When did your ovulation/ period return EBF

[lovingrose]

@benstiller12 4 months for me just lucky I guess!

 

[jjan3]

@benstiller12 Around 8/9 mos. I just remember it was when he started sleeping through the night. We weren’t doing as many night time feeds

 

[benstiller12]

@jjan3 So once I might have more regular less night time feeds it could go back to “normalizing” in my body ?

 

[jjan3]

@benstiller12 I believe so. Cosleeping + night time feeds contribute to your period delaying to return. It (EBF) was (irresponsibly), honestly our form of birth control after baby #2.
Once i felt myself ovulating like bloating, mood swings, pms, my period came and i got on BC right away lol

 

[benstiller12]

@jjan3 Even co
Sleeping is contributing ?
Because I do co sleep with her (depending on how tired I am
To keep awake on the rocking chair in her nursery… I rather go co sleep with her and me only in the guest bedroom following the 7… some
Of
These nights she eats 2 some 3 nights)

But she always starts off with her night sleep alone in her crib. And all her naps mostly
Are in her crib as well. Currently she is contact napping while
I work lol

 

[communityguide]

@benstiller12 8 months with my son, 13 months with my daughter.

 

[benstiller12]

@communityguide Interesting. Do you think there is a difference in the boy / girl or just coincidence?

 

[con84]

@benstiller12 I got mine 2 months post partum

 

[nkirschstein]

@benstiller12 6 months

 

[joenlmi]

@benstiller12 At 15wks PP - I ovulated 1.5wks after returning to work, so first period was literally the month after I returned back to work. Before going to work I was EBF minus one bottle of pumped milk overnight for husband to give (and where I would instead pump) and pumping every two hours at work has been impossible, so I very often have gone up to 6 hrs between pumping/nursing, so I’m not surprised

 

[cortezmig]

@benstiller12 9 months, when we night weaned.

 

[benstiller12]

@cortezmig Night weaning is completely no feed at night anymore or less than ..?

 

[cortezmig]

@benstiller12 Not quite total elimination for pretty dang close. Once or twice a week he’ll wake up around 4 am and is too hungry to fall back asleep so I’ll nurse him then, but prior to that he was consistently waking up 1-2x a night to feed so we actively worked to reduce that. It took about 5 days to make the change and he did great with it!

 

[silverflame]

@benstiller12 I'm currently at 7 months. I've been curious myself. I have felt some pre period cramps this month, so maybe? Otherwise I just assumed it'll return when I'm not breastfeeding

 

[amisraelhai]

@benstiller12 I’m at 8.5 months and no period yet. I get cramps every now and then like it’s going to happen, but it hasn’t yet!

 

[benstiller12]

@amisraelhai Okay so I’m not imagining it. Obv I feel the cramps. I just didn’t know what’s going on or if I’m just not understanding the body

 

[moontan13]

@amisraelhai Me too, I’m at 7 months

 

[whuk]

@benstiller12 Currently 8 months in EBF with my little and no sign of Aunt Flo returning

 

[dblop]

@benstiller12 With my first I got my period around 7 or 8 months, and it was just once. I was on the mini pill. Then I didn’t get it again until I got on a regular birth control pill around 19 months PP, but I fully weaned him at 16 months PP. I am almost 15 months into breastfeeding my second baby, and I have not had my period since July 27, 2021 I’m still taking the mini pill. I occasionally get cramps, and my discharge gets heavier around certain times. Not quite sure what’s happening with my body

 

[benstiller12]

@dblop I barely have discharge. Now that you mentioned this I had some discharge yesterday and a few days ago. I think I’ve to pay attention to this !!!