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how long for your periods to return after stopping breastfeeding?

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artisanroast · 26/03/2016 17:34

I am keen to conceive ASAP after stopping breastfeeding. I have exclusively breast fed (no formula at all) now we have purée at breakfast and lunch however this has not affected the volume of milk feed taken. I don't feel more full.

However... I want to ensure I am doing the best for the child I have before ttc the child I want to have. If that makes sense?

My daughter is 6 months and I plan to breastfeed until she is 9 months.

So, how long did it take after you stopped breastfeeding for you fertility/periods to return?

Thanks

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InWithTheOutlaws · 26/03/2016 18:11

Still feeding DC2 at 10mths, just came back.....boo. Will continue as long as possible/1.5 to 2 years I reckon. DC1 fed till 1.5yrs....period came back exactly 10mths as well.

YokoUhOh · 26/03/2016 18:08

I fed DS until he was almost 3. Periods came back at about two and a half (still feeding). I couldn't conceive until I'd finished BF...

MewlingQuim · 26/03/2016 18:05

My periods were not heavier than pre pregnancy when they returned, maybe a little lighter.

Luckystar1 · 26/03/2016 18:04

At about 10 months I cut down substantially on the number of daily feeds (to 5...). Periods came back in 2 weeks, I was pregnant 2 weeks later...

MewlingQuim · 26/03/2016 18:03

My periods returned when dd was 5 months old. I bf her until 1 year old.

Havalina1 · 26/03/2016 18:00

Mine came back a few weeks after I started reducing the breast feeding. They didn't come back heavier though as a PP said. They were easier to manage if anything.

Also bf'ig a 6 month old and just started introducing solids - well - i mean mush. No periods and don't expect them til feeds drop off which I'm really hoping they won't!

BendydickCuminsnatch · 26/03/2016 17:50

Mine came back as normal a month after stopping.

ShowOfHands · 26/03/2016 17:41

Mine came back whilst still feeding dd. She was 3 months old.

DS was 12 months and still feeding when they came back.

Claraoswald36 · 26/03/2016 17:40

It took 6 months for dd1 and about 4 for dd2

0phelia · 26/03/2016 17:38

By the way, when they return they are heavy far heavier than pre-pregnancy.

0phelia · 26/03/2016 17:36

I stopped BF at 9mo.
My periods returned precisely on the full moon following stopping breastfeeding. (Couple of weeks).

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