How many have AF returned and still bfing?

Re: How many have AF returned and still bfing?

• acbfreire member

  August 2012

  technically you can ovulate before AF returns. Are you thinking about another LO already?

  I need a couple of years (I am 32 now). No signs of AF yet.
  

  

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• jennilynn234

  August 2012

  I got mine back at 6 weeks and my milk supply took a big hit.
  

  

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• khill86 member

  August 2012

  I haven't had AF return yet, and in fact I JUST stopped bleeding a week ago (UGH!!!!). But I wouldn't be surprised if it returns sooner rather than later. DS started giving me 6 hours stretches at night around 4 weeks and is now up to 7 and 8 hour stretches. I'm not positive that has a whole lot to do with it, but I'm sure it's enough. My OB gave me a prescription for combination birth control at my 6week follow-up and when I asked if I should be taking the mini pill because I'm EBF, she asked how long I was going at night without feeding DS. When I told her, she said that stretch alone was too long to let the mini pill be an effective form of birth control (and I already knew BF wasn't - it is no longer effective if you're LO sleeps a 6 hour stretch at night, among other things). I asked if it would interfere with my supply and she said since it was well established by 6 weeks, I shouldn't see any difference. I'm starting it tomorrow, but I'm wondering if I'll even get my "period" while I'm on it. I guess I'll find out soon enough! 

  

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• drbethc member

  August 2012

  acbfreire:

  technically you can ovulate before AF returns. Are you thinking about another LO already?

  I need a couple of years (I am 32 now). No signs of AF yet.
  

   

  I honestly don't want to think of another one right now...But according to my OBGYN, I should start trying in 6 months if I want another...I'm 38. The doc says fertility goes way down after 37...This is why if we want another child, we need to start trying...  

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• drbethc member

  August 2012

  khill86:

  I haven't had AF return yet, and in fact I JUST stopped bleeding a week ago (UGH!!!!). But I wouldn't be surprised if it returns sooner rather than later. DS started giving me 6 hours stretches at night around 4 weeks and is now up to 7 and 8 hour stretches. I'm not positive that has a whole lot to do with it, but I'm sure it's enough. My OB gave me a prescription for combination birth control at my 6week follow-up and when I asked if I should be taking the mini pill because I'm EBF, she asked how long I was going at night without feeding DS. When I told her, she said that stretch alone was too long to let the mini pill be an effective form of birth control (and I already knew BF wasn't - it is no longer effective if you're LO sleeps a 6 hour stretch at night, among other things). I asked if it would interfere with my supply and she said since it was well established by 6 weeks, I shouldn't see any difference. I'm starting it tomorrow, but I'm wondering if I'll even get my "period" while I'm on it. I guess I'll find out soon enough! 

   

  I am still getting up every 2 hours and nursing at night...My LO is 11 weeks today...I'm taking the mini pill....I swear it feels like the way the mini pill works as birth control, is that while you're on it, you are never in the mood...Seriously, the mini pill dries you up...My OBGYN had warned me about it. And it is so true. 

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• acbfreire member

  August 2012

  drbethc:

  khill86:

  I haven't had AF return yet, and in fact I JUST stopped bleeding a week ago (UGH!!!!). But I wouldn't be surprised if it returns sooner rather than later. DS started giving me 6 hours stretches at night around 4 weeks and is now up to 7 and 8 hour stretches. I'm not positive that has a whole lot to do with it, but I'm sure it's enough. My OB gave me a prescription for combination birth control at my 6week follow-up and when I asked if I should be taking the mini pill because I'm EBF, she asked how long I was going at night without feeding DS. When I told her, she said that stretch alone was too long to let the mini pill be an effective form of birth control (and I already knew BF wasn't - it is no longer effective if you're LO sleeps a 6 hour stretch at night, among other things). I asked if it would interfere with my supply and she said since it was well established by 6 weeks, I shouldn't see any difference. I'm starting it tomorrow, but I'm wondering if I'll even get my "period" while I'm on it. I guess I'll find out soon enough! 

   

  I am still getting up every 2 hours and nursing at night...My LO is 11 weeks today...I'm taking the mini pill....I swear it feels like the way the mini pill works as birth control, is that while you're on it, you are never in the mood...Seriously, the mini pill dries you up...My OBGYN had warned me about it. And it is so true. 

  ugh, really? EBFing already does that. I am waiting to start the mini pill because DH is not back yet.
  

  

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• snicksnack member

  August 2012

  With DD mine came back at the end of May, shortly after she started sleeping longer than 8 hours on a regular basis.  She was born in Feb. This time I am hoping it stays away longer because my supply took a big hit and basically I had pumping issues while at work two weeks each month it was really annoying.  As for getting pregnant, I worked with a girl who figured out she was preggo when she was 5 months along AF never returned while she was BFing so she was clueless that she had conceived.

  

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• AprilAngie member

  August 2012

  with my 1st - it was 1.5 years- it can vary as pp have stated.  It might be hard to track your ovulation if breastfeeding - so you may want o wean prior to TTC again.
  

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