How long after giving birth till 1st period ?

[LizzeyBenett]

Just curious what other peoples experiences were when they got their first period after childbirth ? I'm 7 weeks PP tomorrow and still ah ent had a period and I'm dreading it as I'm sure it's going to be the mother of all periods .

Are you breastfeeding as that can have an effect?

Depends if you're bf

Are you breastfeeding? I had mine soon after I stopped expressing, about 10 weeks postpartum. It was heavy but I used to get cripplingly painful periods and this time I felt no pain at all.

Think it was about 8 months ish? When the night time breastfeeding tapered off.

Seems to vary a lot

Are you breastfeeding? With my 3rd I was attempting to breastfeed and had a period at 4 weeks post partum, how fucking cruel is that!!!

With my second I was formula feeding and I think that was about 6 weeks. Contacted the midwife as I was worried I was still bleeding so long after birth!!

I mention the method of feeding as obviously the hormones play a part.

13 months, but I was breastfeeding. It can vary a lot.

I BF both of mine for a few years. With the first, my period came back at 5 months. With the second, around 18 months.

My periods have always been ridiculously heavy and extremely painful. Since giving birth, they are still heavy but I have zero cramps! 🎉 You might find your periods are better than before.

I breastfeed, so it was about 18 months later. For a while I was worried it wouldn't return before I wanted to ttc No2.

I had one at 4 months PP with my first who I only breastfed for 1 month. With my second I didn't get one until I stopped breastfeeding at 16 months.

I exclusively breastfed and for both of my children it came around 7 weeks 😭😭

I BF'd to 16 months. Period came back at 9 months. I was staying in a air BNB, it came on over night very heavy 😭 ruined a mattress.

I was bf and it took me 6 months. Mine were lighter than usual for some time but since no bf they have gone back to how they were pre pregnancy, ☹️

5 months with DC1 and about 7 months with DC2. EBF both but DC1 was sleeping 10pm-6am by 4 months which obviously started things off.

13 months and 15 months for me, breastfeeding for longer than that nothing times, but it correlated to when night feeds completely stopped.

It's massively variable, can be 4 weeks after for some.

5m with both dcs, BF both until 3.5 yrs.

I EBF including all through the night and it came back almost 6 months to the day.

Any chance you could be pregnant?

Between 15-18 months for me.

I EBF and mine came back at four months postpartum.

6 weeks. I breastfed all of them to at least 6 months. I felt robbed!

Breastfed for 18 months and came back at 7 months I think?

Breastfed and mine came back in 4wks. It wasn’t too heavy, slightly heavier than usual but mine have always been light.

Over a year for periods to start after each baby. But I breastfed them for well over 2 years each. Periods were very heavy and painful for probably the first year after they restarted each time but settled after that.

12 months after baby 1 and 18 months after baby 2 and yes the first period after each baby was epic.

No shouldn't said I'm not breastfeeding