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post #1 of 10
5/1/08 at 8:34pm
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Okay, so last month (38 days ago) I had my first postpartum period. Uh, nothing else. My DH and I practice withdrawl method, and figured we were in the clear, since it took six months of charting AND preseed to get pregnant with DS. Is it normal for post partum periods to be weird/run late/miss completely? I don't really want to spend 15 bucks to get a negative, you know?

So, should I test?
post #2 of 10
5/1/08 at 9:53pm
It seemed like mine was off after DD1 for the first few periods. Our bodies are adjusting and normalizing our cycles again so I'm pretty sure it is normal. However I can't stand not knowing so I would buy a couple tests from the dollar store.
post #3 of 10
5/3/08 at 3:55pm
It's pretty normal for them to be off. I think it's time to read Taking Charge of Your Fertility and watch your signs so you know when/if you ovulate and therefore when to expect a period afterwards (most women are reliable +/- 1 day in the length of that phase, even with irregular periods).
post #4 of 10
5/4/08 at 11:06pm
It's very, very normal for cycles to be irregular at first. I see that DS is still young--that makes it even more normal.

You could start charting your basal body temps. THen you'd know if and when you ovulate. That makes it easy to know when AF is coming or if it's late.
post #5 of 10
5/5/08 at 12:39am
Very normal. I had my first PP period, and then none the next month. Just had my second AF last month.
post #6 of 10
5/7/08 at 10:34am
If you decide you need to test tho, you can get a $$ Tree test for only a buck, and save $14 of that. hehe, I have about 10 under the counter right now. Good Luck mama!!
post #7 of 10
5/7/08 at 7:32pm
I wouldn't spend the money based on my experience. I always have wacky cycles the first few (or more) months after ppaf.
post #8 of 10
5/13/08 at 5:11pm
That is exactly how we got pregnant with DS except DD was 11 months old. Just sayin.
post #9 of 10
5/13/08 at 5:15pm
My first postpartum AF arrived when DD was 5 months old. I didn't have another AF for 81 days.
post #10 of 10
5/13/08 at 5:18pm
It took two years of charting to get pregnant with dd1 and one slip up to get pregnant with dd2, so I would watch out.
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