Exclusively breastfeeding mamas

[birthofawoman]

How soon after giving birth did you get your first period? Just wondering as I'm 9 weeks postpartum and haven't gotten mine yet, just a bit of light spotting for a few days the other week. I've read that it can take longer for exclusively breastfeeding mamas to get their first period as baby's sucking motion sends a signal which halts ovulation?

7 months on, still waiting. Needless to say, my baby is not sleeping through the night!

It was around 7 months for me too - basically once dc were eating solids (and therefore having less milk).

8 months with DS1 and 9 with DS2 (both EBF).

5 months but a very light period which lasted 24 hours.

4 and a half months and nothing!

10 months here.

DD is 10 months and I haven't been exclusively breastfeeding for about 5 months now

7 months here, started solids at 4.5m

I didn't get mine till 13 months pp after I went back to work.

11 months but my friend's baby has just turned 12 weeks and she's mightily pissed off to have just got hers back!!

11 weeks :(

6 weeks, despite feeding on demand round the clock.

Drat.

1st baby was around 14 months. Still bf at 11 months and no sign yet

DC1 after 9 months
DC2 after 13 months

Both still feeding loads at the time.

This explains it really well: kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/fertility/

23 months first time and 4.5 years second time round!

(Obviously I was only exclusively bf for six months each time and gave solid food as well after that )

Had first one around 9 months PP, two months later no sign of the next one...

8 months and we're pretty regular from a start. Pmt was horrendous though.

Recently had my first one, daughter is 15 months old!

Was 15 months here

6 months - it was disappointingly fast!

10 months first time, 7 months second time and just got them back at 11 months third time.
As you can see, it's quite variable!

I had one at about eight months but I've not had one since (baby nearly 11 months). Definitely not pregnant. I think it can take a while for them to settle down, but I'm back to work soon and although we're going to carry on feeding I expect that to bring another one on soonish.

I'm nearly 6 months and still waiting for mine.

6 months with my eldest and then about 10 weeks with my second. Currently just shy of 9 weeks and still nothing touch wood

4 months.