When did your ovulation/ period return EBF

[benstiller12]

Hey! As the title says. I had a c section 4 months ago. I am only nursing & I have not had my period yet. (Yey) but I am having for the past week some pain around my ovaries. Like cramp as if it’s either ovulation or period. But there’s no bloody show no period anything.
Wondering, if it’s just pain from the scar tissue or if it’s close for me to have my period return.

 

[nessmisfit]

@benstiller12 About 6 months, but I noticed that it coincided with me trying to stop nursing him so much at night. I gave up and went back to nursing on demand but I guess it was enough to kickstart things again. I noticed a similar kind of thing to you before that too, I could just tell things might come back soon.

 

[benstiller12]

@nessmisfit At around 6 months you started to introduce solids then ?

 

[nessmisfit]

@benstiller12 Yep but it was really little until about 10m or so

 

[benstiller12]

@nessmisfit Gotcha !

 

[mattd624]

@benstiller12 With my oldest around a year when I weaned. Currently 5mths in with youngest and still clear

 

[benstiller12]

@mattd624 Do you have any like cramping symptoms or simply nothing ? How often do you feed at night ? Sorry my questions. Just wondering what these cramps are

 

[mattd624]

@benstiller12 Randomly yeah though it feels more like ovary pain than period cramps.

Sometimes he only eats twice at night sometimes it’s every 2hrs

 

[benstiller12]

@mattd624 Same. Ok I almost feel like I should ovulate

She only ate once this night. But 3 times the other

So usually 2-3 times at night and its more of a dream feed She’s never 100% awake I almost feel like. She’s awake when I put her on to latch then she’s out but drinking

 

[skynet]

@benstiller12 First child: 16 months
Second child: 11 months

 

[benstiller12]

@skynet Did you do anything different between the two ?

 

[skynet]

@benstiller12 I really didn’t. Bodies are weird!

 

[benstiller12]

@skynet Oh yes they are !!! Hahah thank you for your reply though. Appreciate it.

 

[wren84]

@benstiller12 First baby: 6 months
Second baby: never got my period back cause I got pregnant 3 months post partum
Third baby: 8 months
Fourth baby: 2 months

 

[benstiller12]

@wren84 So you ovulated but never got a period ? That’s my fear. That I might be ovulating - though I took tests here and there and it never looked like it.

I can’t use my Ava bracelet because I am not getting the proper sleep at night and usually it’s most accurate if having a period.

I would not mind Irish twins - But I at least didn’t want to get pregnant before 6 months pp! (Due to cesarean and the doc said that’s the minimum wait for me).

 

[sharkdive1]

@benstiller12 So, in order for your period to start, you need to ovulate first, which is why sometimes people get pregnant before their periods get back up and running.

 

[benstiller12]

@sharkdive1 Exactly. Which I doubt I did honestly. But still very interesting how different all female bodies are and yet so similar

 

[sharkdive1]

@benstiller12 Oh, definitely! Currently nearly 5 months pp and no period, but I have had period like cramps quite a few months running. I am curious about what that means!

 

[benstiller12]

@sharkdive1 Yes I’m
Only 4 month pp. And from whatever I calculated or peed on nothing seems like ovulation or period coming. But the pain is there. And it’s not bad. Just annoying more than anything else

 

[wren84]

@benstiller12 I used a temp drop, and just wasn’t paying attention because I really assumed LAM. But yes I ovulated before my period. Irish twins is really hard because you lose your milk supply. When you have a baby that young you need to supplement with formula.