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Poll Results: When did you get your period back?

Poll expired: Oct 5, 2008  
  • 19% (19)
    Less then 3 months pp
  • 9% (9)
    4-5 month
  • 6% (6)
    6-7 month
  • 7% (7)
    8-9 month
  • 5% (5)
    10-11 month
  • 5% (5)
    12-13 month
  • 10% (10)
    14-15 month
  • 36% (35)
    More then 15 month
96 Total Votes  
post #21 of 42
9/5/08 at 11:52pm
Thread Starter 
Oh my god - it takes so long for some of you!
I so want to get pregnant again, but my 8 mo DD is still exclusively breastfed, including at least 3 times at night. I guess it will take time :

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post #22 of 42
9/5/08 at 11:56pm
DD is 16 months and still no sign of AF. I was expecting to get it by now because with dd1 I got it at 6 months...
post #23 of 42
9/6/08 at 12:20am
DD1 10 months
DD2 14 months
DS 14 months
DD3 15 months and not back yet
post #24 of 42
9/6/08 at 12:30am
27 glorious months I have twins though (still nursing at 33 months)
post #25 of 42
9/6/08 at 1:23am
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Originally Posted by Ks Mama View Post
Where have you read/hear that it indicated hormone imbalance? That doesn't seem to jive with my experience.

When my periods came back both times (6wks pp & 14wks pp), it came back regular as clockwork, just as before I was pregnant. I didn't experience any milk reduction, nor hairloss pp after return of my period. Never so far as I know had any hormonal imbalances or fertility problems, both dcs were conceived the first try, and have always used nfp - I chart & am extremely regular.

I'd be really interested to understand a connection between hormonal imblanace & early period return after birth as I've always felt my periods returning early & regularly just indicated my body was "back in shape" so to speak - ready to conceive again. Not that I ever would WANT to be pregnant again that early!!
I never had pp hair loss, no fertility problems, conceived ds after 1 time dtd during my fertile time (we weren't technically even ttc that cycle), have charted for a while and had very regular cycles before getting pg. I also have hypothyroidism, a form of hormone imbalance, which I take medication for, but still experience symptoms of, including very low temps when charting.

When I was researching why my milk supply dipped so low at 3-4 months pp, I read and was told repeatedly that hypothyroidism can cause your period to return very soon after giving birth. So, maybe not all early return of fertility is caused by hormone imbalance or sign of a problem, but mine was. I would give my arm to not get my period back until 5 or 6 months and be able to feed my baby my own milk for that long.
post #26 of 42
9/6/08 at 2:04am
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So jealous. If only it were true for all women!
don't be too jealous I had to pump exclusively at least I got a few perks
post #27 of 42
9/6/08 at 10:24am
i didn't vote because there is not yet a "not yet" option...

but i am 4 months pp. still no period.

commenting because i read that getting your period back isn't to do with healthiness or with hormonal imbalance, but is mostly determined by caloric intake...

which back in caveman times might have been an indicator of health...but these days its easy to get calories.

i'll try and remember/post where i read that.
post #28 of 42
9/6/08 at 10:25am
oh and you can TOTALLY conceive without getting your period.
post #29 of 42
9/6/08 at 10:39am
ds is almost 26mo and still no AF...I have been getting really crampy around the same time of the month for about 6 months now...so...maybe soon.
post #30 of 42
9/6/08 at 3:11pm
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Originally Posted by Sihaya View Post
When I was researching why my milk supply dipped so low at 3-4 months pp, I read and was told repeatedly that hypothyroidism can cause your period to return very soon after giving birth. So, maybe not all early return of fertility is caused by hormone imbalance or sign of a problem, but mine was. I would give my arm to not get my period back until 5 or 6 months and be able to feed my baby my own milk for that long.
I'm so sorry you had trouble with nursing mama. Hugs. Darn right I'd give my arm as well. And I praise you for giving baby donated milk instead of formula.

I should research about hypothroidism... I know my mom has thyroid problems. Nothing's ever come up in my health so far to indicate problems... but its always good to be educated.

Take care.
post #31 of 42
9/6/08 at 3:49pm
dd#1 - don't remember but I think it was around 4 months pp
dd#2 - 13 months
ds - 17 months

(all were exclusively nursed, no bottles, no pacifiers, cosleeping)
No rhyme or reason!
post #32 of 42
9/7/08 at 10:26am
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Originally Posted by chirp View Post
commenting because i read that getting your period back isn't to do with healthiness or with hormonal imbalance, but is mostly determined by caloric intake...
Thank you for sharing this - it makes so much sense to me. When my milk supply first dipped, my midwife thought it was due to my caloric intake (which was very very low). But, we worked on that and my supply still remained so low that DS was diagnosed as FTT. What you're saying is that my poor eating may have triggered AF, which in turn depleted my supply? So maybe all I have to do next time is eat enough calories to prevent AF from returning and I'll be able to supply my baby's nutritional needs? That's would be awesome! Unless you're saying AF comes back when you have a high enough caloric intake....

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Originally Posted by chirp View Post
which back in caveman times might have been an indicator of health...but these days its easy to get calories.
For most people above the poverty level in industrialized countries, this is true. But for those of us with food issues/eating disorders, not so much.

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Originally Posted by Ks Mama View Post
I'm so sorry you had trouble with nursing mama. Hugs. Darn right I'd give my arm as well. And I praise you for giving baby donated milk instead of formula.
Thank you. We were extremely fortunate to have that option readily available to us and suggested by our midwife and other people close to us.

If your mom has thyroid issues, I would get tested. I was only diagnosed because I went to get tested after my mom was diagnosed. My levels were only borderline low, but many of the symptoms fit things that I had always just thought were unrelated family health issues. Going on thyroid medication helped lift me out of depression and improve a lot of other symptoms of mine (allergies, joint pain, and many more.)
post #33 of 42
9/8/08 at 5:07pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by chirp View Post
oh and you can TOTALLY conceive without getting your period.
Uhm, really???
I thought that you can only if you are just lucky to get your period exactly that month or something like that.
post #34 of 42
9/9/08 at 12:29am
once at 6 m and the not again until 9 m...

I was told it has a lot to do with night time feedings. When you are up every hour or so then it is unlikely to get it back. When they taper off , then the body signals that you could handle another one.
post #35 of 42
9/9/08 at 12:42am
26 months after #1
27 months after #2

Both were still nursing but nightweaned. Had lots of returning fertility signs for about 10-12 months before first AF each time. Ovulated before each one, too, with 10 day LP.
post #36 of 42
9/9/08 at 12:44am
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Originally Posted by sophi4ka View Post
Uhm, really???
I thought that you can only if you are just lucky to get your period exactly that month or something like that.
You may or may not ovulate before your first AF. If you do ovulate (like I did) then you can get pg before ever bleeding (like I did but it was a m/c).

You will not not have an AF if you do ovulate, though, unless you are pg or have a rare condition.
post #37 of 42
9/9/08 at 1:11am
my fertility returned at 15 months pp, and i conceived that month without knowing it. ds' nursing schedule hadn't changed, but i had recently gained back 5 lbs of weight that i had lost by nursing, and walking around the city with ds for literally several miles everyday.
i read, and can't remember where, that if you want to get pregnant, and you've become skinny with nursing (like, below your pre-baby weight), you should gain some weight to improve your chances of getting your period again. anyone ever heard of this? is there really a link between how much fat is on your body and the return of your period, or your fertility in general?
post #38 of 42
9/10/08 at 3:35am
6 WEEKS! ::

I had already had a pp period when I went in for my 6 week postpartum check-up (at 7 weeks). BooHoo! I'm praying that AF stays far far away when I have baby #2.
post #39 of 42
9/10/08 at 6:29am
6m (the twins, but I was working & pumping even though they were EBF I think this affected it)
18m after Rivka
almost 7 months and counting this time.
post #40 of 42
9/10/08 at 9:06am
No bottles no pacifiers,and cosleeping.
DS 11 months
DD almost 14 months.
What is wierd is I swear DS nursed waaaaay more.
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