periods and breastfeeding

cupcake · Oct 19th, 2008, 15:56 PM

To breastfeeding moms ( only breast) -when did you get your period back?
Is it likely to get pregnant before you get your period back?

hypnorm · Oct 19th, 2008, 16:49 PM

i stopped breastfeeding when Ewan was 9 months old and thats when my periods returned.
It was bliss not having to worry about that for 9 months of pregnancy and then another 9 months on top of that!

ryder · Oct 19th, 2008, 16:54 PM

Different for every woman, but yes, you can get pregnant even if you dont have a visible period. And you can get pregnant while BF, its not 100% birth control

Samantha675 · Oct 19th, 2008, 19:42 PM

Still have not had one and Bren is about to be 5 months!

Alexas Mommy · Oct 19th, 2008, 20:48 PM

alexa is over five months and still no period for me! but that doesn't mean that I can't get pregnant, because at anytime, i could ovulate. i mean so far so good, but since I am not looking to get pregnant, i don't rely on breast feeding as birth control.

Whisper · Oct 20th, 2008, 07:56 AM

I didn't expect to have a period whilst b/f but i think the mini-pill put me to rights on that one. A week after i started it i got my first period, probably 2wks ago now and it lasted a lot longer than it used to.

Margerle · Oct 20th, 2008, 10:08 AM

I had an anovulatory period 3 weeks PP. Since then I have had 2 cycles where I ovulated, but quite a bit later in my cycle than usual. I normally had 25 day cycles, now they're almost 10 days longer. It takes my body a little longer to rev up and ovulate. LP is the same.

I watch my body's fertility signs so I know when I ovulate, and yes it's entirely possible to get pregnant prior to your first period.

ani · Oct 21st, 2008, 02:46 AM

What if you BF for a longer time? I'd like to keep going up to 2 or 3 years if i can. But would also like to start trying for #2 before that. Is it possible?

Sarah88 · Oct 21st, 2008, 02:58 AM

My aunt had to wean her son before she could fall pregnant again

Ragirl · Oct 21st, 2008, 08:37 AM

You can get pg before your period. My son was approx 8 mo old and I was still pretty much EXCLUSIVELY bfing when I got my period back. I was pissed- was hoping for a longer break

Oct 19th, 2008, 15:56 PM	#1
cupcake Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: middle east Posts: 4,375	periods and breastfeeding To breastfeeding moms ( only breast) -when did you get your period back? Is it likely to get pregnant before you get your period back?

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Oct 19th, 2008, 16:54 PM	#3
ryder Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 25,718	Different for every woman, but yes, you can get pregnant even if you dont have a visible period. And you can get pregnant while BF, its not 100% birth control

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Oct 19th, 2008, 19:42 PM	#4
Samantha675 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 8,123	Still have not had one and Bren is about to be 5 months!

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Oct 19th, 2008, 20:48 PM	#5
Alexas Mommy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 7,246	alexa is over five months and still no period for me! but that doesn't mean that I can't get pregnant, because at anytime, i could ovulate. i mean so far so good, but since I am not looking to get pregnant, i don't rely on breast feeding as birth control.

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Oct 20th, 2008, 07:56 AM	#6
Whisper Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: West Sussex Posts: 3,047	I didn't expect to have a period whilst b/f but i think the mini-pill put me to rights on that one. A week after i started it i got my first period, probably 2wks ago now and it lasted a lot longer than it used to.

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Oct 19th, 2008, 16:49 PM	#2
hypnorm Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stroud, Gloucester Posts: 4,505	i stopped breastfeeding when Ewan was 9 months old and thats when my periods returned. It was bliss not having to worry about that for 9 months of pregnancy and then another 9 months on top of that!

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Oct 20th, 2008, 10:08 AM	#7
Margerle Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: US Posts: 2,698	I had an anovulatory period 3 weeks PP. Since then I have had 2 cycles where I ovulated, but quite a bit later in my cycle than usual. I normally had 25 day cycles, now they're almost 10 days longer. It takes my body a little longer to rev up and ovulate. LP is the same. I watch my body's fertility signs so I know when I ovulate, and yes it's entirely possible to get pregnant prior to your first period.

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Oct 21st, 2008, 02:46 AM	#8
ani Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ferney, France Posts: 409	What if you BF for a longer time? I'd like to keep going up to 2 or 3 years if i can. But would also like to start trying for #2 before that. Is it possible?

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Oct 21st, 2008, 02:58 AM	#9
Sarah88 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 3,573	My aunt had to wean her son before she could fall pregnant again

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Oct 21st, 2008, 08:37 AM	#10
Ragirl Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan, US Posts: 569	You can get pg before your period. My son was approx 8 mo old and I was still pretty much EXCLUSIVELY bfing when I got my period back. I was pissed- was hoping for a longer break

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