Will my period reduce supply?

[Cheekylittlenumber]

DD2 is 14 weeks. She's EBF, usually every 2 hours during the day and one stretch of four hours at night with either 2/3 hours gaps at night. She feeds like clockwork and is gaining weight well.

This morning I got my period which really shocked me. I fed DD1 till sh was 7 months and didn't get me period till after then.

Does it mean my supply is dwindling? Am I doing too much (I can never sit still and obviously not sleeping great). Also just recovering from a very bad cold (but only took paracetamol for it, no decongestants)

Or does it sometimes come back for no apparent reason?

[spugzbunny]

No it's fine. Your supply will not dwindle. Although breastfeeding can stop periods it doesn't always and it's down to the amount of progesterone your boy produces. Your supply will not go down.

[SpottyGecko]

I've bf for over 3 years in total. Two children, ebf till weaning. Periods returned v v early with both

Every period for the 2 days prior and first day or two my dc would be frustrated, unsettled and not feed as well. I think my supply definitely dropped a bit in those days.

[DropZoneOne]

My period returned after 2 months! I breastfed for 9 months and before I started weaning I'd find DD got fussy the first day of my period so I think it did impact. Obviously not enough to kybosh it altogether but feeds were a bit longer than normal.

[Cheekylittlenumber]

OK thanks everyone! I can handle a few days of fussing, just relieved it won't stop my supply completely, phew!