Feeling yuck- sign of PP period?

[Astraia]

Hi ladies,

My son is 9 months and still nursing a lot. I haven't had my first post-partum period yet. The last 2 weeks I've been feeling really off. Bloated, crampy, super thirsty, headaches, nauseous in the evenings, reduced milk supply, etc. We are being incredibly careful (and almost never DTD) but I tested Wed., BFN.

I'm hearing from other moms I know that I'll definitely be getting my period soon, they just know it.

Wondering if any of you had weird symptoms or feelings before you started again? If it's not that then I'm clueless!

Thanks

[Astraia]

So no one felt any signs of an impending period? you felt totally normal and then just all of a sudden it started? No PMS, no strange symptoms around ovulation?

I'd love it if there was some sign that it's soon- that way I can tell if I should at least be carrying around a tampon in my diaper bag, JIC.

[GreenMamma]

My babe is 18 months old and he nurses about 4 times during the day and is nightweaned..but just barely. Literally, I mean he nightweaned 2 days ago. ANyway, I have yet to have my first ppaf and for the last few days I've been having blood in my very fertile-looking cm. Along with that I've been feeling waves of nausea, a raging headache that comes and goes, and some intense pelvic cramping. I tested last Tuesday and BFN then. My milk supply is going downa bit, but I think that also has some to do with the nightweaning. And I've been having sudden mood swings too. So anyway, I think those indicators that I'm trying to pop an egg out. Well...I hope.

[Astraia]

Thanks, GreenMama

I talked to my SIL about it and she said that she always felt really off for 5-6 weeks (!) before she got her first PP period.

I didn't get one in between my two kids, I got pregnant the first ovulation cycle... and haven't had a period in well over 2 years now... I'm kind of forgetting what it's like!