When did your periods return? Breastfeeding

[DouglasFirs]

I thought it was normal for periods not to return while breastfeeding, but on two separate occasions my GP and a nurse were surprised that mine hadn't returned 7-8 months after giving birth.

When did yours return?

All mine were bf (with a formula bottle at night from 5 weeks) until 20 weeks and my periods returned at about 6 months with all three.

What is going on?? I had my second baby 10 months ago. Periods always been regular 28 days and typical. I breast fed for 7 months and my periods still returned literally 4 weeks to the day after birth at 28 days as usual. The last few months however. (Possibly since feeding) they haven't felt the same I monitored the first couple and although 28 days I bled for up to 7 days heavily which was unusual as I'm always heavy for a day then have a normal light period ending after 4 days max. Last month my period arrived a week early. It started lightly but I just wanted it to hurry up and get heavy as I had the most awful pmt and could kill someone. Felt awful. Eventually it got very heavy and lasted 7days. I'm now on day 23 of that cycle and the last week I've felt awful pmt again. Bloating etc and woke this morning to heavy bleed. Since them this has become light almost stopped but I do feel cramps and rubbish and pmt? What's happening?im scared I don't want early menopause I want another child. I'm 35. I have not lost any baby weight either despite casually trying. I say this as I've done nothing different than I did after my first baby4 years ago and I sprung back to my pre preg size. I'm a stone and a half over weight still. I've been thinking thyroid issues but had basic blood test and Said functioning fine? Is there a better test? I had an awful reflux problem throughout out whole second pregnancy which has also returned now? Please advise. Thank you.

So sorry you’re having a rubbish time of it Nukins. Has the GP done a blood test to see if you are on the Perimenopause?

*disclaimer I’m not sure this test works if you are Bfing

With my first, was EBF but got at 6 weeks. DS2 is 7 months and still no period. Apparently (thought this isn't always the case) the night feeding is what keeps it away. The longer LO wakes at night to feed, the longer you won't get your period.

Thank you. Gp says it's unlikely to be perimenopausal as I'm ovulating she put it down to everything settling back to normal 👧 🔫 it's driving me crazy as I cannot shift the weight and I've had thyroid and bloods thoroughly tested too x