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Periods returning only 7 weeks after giving birth

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BobbysBeardOfWonder · 29/06/2012 13:05

Is this possible? I'm having a little bit of bleeding (bright red, not old blood). My bleeding after giving birth stopped a couple of weeks ago, so can't imagine it's still that.

I'm ebf my DS which is why I'm Confused as I thought this delayed periods for ever a long time. After having DD 2 years ago they didn't come back til she started solids properly, after 6 months.

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fedupandtired · 29/06/2012 14:28

Of course it's possible. BF does often delay them but I've known women have them return after only six weeks.

RockinD · 29/06/2012 21:52

I was ebf for six months but with both of mine my periods came back after 4 weeks.

Dr put me on the mini pill second time because she said I didn't want to be bothered with periods while I was feeding...bled all the time on that...

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veeeee · 29/06/2012 21:56

I'm ebf, mine came back after 6 weeks

TheMysteryCat · 29/06/2012 21:58

i ebf. pp bleeding stopped at 6 weeks and then 2 weeks later I had my period. twas so disappointing!

i think (at the time) I read that up to 30% of women who ebf have their periods back very early.

BobbysBeardOfWonder · 30/06/2012 04:38

Ah ok tis more common than I thought! Damn annoying though! Angry

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berri · 30/06/2012 19:45

Yep I bf for a year but started again after just 6 weeks - gutted!

Cutelittlecatlover · 30/06/2012 22:18

Exactly the same thing happened to me! It was a weird period though, lasted just a day and a half Confused . Ds was 8mo before my periods came back the first time so I naively thought it would be the same this time.

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