Baby is 1 and a half and I haven’t had a period yet. Anyone else? Does it have to do with nutrition?
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@smsorenson Nope
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@olivemcr I didn’t get mine back until 6 weeks after my last nursing session, when my first was 14 months old. My new baby is almost 10 months old and I haven’t had my cycle return; my ObGyn said it probably won’t come back until I wean. Apparently everyone’s hormones work differently and some of us just don’t menstruate while lactating. I’m enjoying the clear skin and no cramps while it lasts!
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oneheart76
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@oneheart76 How old was your child when they weaned/were weaned?
oneheart76
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@stubbsboy Yup, same!
With my first it took 13 months (I was 34). Both babies slept/sleep long stretches at night but baby #2 is a muuuch better eater of solids!rbministries
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@olivemcr My son is a year and a half and I only just got my period back two weeks ago. I think it’s because we have gone down to two boobs in a 24 hour period.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with you. It’s just that our bodies are probably more sensitive to the hormones.
I also had a second lot of postpartum hair loss a month before my period came.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with you. It’s just that our bodies are probably more sensitive to the hormones.
I also had a second lot of postpartum hair loss a month before my period came.
elmadsahel
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@elmadsahel If I wanted to have a second already, I’d imagine it would be stressful. I kind of miss ovulating because my sex drive is still way lower than pre-pregnancy. But other than that, it’s alright
@olivemcr I'm the same age and currently 14m PP without a period. I recently requested a blood test from my GP to make sure I wasn't deficient in anything, but my GYN said she wasn't concerned. She did say though that more than two years without a period could potentially increase the long term risk of osteoporosis.
@olivemcr This was me. I actually got super underweight fast after birth with breastfeeding. However all my blood/vitals were fine and I had a great supply. I DEFINITELY ate.
I even did two rounds of progesterone to try to jump start a cycle. We really needed to have kid 2 fast bc of my age (F38 - 39 in March). We were getting worried.
By 19 months so sign of a period but I was super super sick…took a test and wow! Surprise! Pregnant again with never getting a period. Conceived on my first ovulation cycle.
So long story short, it would’ve come back around 20 months had I not gotten pregnant.
Never felt any ovulation pain or cramps the way I used to regularly before.
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If you have time and everything looks good then enjoy no cycle!
I even did two rounds of progesterone to try to jump start a cycle. We really needed to have kid 2 fast bc of my age (F38 - 39 in March). We were getting worried.
By 19 months so sign of a period but I was super super sick…took a test and wow! Surprise! Pregnant again with never getting a period. Conceived on my first ovulation cycle.
So long story short, it would’ve come back around 20 months had I not gotten pregnant.
Never felt any ovulation pain or cramps the way I used to regularly before.
?? If you have time and everything looks good then enjoy no cycle!
@paradoxum Wow, interesting! A lot of people I have spoken with weaned in three days, probably because they had already wound down a bit from a full supply. But you started bf after a bigger gap? How did that impact your supply? Did you have to relactate?