I am having my first AF since my daughter was born nearly four months ago (AF arrived five days before she will be four months old). I am breastfeeding exclusively. I had been watching my CM and it indicated ovulation three separate times (once in january when she was five weeks old, and then twice in the next month and a half). Anyway, AF started on wednesday (15/3) but it is very slow flowing, I'd say about 1/3 the flow I usually had (if I remember correctly). The blood is very dark brown too, I think because it is slow and maybe progesterone is off from breastfeeding too. I had a short luteal phase (I think about 8 or 9 days), also probably from breastfeeding. Was anybody else's first period after baby like this? I have read so much about heavier than usual flow and cramps. I had horrible cramps on monday (two days before AF), enough to make me worry that something was wrong inside...I didn't think it was AF all ready since I had noticed ovulation less than a week before that. I was quite bloated as well, and my skin and hair are oilier than normal. I'm looking quite good as you can imagine :-({|= Bloated, broken out skin and hair that is at once oily and falling out. And to think that I was in some sick way looking forward to AF coming back I guess it was just part of my desire to "get back on track" after the disruption of another baby