Did any of you get your periods back while exclusively breastfeeding?

[naturelover]

DD is 21 weeks and excl bf, and now I have telltale cramps. I wasn't expecting any periods for a long time.

I got mine back when dd1 was just 8 weeks old, and still breast feeding two -three hourly day and night. Now that was bad luck.

Yep, mine came back at 5 months. Think it's pretty common actually, sorry!

no, still haven't and he's 9 months
He did feed once every hour and a half to 2 hours during the day (unless having a napathon) and once or twice during the night.
belgo - that does sound similar, I should count myself lucky!!

I was so annoyed, and feeding so much at night still. I really thought if I bf at night it would delay my periods, but obviously not in every case.

I've just thought, when you have your first one it must be like having your first one ever again - hope I don't get caught out!

mine were back at 6 months (I didn't wean ds1 until 6.5 months), when I was excl bf every 2 hours in the day and 5-6 times at night. I actually posted on here saying 'this can't be my period, surely'. Oh yes it was

Mine returned after two weeks, I was not happy, thought I would get away with it for a bit longer.

Two weeks! I was still bleeding from the birth then! Would not have been happy if I'd got my period then too...

you probably wouldn't know the difference

What I mean is, it was bad enough with just the lochia to worry about, without periods coming straight back too!

I was still BF many times at night when my periods did come back, by the way.

YES!! 6 weeks after birth. I excl breastfed for 5 months.

I think it was about 3 months after for me with ds2.

Oh hell. Sounds like it could be my period after all .

I got mine 8 weeks after ds1 was born (excl breastfeeding).

Be careful - I fell pg with ds2 when ds1 wasn't even 4 months old and I was still excl breastfeeding....

Ds is 9m, been on solids 3m, but still bfing a couple times a day and a couple at night. No periods here. Have been wondering just how far I have to cut down before they reappear...

I breastfed both my dc until they were 18 months and both times periods resumed after 9 months!!!

YES, (4 months) big shock!!!!! Ironically they were therafter more regualr than they had ever been before...

My DS is 24wks and no periods here yet.

Yes, my periods came back 6 weeks after I gave birth. I exclusively breastfed for six months.

I did get a lot of rest, though.

DD1 - was about 7m, but then didn't have another one for about another 3m (wasn't excl. bf then either)

DD2 - 8m, same as above (still not really regular now at 17m but have just stopped bf, so who knows now?)

Pippi - so glad that things are working out . Little children are capable of taking on board many things we don't realise - until we try

Yes, periods back from 6 weeks. Very annoyed as bf is painful each time it arrives (hormonal changes i understand) - grrr