How long will it take for periods to return?

[Kitkatkit122]

I gave up bfing my 8 month old completely 2 months ago and still no sign.

[Nowisthemonthofmaying]

Mine only came back at 13 months - still breastfeeding though

[PanicBuyingSprouts]

You might have ghost periods for 2 or 3 months whilst you return to fertility, particularly if you were still feeding in the early hours before you switched.

[T0rt0ise]

Mine didn't return until 11 months pp despite stopping bf at 6 months. GP wasn't concerned and conceived second 3 months after they returned.

[Kitkatkit122]

Thanks, I'm wondering how so many people conceive so quickly after a baby!

[PanicBuyingSprouts]

Ah that's the thing you don't actually have to wait until the periods arrive to get PG...

[Bluejayway91]

I got my period around 8 weeks after giving birth. 5 weeks of that was post-partum bleeding. Tried to BF, but neither I or my child could do it. I would have loved to have not had a period for a long time.

[Createdjustforthis]

My first was 9 weeks after birth while still breastfeeding exclusively, my second 9 months and my third was 21 bastard days. I was furious.

[User0ne]

Mine have come back at 6m with all 3 ebf DC. Enjoy it while it lasts

[Grasshopper90]

Mine didn’t come back, but we conceived 16 months post-partum, a few weeks after stopping breastfeeding.

[DramaAlpaca]

Mine came back at four months despite ebf. I got pregnant again a couple of months later, while still breastfeeding.

It's amazing how different we all are.

[PanicBuyingSprouts]

Have you POAS just in case they haven't come back because you are PG?

[gogohm]

Mine came back 3 weeks after quitting (17 months) and I was pregnant the following month