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March mamma trying for number 2 need advice

MeganMarieMarch 2011MeganMarieMarch 2011
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I have a 9 month old baby and breastfeed. He nurses 4 times a day. I had problems with ovulation prior to getting pregnant and had to do fertility treatment with clomid. I took the mini pill up until a week ago and have still not had a period since I got pregnant in June 2010.     My question for y'all is how long did it take you to have a period after having a baby, nursing, and or taking the mini pill. I would like to get pregnant naturally this time and would like to continue to nurse for as least until my son is a year old. Thanks in advance for any advice. 
 

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    skioskio member

    There's no solid answer out there for you. I nurse and am on the mini-pill, and no period yet for me. I know some people who nurse still get it back by 3-4 months, but a friend of mine didn't get hers until 15 months pp.

    Try to relax and just go with the flow. Maybe you'll have a little surprise on your hands sometime soon! Good luck.

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    lyzabethlyzabeth member

    I just quit nursing three weeks ago and I still haven't had my period. I went back on normal BC last week. I'm terrified of my first period, I hear its a doozy.

    Anyway. My Dr said that you still ovulate, even while nursing. So if you don't see your period, I wouldn't stress, that doesn't mean you aren't hatching those eggs. 

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    nattnnattn member

    It's incorrect that breastfeeding moms ovulate even without a period. It's possible to ovulate before your first pp period and get pregnant but you don't ovulate month after month with no period. You can however have a period every month and not be ovulating. Even though I started my periods 8 weeks pp, I was worried that I wasn't ovulating so to find out, I started charting. If it were me, I would call my doctor and see if there's anything more I could do to try to jump start everything.

    This link has some great information:

    https://kellymom.com/bf/normal/fertility.html#transition

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    rkmmorerkmmore member
    I got my period back at 4 months my son was fully breastfed at the time. At 6 months he refused the breast so was moved onto formula and was having 3 + solids a day. we decided to try for #2 and are now 7 weeks along, my cycles were not regular at all so it was a bit of good luck.
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    mrswright2006mrswright2006 member
    It took me 11 months to start my preiod after DD, but I don't know if I ovulated after that, because we weren't actively trying.
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    Just popping in to say congrats to the Mommas-to-be!!!!
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    Beccaboo0713Beccaboo0713 member

    It's different for everyone. My best friend breast feeds and got pregnant with number two when she skipped on mini pill. I had to stop completely and start taking metformin again in order to get my period back.

    It can take six months or longer after breastfeeding for things to normalize.

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    TravAndaTravAnda member

    Since having my son...I haven't posted much on the March 2011 board (sorry ladies).  I got my period exactly 3 months after I had my son and I am still breastfeeding him (Lucky me)!

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    bride2be8108bride2be8108

    I got mine while BF when she was 7 1/2 months old. Totally unexpected but explained the excessive irritability I had been feeling the week prior.  :)

    We are still BF and I have had 2 periods. Just chiming in

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    MsJosieMsJosie
    I still breastfeed as well but I am also on the Depo-Shot and still have not had a period. I'm not complaining at all!!!
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