RainbowSprinkles Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 How long post pregnancy does it take for periods to become regular/normal again? I know it's different for most people and even with all my dc it was different. With my first and second it started again within the first 3, 4 months and was regular again from then on. With my third, it started again around 8/9 months and it was mostly regular again from then on, off by maybe 2-3 days each month. Now, this baby will be 4 months tomorrow. I got one period on Dec 29th. It lasted 4 days and I've had nothing since then. So that's 37 days now. For the past few days, I've had menstrual-like light cramping and occasional lower back pain, but it still hasn't come. Should I be worried that I may be pregnant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Go POAS and reassure yourself one way or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Are you nursing? That makes a huge difference in when your cycles start back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Are you nursing? That makes a huge difference in when your cycles start back up. Yes, I nurse exclusively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Yes, I nurse exclusively. You're probably not preggers then. You could always go pee on a stick like Parrothead suggests, but if you're nursing I would think it highly unlikely. But for peace of mind you may want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeegal Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Should I be worried that I may be pregnant? Speaking as a woman who's conceived several children while nursing exclusively, yes. I recommend you take a pregnancy test so you don't stress about it. :001_smile: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in MI Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I would take a pregnancy test just to make sure. I only had one light period around Thanksgiving after having my last dd. I thought it was just taking time to regulate and I was nursing but it turns out I was wrong! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputterduck Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) It was 2 years for me before I had a period at all, but I nursed exclusively for 15 months (medical tongue/swallowing/oral defensiveness issues. Not because I wanted to.) and then nursed a lot til he was just turning 2. But I also have never had regular periods anyway. Edited February 2, 2012 by Sputterduck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 You're probably not preggers then. You could always go pee on a stick like Parrothead suggests, but if you're nursing I would think it highly unlikely. But for peace of mind you may want to. I had a pregnancy (miscarried, 5 weeks) when I was nursing exclusively! OP you can do an HPT to see if it's a pregnancy......if not, it is considered normal while exclusively breastfeeding for your cycles to start/stop, be really light, or non-existent for months, sometimes years while breastfeeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Are you nursing? That makes a huge difference in when your cycles start back up. :iagree: mine was normal in about 1-2 months.....I agree test if it'll make you feel better....wouldn't hurt.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I had a pregnancy (miscarried, 5 weeks) when I was nursing exclusively! OP you can do an HPT to see if it's a pregnancy......if not, it is considered normal while exclusively breastfeeding for your cycles to start/stop, be really light, or non-existent for months, sometimes years while breastfeeding. Wow! I never got a period while I was nursing until my kids starting eating more solid foods. You learn something new everyday. Yeah go do the pregnancy test then OP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 It varies person to person. And it depends upon if you are nursing, how often you nurse, etc. You could have gotten a period and then nursing could steer it off again for several months. I get mine back at 12mos. SIL gets her's back within a couple of months. Both of us nurse. I co-sleep; she does not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginszoo Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 It varies from person to person. I got pregnant while nursing at 6 weeks postpartum. (I continued to nurse until I miscarried at 10 weeks ... my milk changed and the baby rejected the new taste). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 It varies. I nurse at least a year and don't get my period back til after a year (the last one was 14 months). They aren't regular for quite a while after that (another year maybe). I think you should take a test just to set your mind at ease... or wait a few days and then test if you don't start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Wow! I never got a period while I was nursing until my kids starting eating more solid foods. You learn something new everyday. Yeah go do the pregnancy test then OP. I didn't get a period, I ovulated.....and then knew, could tell by how I was feeling and DS was fussing with nursing, DH suggested I test since pregnancy can change the taste of breastmilk and that might be why DS was fussing at feedings (making faces, didn't want to nurse, would start and stop).....HPT was a faint positive, first beta at doc's office confirmed I was pregnant, second beta was declining :sad:, so it wasn't going to continue, a week later I had a period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I found myself pregnant when #5 was 5 months old, just a couple weeks after I had weaned him (loooong story), before I had had a period. That surprise is now 2.5 y.o. ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I didn't get a period, I ovulated.....and then knew, could tell by how I was feeling and DS was fussing with nursing, DH suggested I test since pregnancy can change the taste of breastmilk and that might be why DS was fussing at feedings (making faces, didn't want to nurse, would start and stop).....HPT was a faint positive, first beta at doc's office confirmed I was pregnant, second beta was declining :sad:, so it wasn't going to continue, a week later I had a period. :grouphug::grouphug: I'm so sorry. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maus Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Lucky all of you who got a break! I'm jealous. I never missed a period, even with the child I successfully nursed for 15 months (and I pumped for three months for the other two). 28 days after the postpartum stopped, there was Aunt Flo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Only periods I get a break from are while pregnant. I get regular 6 weeks post-partum...don't usually get any kind of break, and then they are pretty regular from then on (my age now can throw them off by 3-5 days). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 My periods don't start back until baby is 12 months old and then they are slightly irregular for 3-4 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Ok, thanks! I'm going to buy a test, just to be sure. And then I'll update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Any updates? Did you buy a test? :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Took the test and it was negative. Thank goodness!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Took the test and it was negative. Thank goodness!! :) Well, now things should start moving right along. It usually happens within days of a negative test. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Well, now things should start moving right along. It usually happens within days of a negative test. ;) :lol: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankcassiesmom Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 My periods don't start back until baby is 12 months old and then they are slightly irregular for 3-4 months. Mine as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 My babies were 15-18 months old before I started ovulating and/or having periods again. The first few times I ovulated the pain was pretty intense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stayseeliz Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 It really can be all over the place. I've gotten my cycle back at 6 months with one baby and 13 months with the next. My lo is 10 1/2 months old now and I got my first cycle when she was 8 1/2 months and that one was awful then the next one didn't show up until 7 weeks later. It all depends on how much you nurse, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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