. I never got AF before conceiving DD#3 (caught the eggy b4 my first AF), but when DD#3 was around 10 months old, she returned. We conceived DS 1 cycle later....
Its very, very different for everyone from what you will hear. Best signs i had of my fertility returning was CM...
Good luck !!!
10 months for #1, 12 months for #3 and 9 months for #4. I had implanon with #2 so it doesn't count ;)
I got AF at 5 months and its been regukar for two cycles now. I am still feeding every 3hrs day and nignt :(
AF came back for me at 7 months and my cycles went into a 33 day cycle. Fell pregnant again when DS was 11 months. He self-weaned at 14.5 months.
19 months for me - he was still feeding before bed and sometimes during the night.
i got AF back 13 months after having DS1, exactly 2 weeks after his last ever feed. We had been down to 1 feed a day for a couple of weeks and only 2 a day from about 10 months.
Still no sign of a return with DS2 and he is 5 months.
I love having no periods, but it does make it difficult to choose between feeding and trying for the next bub. :(
I was wondering the same thing too Ren, no sign of AF here yet.
Julian is just over 11mths now and I still have no sign of AF returning, he was sleeping through the night from 6ish weeks from 5:30pm to 7am and I never got them back. With Cody it was 11 and a half months and I was still b/fing regularly with him, plus I got all crampy again before they arrived so sort of had a sneaking suspsion they were on the way.
AF arrived 8 weeks after DD was born. The first few times were a bit random for timing but now it is every 28 days on the dot.
AF arrived when DD was 13 1/2 months, we were still feeding overnight up to around 12 months. First one was odd, but second one was basically back to what a normal AF would have been. But I am certain I have been O'ing the last few months as I have had all the signs of O :) HTH
Still no sign of AF here and DS is almost 7 months old, bfing very frequently day and night :) I'm not missing it that's for sure!!
Af returned when DD was 4 months. cycle is 28-31 days depending on the month! and she is still BFeeding once over night and 4 times during the day
DD was 6 months when I got my first AF, was a welcomed break in that time! :)
DOH - I got ripped off, AF returned at 7 weeks for me, I was on the mini pill for a while but my cycle was going haywire so I went off it and now I am back to 28 days
I am still BF regularly - DS has only recently dropped a night feed so up until then I was feeding minimum of 3 hourly
So jealous that most of you have gone months instead of weeks :D
8 weeks post-baby, almost to the day :( But then, she's a very good sleeper and was going for a good 6-8 hours overnight between feeds, so I had an inkling it would be back.
With DD1 I was expressing for 6 weeks and I think I got it back after 4 or 5 weeks, because I stopped expressing at night.
Got AF back at 6months and 1 day exactly!! :wall: DS still feeds 8-9 times a day and always at least one feed overnight, often two. He is still usually doing a 10-2-6 or 9-1-5 pattern overnight but it does vary. The longest sleep he's ever done was 9 hours last Friday night but AF was already well and truly here. It totally sucks as we are not looking to TTC #2 for sometime yet. I agree with earlier posters, CM and cramps were definite warning signs for me.
Shanti - I hope that you get AF back right when you want her to arrive!! Not too early and not too late :lol:
Wow!! Such a variance in replies! As i suspected..... goes to show everyone really IS different huh!
We're still having 1 or 2 night feeds per night (usually only 1) and DD feeds 5-6 times during the day too on average.... has 3 solids meals a day too.
I'm happy AF hasn't returned..... she's a pain in the butt ;)
Just hope I'm fertile again by the time we wanna try!!! :lol: but in saying that, it happens when it is meant to I guess :rolleyes: but we aren't trying now!!! I'm busy enough with 1 little monkey for now.... :D
my AF returned 6months after DD birth. This was 6weeks after we introduced solids and she was still having 1 overnight feed plus about 5 day feeds (i think, it's been a while).
The first AF and cycle after was a bit funny and longer but then everything went back to being normal timing. One benefit I did find was the terrible AF pain I had before conceiving didnt return! Yay!
17 months with DD1, she was a monster feeding and not hugely interesed in food. 16 months with DD2, she likes her food, but still likes a breastfeed. I did think AF was going to start much earlier with her (had some spotting), but she ramped up her feeding.
3 months here unfortunately :( First cycle was 28 days but the last couple have only been around 20 days. We're still feeding anywhere from 1-3 times over night and about 2.5-3hrly during the day.
I guess I was lucky. I BF for 11 months and it returned a week after my milk disappeared....Took 3 weeks for my milk to dry up then I got my period back on DS's first birthday!! Lol. Ironic really.
Mine returned when DD was 8 months. She had been having 5 feeds a day since she was about 3 months and only occasional night feeds.
AF has only just returned for me, the last couple months. Although it is not regular at all and it's spotting/bleeding all over the place. jack is almost 17 months, but I am still Breastfeeding and also have the Mirena IUD in which can also affect AF.
I actually just had Blood Tests (hormone tests) as I was a little concerned about all the random spotting etc...The Doctor told me today that I have just had a "really good ovulation". Whatever that means, LOL.
With DS1 it came back after 7 months - it was irregular but I still conceived DS2 after just 3 cycles. With DS2 it came back after 6 months.
A bit tmi....
I was wondering this the other day. Miss Eva is only 11weeks and she feeds regularly, still twice over night. However this week I have felt pain in my ovary area and my cm is looking rather fertile...I think it is safe to assume my cycles maybe coming back:(
i just got mine back this time on saturday, 7 months 1 week :(
Yesterday I had a tiny bit of spotting!!!! :o :o I wonder if that's a sign it's coming soon.... oh no!!!! :lol: and we are still feeding sometimes 2-3 times a night!!!
well could be a good thing - you know, for your plans ;)