I had my baby 8 weeks ago, and I’m exclusively breastfeeding. Tonight I went to the bathroom and only had some light pink blood when I wiped. Could I be starting my period? When did you other moms start your period again? Was it painful or was it light spotting?
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It’s different with everyone. With my first it was just after a couple of months. With my youngest it was 8 months.
Following because I had my baby 3 months ago and breastfeeding and on BC not no period.
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I exclusively breastfeed and haven’t had a period yet. I’m 6 months postpartum. I have light pink spotting once every 2 months (like only spotting once or twice on tp).
I have one friend who breastfed for 3 years and didn’t have a period until she weaned. I also have another friend who exclusively breastfed for a year, but got her period back at 3 months pp.
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I exclusively breastfed my 2 yr old and 1 yr old. With my 2 yr old I had a period right after my pp bleeding stopped (I wasnt on birth control). With my 1 yr old I had no period until she was almost 9 mths old (I was on micronor as well)
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took me a year to get it back. I breastfed for 4 months but I also have PCOS
2 months for all 3 of mine. All were exclusively breastfed.
I didn’t get mine for very least a year with all three of mine almost 3 with my last it will be interesting to see how it will play out with my fourth
With my first my period didn’t start till month 3 after she was born and after baby 2 it was 9 weeks I believe
9 months but I exclusively pumped
Exclusively breastfed all my babies. After first born period started 9 months second born period after 1 month and third born period around 5 or 6 months
I ebf with my oldest. Didnt have any period, and found out I was pregnant again when she was 6 months old. After that I take vitamin c to help jumpstart my periods after each kid.
I am 4 months pp exclusively bf and had my first period at 9 weeks pp
It took about a year for me to get mine back, I was breastfeeding
Breastfed with an extra bottle of formula ( didn’t produce enough). 23 months
14 months post partum
Took about a year to get back to “normal”… I breastfed and would occasionally spit or lightly bleed but nothing like a regular period.
6 months and I was not breastfeeding or pumping
One year before I got my first period after giving birth. No post partum either.
I believe it was 7-8 months, and it was horribly painful. But that isn’t new to me 
It’s different for everyone
I started at 6w, stopped breastfeeding at 5w.
Breastfeed exclusively and got my period 2 weeks after had my 
💁🤦:unamused:
My daughter has been exclusively breast fed since birth and my period came back 6 week’s pp.
I’m almost ten months pp, breastfeeding and nothing yet.
doubtful, probably just spotting it can be like two yrs before you have a “regular” period
10 months postpartum
I had my son via c-section and tried breast feeding but couldn’t keep my supply up. I got my first period 8 weeks after. No pain or cramps but I woke up in the morning and my sheets looked like a crime scene lol bright red blood.
4 months pp and I don’t cramp so I never know when I’m going to get it cause mine are irregular and never around the same time
I’m 15.5 months pp breastfeeding and haven’t gotten mine yet
I ebf and I started back at 2 months pp! It’s very light and only like three days long. I have an iud so I’m not sure if that’s why?
I bled for longer than 8 weeks pp. had an actual period 8 months pp
I got mine at exactly 6 weeks postpartum. My son never quite latched, but I was pumping 24/7. Didn’t seem to matter… it started with cramping and light streaking, but then came on pretty heavy by the second period. My son is now 13 months & each month I get it like clockwork (I used to be irregular), and they’re horribly heavy & painful. My milk also dried up completely about a week before it came. 
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I exclusively breastfed and I didn’t get my period for 14 months after I had her!
Every time was different for me my first two a month after, my son 10 months and my daughter 15 months and was breastfeeding with all
I had one around 6 weeks then none for roughly a year
Had one at 6 weeks both kids. Regular after that till I got my iud. I was only able to breastfeed for about a month both kids
I am 7 months PP and breastfeeding and have not had my period back yet at all
With My second child mines didn’t show up for a year was a hormone imbalance in my body first child had it back around 12 weeks our bodies r a mystery no 2 women are the same x
When I was breastfeeding (the first 3 months), I never had a cycle. Then after I stopped it took a few more weeks and then I had a normal, 6-7 day period.
They say u have an irregular period during breastfeeding
Exactly 6 weeks. I had my period at my 6 week post delivery follow up appointment.
First baby almost 1 year post partum, 2nd baby 2 months and both were exclusively breastfed, cosleeping babies.
5.5 months postpartum, EBF and no period yet.
Everytime was different my 1st I got it back a month after, my second was about 4 months after EBF, and my youngest was 18 months without a period and EBF
With my first I didn’t get a cycle for 2 yrs, she was exclusively bf… my second I am going on a year with no cycle … it’s an added perk of pregnancy and breastfeeding for me
I had a day of spotting 8 weeks out and again at 12 weeks out. But I didn’t get an actually period till 6 months. We are exclusively breastfeeding
I got an implant for birth control after and I breast fed for 6 months, didn’t have a period for like a year. All the hormones and everything really messed my cycle up i guess.
I got mine super lightly 8 weeks after having my daughter then super heavy a couple weeks later
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I breast fed for 15 months and I got it about 3 weeks after done feeding/weening… but I know moms who got it either way! I was so lucky!
All 3 of my kiddos were exclusively breastfed didn’t get mine until almost 1 year after birth. Everyone is different 
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I’ve been exclusively breastfeeding and started solids at 6 months and still breastfeed. It’s going on 8 months with no period.
It took about 2 months of bleeding off and on before my uterus was back to normal. Maybe that is what’s going on. My first two I started getting my period again about 2 months after my uterus was back to normal size. But my last one it took over a year.
I breastfed so I didn’t get mine till a year after I had the baby. First period was rough tho. Heavy bleeding and lots of cramps 
My sons almost 2 and I’m still breastfeeding and nothing… I’m scared for when I get it after I stop
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I breastfed and got mine at 8 weeks. My sis didn’t have hers again until she stopped breastfeeding entirely (1yr). #jealous So it just depends!
Breastfeeding can be 6 weeks up to a year after but you can still get pregnant even if you don’t have one.
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13 months and I thought I was dying when it came back. Soooo painful.
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I had my daughter in September and was exclusively breastfeeding…I started my period in November 
Same thing happened when I had my son.
It is different for everyone. My first I had my first period at 8 weeks, my second when he was 7 months old. I exclusively breastfed both. Every pregnancy is different, every postpartum body is different.
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I had a day of spotting at 8 weeks and again at 12 weeks but never had a period. Officially weaned in late February but still lactating very much. My son just turned 2 by the way. Its possible
3 and a half months after my son was born I finally had a period. He is exclusively breast fed as well.
I had spotting for a day about 8 weeks in then full blown a few days later and it was terrible. So heavy but not super painful and have had one regularly since and we’re EBF
I got mine about 4 weeks after giving birth breastfed for 15 months period was kinda heavy. And lasted almost two weeks. Everyone is different though
My son is 3 months and I just got mine. I’m EBF too. It was heavier than my norm and I had some cramping which I don’t usually get.
Could take a while to get a normal period especially while breastfeeding that interferes with your cycle alot. I got my 1st real period 3 months postpartum
I EBF with my first and got my period at 8 weeks. I’m currently 2 months PP and EBF, this time I got my period at 3 weeks PP and I’ve been spotting every other week. My doctor said it’s a common occurrence 
Im Still ebf i just got mine a month ago well twice in a month im on the implant birthcontroll in my arm its really messing my cycle up. but i got mine 18mnts after i gave birth
I have a 16 month old and have fully breastfed, baby food and solids now. I’ve had 2 periods since his birth, one two months after and one last week
With my first I got it back at 6 mos. My second was born in February of this year and I got it 10 weeks after he was born. I’m exclusively breastfeeding
With breastfeeding constantly I never had mine for over 9 months
I felt like i bled forever after having her but it was just under 40 days. I also had an emergency csection. I eventually told my obgyn about it and he put me on birth control.
1st kid, right away after PP period was over, 2nd kid, I never got it back bc I got pregnant 5 mo the Postpartum, 3rd kid was about 3-4 months bc I had an IUD put in. All exclusively breastfed.
Just remember even if your not having a period bc of breastfeeding, you can still get pregnant!!! I did, it sucked lol 
I got my period around 10 months postpartum after breast feeding for 9
Full period at 7-ish weeks. It was pretty painful. I was exclusively breastfeeding.
I just got mine a week ago. My daughter is 21 months.
You stopped bleeding before 8 weeks?!?!? 
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7 months after my first two and 5 months after my third baby . Exclusively breastfeed all mine
6 months after my first. 8 or 9 months after my 2nd. I exclusively nursed for about a month with both, then mis of pump and nurse until they were 8 months and switched to pumping, and pumped until 14mo.
I started mine 7 weeks post partum I was also exclusively breast feeding
I breastfed for 9mth and longer with both of my kids and got my period at 3mth post partum…everyone is different.
I started mine around then while breastfeeding too I was also one of the unlucky ones who still got their period while bf 
Breast feeding does not stop or change your period from my experience. Also breast feeding isn’t a form of birth control either, heard that once just wanted to be clear…
One month after. And it was extremely heavy 
I got my first period when my son was almost 3 months old. I did not breastfeed
The first one is the worst. I think mine was about 4 months after giving birth
I breast fed for a year and didn’t have a period for 8 months. My first one was really heavy.
I nursed to 11 months and didn’t get a period till about 5 months after stopping nursing.
I exclusively breastfed my first and had one bleed around 4months postpartum - but my proper cycle returned at 9months after. Tried to conceive Bubba #2 from about 11months and it took about 8months 
Ive had 5 so far and always go it back right away after the post partum bleeding. And i breast fed lol
7 wks and was exclusively breastfeeding a food monster around the clock.
I had mine the following month even though i was breastfeeding. Everyones different
Got my period for the first time last month which was a week before she turned 1. Now I’m on my 2nd like clockwork.
8 weeks with my 1st, got an IUD after my second and haven’t had a period since
Exclusively bf both kids and got my period 3/4 weeks after the post birth bleeding stopped 
9 months or so later, when I stopped breastfeeding
Exclusively pumped (every two hours). My cycle returned 7 weeks pp…but it was every 2-2.5 months while pumping.
I started at 5 to 6 weeks post baby after each of mine. I didnt breast feed. You can start it literally anytime after there is no time limit persay
6 weeks with my last, 4 weeks with my middle child, 10 months with my first
28?days later! And I exclusively breast fed.