periods?

[bluebell82]

hi- i gave birth 6 weeks ago.. exclusively bf and i think my period has started! went for 6 week check todat blood pressure was 142/92 which is high and nurse said may have retained placenta and if bleeding stops abruptly and unperiod like i should go back to docs...anyone else had this as i am cramping like a period?????????????

[Monkeybird]

I had periods (only realised after the fact when they happened every 4 weeks thereafter) from 4-6 weeks after each of my 3 babies, while exclusively BF and this is not at all unusual. so could be...

[chiefcookandbottlewasher]

bluebell i posted here on this last week, as i couldn't believe i'd got my period so soon! It appears we may just be part of an unlucky minority who get their periods back early.

[bluebell82]

thanks chief just looked at your thread- I feel cheated.. but lo is sleeping through except for a tiny feed during the night, I'm talking 5-10 mins most and I think it is more habit than hunger, she should drop this soon, so I can't have both I suppose!!!