1st period after pregnancy

[Jenjen85]

I had my DD 4 weeks ago and stopped bleeding after 2 weeks. Just wondering when I am likely to get my first period?? Been having a few periodish pains on my left handside today so I don't know if its on its way? When did everyone else get their periods after having a baby

Just had my 1st one. DD is 25 wks and I bf.

with DC1 I had my first period when she was 10 months.
With DC2 my period came when he was about 9 weeks but then didn't have another for 4 months. (breastfed both times)

After 7 months with DD, she was BF

After 6 weeks - I breastfed for 3 weeks, stopped post birth bleeding after 4 weeks and period arrived at 6 weeks.

Mine came after 4 months and I didn't bf!

Dd was ff and I got it at six weeks

Ds is bf and 8.5mo I still haven't got it even though he's been sleeping through for six weeks

Dd is 6 weeks on sat and ff since day 6. I'm waiting for mine but getting period pain and there are signs of pmt.

With ds it was 6 weeks after birth for a short period then cycle started regularly after that.

Two years, but I was (am) still bfing. Are you bf or ff? That really, though not exclusively, dictates when your periods come back.

After 9 months and I was breastfeeding.

Also 9 months breastfeeding exclusively. Came back when I stopped night feedings.

Still not back and dd is 14 months! But I understand that this isn't totally unusual so not worried. Still bfeeding, sometimes at night too

Exclusively bf every bloody hour of the day and mine came back at 5/6 weeks.

My ds3 is 6 weeks tomorrow and mine started on mon.

DS - 8 weeks, excl bf
Dd - 4 week, excl bf

I was not happy.

Eight months with DS, even though exclusive breastfeeding with lots of night feeds (I thought night feeding was what kept periods at bay)

This week I think and baby is 7 weeks and bf. Its very light and there is only limited pain (compared with before pg) which is why I wasn't 100% sure but terrorvisions comments make sense.
The night feeds are reducing as we are gradually sleeping longer at night so maybe that why it looks like period has returned. (5 1/2 hours last night - sorry for the diversion I'mjjust so chuffed she finished last feed at 12.30 and has slept till 6!)

DC1 when I stopped breastfeeding at 16 months

I'm still feeding DC2 (he's 16 months now) and no sign.

Formula fed baby, period back at 7 weeks, took me by surprise!

With Dc1 - exclusively bf, 28 days on the nail. Dc 2, exclusively bf, 7 weeks exactly. This is completely unfair!!!!

This thread has cursed me 8.5 months for me then...

I EBF DD until she was 5.5 months. periods started 6 weeks after I stopped EBF.

Mine is back exactly 6 weeks to the day (almost hour) that dd was born. Ebf for first week then ff.

They didn't! Bf dd1 fof 18 months then fell pregnant with Dd2, af free for over 3 years now :-)

Ebf and still back at 5 weeks.

Exactly four weeks, both times. Even though I was constantly breastfeeding! No one had warned me how heavy the first one can be so I ended up phoning NHS Direct