Hi ladies! I'm hoping you can make me feel better.
My baby is 6 months old, and 2-3 months ago I stopped EBFing and had to supplement formula during the day while at work. I had been pumping but it was really hard due to my job (I'm in news tv and literally had 20 min once a day)
Anyway, I have continued nightfeeding 2-3 times a night, as well as BFing once I get home from work. The last month or so my schedule has been all over the place, I was home more, and BFing a little more during the day (I say a little b/c my supply went way down, too far down to BF without supplementing). I haven't had a period yet since giving birth.
A few weeks ago I felt somewhat bloated and my lower back hurt, then it went away. The last 4-5 days or so I have felt bloated and had a heavy feeling in my lower back, exactly like it feels before I get my period. It comes and goes. My mom said something similiar happened to her for a few months before she got AF back after she stopped BFing. The thing is, I am still BFing part-time (at night). I'm just worried that something is wrong... I am hoping it is just my body gearing up to ovulate or for AF to start. I have noticed a difference in my CM the last month (went from dry to having discharge).
I am hoping some of you will tell me something similar happened and it was just AF coming back, etc. I am a worrywart and always think something horrible is wrong!
My baby is 6 months old, and 2-3 months ago I stopped EBFing and had to supplement formula during the day while at work. I had been pumping but it was really hard due to my job (I'm in news tv and literally had 20 min once a day)
Anyway, I have continued nightfeeding 2-3 times a night, as well as BFing once I get home from work. The last month or so my schedule has been all over the place, I was home more, and BFing a little more during the day (I say a little b/c my supply went way down, too far down to BF without supplementing). I haven't had a period yet since giving birth.A few weeks ago I felt somewhat bloated and my lower back hurt, then it went away. The last 4-5 days or so I have felt bloated and had a heavy feeling in my lower back, exactly like it feels before I get my period. It comes and goes. My mom said something similiar happened to her for a few months before she got AF back after she stopped BFing. The thing is, I am still BFing part-time (at night). I'm just worried that something is wrong... I am hoping it is just my body gearing up to ovulate or for AF to start. I have noticed a difference in my CM the last month (went from dry to having discharge).
I am hoping some of you will tell me something similar happened and it was just AF coming back, etc. I am a worrywart and always think something horrible is wrong!
