Conference moira::parenting_v3

    I was told that you resume your period anywhere from 3 to 6 wks after
    nursing or not. I didn't nurse but my sister in law did, she got hers
    after 7 wks.
    
    
    SM

    I didn't have a period 'til after six months from date of birth
    of my daughter.  I weaned her around 4-6 mos.
    

It took me forever to get my period started again, but then, I wasn't in
a hurry, so it didn't bother me.  Evan stopped breastfeeding at 6 months.
I think it may have taken months, but I'm not sure.  I remember one day
figuring how many periods I had missed, and then comparing it to all of
the bleeding I did after the birth, and figuring that it came out about
the same.  :-}

      Carol

    
      Thanks for reminding me about a related problem I must call my doctor
     for.  I also had not received my period 6 weeks after total weaning.
     I had fears that I was somehow pregnant again even though we had
     used protection against this.  However, I did get my period the
    following week.  I started the birth control pill again and was getting
      nauseous - I had taken this same pill for the previous 5years with
      no side effects at all.  I changed to taking the pill at night and
      was fine.  However, I got my period again 2 WEEKS LATER and it has
      thus far lasted 8 DAYS (normal period is 3-4 days.  I'm totally 
      confused as to whether I continue the pills on teh same schedule
      for Period 1, start over again with this period, or stop the pill
      and start all over again with the next one - who knows when it will
      come.  I have always been very regular on a 28 day cycle and it is
       very disturbing to have a 14 day cycle!!
    

The first time I got mine back at 6 months, just after I quit pumping at
work.  I continued to nurse until she was 15 months.

This time I got it back after 9 months (almost 10 months) - just a few weeks
ago.  I quit pumping at 5.5 months and was expecting to have a period pretty
soon, but for some reason it still didn't happen.  I'm still nursing and
Kimmi Jo is 10 months old today.

    RE: .4
    
    I got my first period 8 weeks after my son was born, started the Pill
    the following Sunday as ordered, got my period AGAIN a little more than
    midway through the first cycle, and continued bleeding through the week
    between pills (it got heavy again when I was supposed to have my
    period). I called the doctor's office and was told that it is normal to
    have erratic bleeding for the first few cycles and that I should
    definitely continue taking the Pill as if nothing unusual was
    happening. I don't know what the irregular bleeding means as far as
    birth control goes, though, so I'm not taking any chances there.
    
    I'm giving it another month to see what happens. Good luck.
    
    Nancy-

    Here's how it went for my wife:
    child #1...stopped nursing at 1 month, got period at approx. 3.5 mos.
    child #2...stopped nursing at 9 mos., got period back at 8.5 mos.!
    child #3...stopped nursing at 2 weeks, got period back at 3 mos.
    child #4...stopped nursing at 2 weeks, got period bac k at 3.5 mos.
    
    The last one had us a bit nervous.........
    
    --dave--

    I breastfed my last child for nine months, and got my period in six
    months.
    
    (Didn't miss it a bit either!)
    
    Dale

    
    Am I the only one who got my period six weeks after giving birth?
    
    I was breastfeeding for five months.  I thought I won't get my
    period until I weaned the baby.  I even called the doctor when I
    got my period just in case it was something else and they said 
    that some people just get their period right away.  I wonder
    if that means I could have had babies 10 months apart :-)!