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Doing the AF happy dance!

julyjenniferjulyjennifer member
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I am inordinately excited. 

I have had awesome suppression of menses with this child of mine--I am 19 months PP and have not resumed cycling.  While this 2.5 year break since my last period has been like a fabulous vacation, there will come a point in the next several months where I think we'll want to start thinking about trying for #2.

Well, today I think I am finally having the faintest of spotting, and now a little bit of cramps.  CRAMPS!  Who would have thought that this would get me so excited.

I'm so curious what my cycles will be like now--I eat soo much healthier since I'm avoiding dairy and soy for DD's allergies, so I don't eat very much refined sugar or processed food.  I wonder if my periods will be more pleasant now--I've heard that diet can make a difference.

Anyway, I thought I would put my little burst of joy up here on the bfing board, since I think DD's 3-4x a day nursing probably has a lot to do with it.  I don't pump during the day at work anymore, but she does still nurse 1x during the night, as well as a few times in the a.m. and p.m.  I didn't want to have to get into night weaning just to try to get cycling again, so I'm super excited that this may just be happening on its own.

Wheee, fertility!

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Re: Doing the AF happy dance!

  • julyjenniferjulyjennifer member

    Boo...so since I wrote earlier today, nothing more has come of this.

    I wonder now if my body is just ovulating (or trying to).  I did used to have some spotting when I ovulatd...  And a few weeks ago I had a similar thing but where I thought I was maybe ovulating....  So perhaps my body is still gearing up.  Bummer!  I was so excited!  But who knows, maybe tomorrow will bring something more.

    Question:  what was your experience with your first AF post partum?  Was it lighter than normal, shorter, or the opposite?  or just normal?

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  • FriendlyFannyFriendlyFanny
    Sorry, I'm gonna be absolutely no help. My first pp period came at around 6 weeks and has come every 5 weeks since! I have PCOS so I do know the joy of not having your period for months and months at a time though :) So yeah, my pp periods are the complete opposite of what they were prior to pregnancy.
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