EBF mommas...sorry if this has already been asked...

RobinSparkles81 · October 2011

Have you gotten your periods yet since the birth of you LO? I started mine today for the first time Angry

...I was really hoping it would stay away as long as I was nursing I hopefully this doesn't mean my endometriosis will start to act up again Crying

LexGator · October 2011

Nope, not yet.

cvl105 · October 2011

Not yet for me.

nic5606 · October 2011

That sucks! I have not, but probably will now that I said that. =(

Phlenin · October 2011

Not yet *knock on wood*

sunshine336 · October 2011

I bled for 5-6 days right around 7-8 weeks post partum. I don't know if it was a period or just some residual bleeding. It started 2 days before I started BC so I don't think it was from that. Nothing since- kind of makes me nervous. I may need to POAS myself just to quiet that nagging little voice in the back of my head saying, "You knoooooow, it could be possible..."

Habrsk87 · October 2011

Not yet only a bit of spotting around the time I am guessing my period would be.

aottone · October 2011

None yet, thankfully!

JuneBug0611 · October 2011

Not yet... happy for it to stay away as long as it wants! I hear that 6 months is "typical" but a little more or little less is totally normal. I'm sorry yours is back.

KYBABY2011 · October 2011

Not yet.

11kacey · October 2011

of all the mommies that said 'not yet'.. how many of you are on birth control? Be it the mini pill, the regular pill or an IUD?

cfisher2008 · October 2011

not yet

amanda1680 · October 2011

I haven't yet but I have a feeling it's coming because I've been having some crazy CM (haha been awhile since I've used that abbreviation!) and a lot of achey pain that I get around ovulation time. Ugh I hope AF stays away. I have a really big fear of her messing with my supply.

RobinSparkles81 · October 2011

11kacey:
of all the mommies that said 'not yet'.. how many of you are on birth control? Be it the mini pill, the regular pill or an IUD?

good question...I was wondering the same thing. I'm not using any of those...

CarlaAndJames · October 2011

Nope. Just started the mini pill this week though, so I wouldnt be surprised to see it this month.

Turtle143 · October 2011

As of 2 weeks ago I'm no longer ebf due to having to supplement but want to share that when I did, my period came for the first time and I think that might have something to do with my less pumping at work and my dipping milk supply.

I also used to have very painful/debilitating periods and this one was just a little uncomfortable but not as bad. Hopefully yours won't be either.

lysetterae · October 2011

Not yet, I was actually just wondering about it this morning though.

RobinSparkles81 · October 2011

Turtle143:
As of 2 weeks ago I'm no longer ebf due to having to supplement but want to share that when I did, my period came for the first time and I think that might have something to do with my less pumping at work and my dipping milk supply.
I also used to have very painful/debilitating periods and this one was just a little uncomfortable but not as bad. Hopefully yours won't be either.

thanks I hope not...I'm terrified of the pain coming back Crying pregnancy and breastfeeding have allowed me to be pain free for so long now that I'm not ready to hurt again...

Also I'm so jealous that so many of you still haven't had it. I feed on demand and am still on mat leave so I'm home all day with LO...I thought that would keep evil AF away...hopefully it won't come back too regularly at least.

SarahP15 · October 2011

No period yet and I'm not on birth control either.

MommaA117 · October 2011

just over 5 mos and no AF yet.

Marcilene1 · October 2011

Mine came back 4 weeks pp and I am pregnant again (7weeks).

MommaA117 · October 2011

11kacey:
of all the mommies that said 'not yet'.. how many of you are on birth control? Be it the mini pill, the regular pill or an IUD?

I am. I actually got some bleeding that I thought was AF at 6 weeks pp...a few days in to the mini pill.

Either I started and the pill got rid of it or that was just breakthrough bleeding.

I am going with the later because I always got AF the 9 years I was on the pill prior.

RobinSparkles81 · October 2011

chrismo1013:
Mine came back 4 weeks pp and I am pregnant again (7weeks).

wow! Congrats...your babies will be super close in age! Are you still BF?

march2008 · October 2011

I got mine at the beginning of October, which was right around the time I had to go back to work after my maternity leave was up. DD was just about 4 months old. I was wondering if it was because I was away from DD for so many hours a day and was only able to pump and not breastfeed while we were apart. I am not on any form of birth control.

ETA: The return of my period didn't have any affect on my supply, but I do still breastfeed on demand whenever I'm with DD and she usually still wakes up at least once during the night to eat.

kbell00 · October 2011

I got one around 2 1/2 months pp (after starting the mini pill). I wasn't sure at first if it was breakthrough bleeding or the real thing, but then all my usual symptoms started kicking in (cramps, bloating, headache, etc).

I haven't had one since, but I read that it can take awhile for your cycle to get regular again.

MammaBear81 · October 2011

not yet!

imoverit · October 2011

AF has visited me 3xs already. I EBF and every time I start there is a dip in my supply. Ive also had to deal with the normal cramping, bloating, and mood swings I had before. Lucky me!

bunnymama625 · October 2011

I JUST got it, and my supply has tanked-- hoping it goes up when it's over!

Marcilene1 · October 2011

jenny_jeff:

chrismo1013:
Mine came back 4 weeks pp and I am pregnant again (7weeks).

wow! Congrats...your babies will be super close in age! Are you still BF?

Thanks! They will be exactly 12 months apart. This baby is due on my daughter's first birthday. I am still EBFing and I hope to throughout this pregnancy and maybe beyond. I'm just taking it one day at a time though. I hear pregnancy can cause a major dip in milk supply. I really hope not though. We shall see!

jcsumm0 · October 2011

No but I also have the Mirena.

ShandaB · October 2011

Not yet and I'm not on any BC.

mesr · October 2011

not yet, and i'm not on any form of hormonal birth control either.

it took 18 months after dd1 was born before i got a period, so i'm not counting on it showing up any time soon (knock on wood).

kimeve · October 2011

I got my first PP this first week of October. It seemed exactly the same as it had before before. I did have my IUD placed a couple of weeks ago. It's the one without hormones, so my MF said it wouldn't affect my periods. So I guess I'll soon see if my periods are regular and here to stay.

I was really disappointed when it came back, I was hoping it'd stay away as long as I was BFing.

jellybeanjean · October 2011

nothing here yet and no hormonal BC. with DS1 (same EBF, no BC) it returned around 3.5mon pp, so i've made it longer this time without the joy of a period.

hsal · October 2011

I had some spotting last week and am on Mirena. Not sure if it was AF or not but there's no difference in my supply.

brobin01 · October 2011

imoverit:
AF has visited me 3xs already. I EBF and every time I start there is a dip in my supply. Ive also had to deal with the normal cramping, bloating, and mood swings I had before. Lucky me!

Same here! I was wondering/thinking I was the only one! And I am also NOT on any birth control.

Andie_83 · October 2011

I can't tell bc I had Mirena put in two months ago and I've spotted on and off since then.

Andie_83 · October 2011

I can't tell. I got Mirena put in 8 weeks ago and I've spotted on and off since then.

I'm hoping it stops soon!

Birdies08 · October 2011

I have a nonhormonal IUD (so it won't mess with my period) and I haven't gotten it yet, although I did have something that felt eerily like O pain this week. I am hoping it isn't

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