thread: How soon after having a baby can you get your period?

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  1. #1
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    Jun 2008
    Tasmania
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    Thanks for your replies.

    My post-birth bleeding seemed to finish about 4ish weeks after and was mostly clear/yellow discharge towards the end. So, it's been a few weeks of no bleeding at all. I am exclusively breastfeeding. I have my 6 week post-natal check in 2 days, so I guess I'll ask my dr then.

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    Nov 2005
    Ontario, Canada
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    Definitely ask the doctor, but don't be surprised if it is AF. I'm pretty sure that mine came back around 6 weeks with all three girls. I also bled for about 3-4 weeks or so, then it tapered off, and stopped, and then around 6 weeks there was new AF-ish bleeding. I didn't have regular cycles right away, but every once in a while, AF would re-appear. Sometimes once a month, sometimes skipping a month, (break out the pregnancy tests!), sometimes light, sometimes heavy. I was fully breastfeeding each time too. My cycle became somewhat regular again after I weaned my babies.
    Some of us just don't get a break.
    Last edited by Cricket; March 25th, 2009 at 12:13 PM.

  3. #3
    BellyBelly Member

    Mar 2009
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    I got my period when my daughter was 4 weeks old exactly. And I was breastfeeding exclusively! So be VERY careful if you are not planning on having another one straight away!