How long before your periods started?

[Jillyk]

ds is now 11 months old and still getting 2 bfs a day (morning and night). Daytime feeds are formula from sippy cup. My periods still haven't started, not that I'm complaining , but I was just wondering when they are likely to return.

[MarsLady]

It's different for different people. Mine are not due back for another 2 months. The DTs are almost 16months and my period has always come back at 18 months.

[hellomama]

mine took 9 months! but i stopped breast feeding at 8.5 months, so thats probably why. Everyone in my antenatal group started a few months after the births - even those breast feeding more than me! One of the doctors at work just said I'm sensitive to breast feeding and its keeping my hormones at bay. No more though !

[teeavee]

mine started gain at 8.5 months, when I was down to 1 short breastfeed a day. so the holiday is over for me!

[fifilala]

Literally started 4 weeks to the day after stopping BF (at 20weeks)

[TracyK]

I think mine came back when ds dropped to 2 feeds - bout 10 or 11mo.

[fastasleep]

Mine came back straight away and I'm so of all of you! I hope they stay away for a bit this time round!! I think it's different for everyone - it depends on how much Aunt Flo likes you!

[LIZS]

Lucky you ! Mine returned at 5/6 weeks with both but not regularly until ds was 5 months old when I had started to wean ds. I had a mirena coil fitted when dd was 10 weeks, having had a second period by then. Remember though, you ovulate before a period returns, so you could get pg again without having any.

[LottieG]

dd is now almost 13 months and still no AF. Still bf several times a day though. I actually WANT her back because I'd like another baby!

[Chuffed]

2 weeks after stopping bf at 10.5 months. I had been feeding 2bf a day since 7mths and it wasn't till I stopped completely.

[PiccadillyCircus]

My periods came back exactly a month after I stopped breastfeeding. Stopped bf at 9 months, periods back at 10 months.

[Sponge]

I stopped b/f at 4 months and periods didn't come back until 9 months. Have now had three since the end of April though!

[Millie1]

DS2 is 18 mths, feeding 3-4 times a day and still no periods. With DS1 they returned at 12 mths when he was on 2/3 feeds a day.

[Oil]

8 months - coincided with cutting down b/f and going back to work

[beansontoast]

four weeks after i stopped breast feeding completly..just in time to be all premenstrual and weepy for his first birthday!

[pixiefish]

dd was 12 weeks old and still fully bfed. Have had them every 4 weeks since. Am still bfeeding

[Bluegirl]

7 weeks after birth of DS - every 4 weeks since then like clockwork. He is now 18 weeks and still exclusively breastfed! Premenstrual boobs and breastfeeding is not fun!

[Laura032004]

Stopped bleeding after the birth at 9wks, and got my periods back at 12wks. Think it was because DS slept through from 10ish until 7ish from 3 days, and I've read somewhere that the night feeds help to keep AF at bay. I was gutted, as my mum had had to stop feeding me at 18m to get hers back in order to get pg again. Was hoping I'd be the same.