Period

My first period back was followed by 45 days of nothing. Boy was I ever scared. The next few were a little less far apart before mine finally got back to normal. That being said, several of my friends did get pregnant before they even got their period back. I would wait a week or so and then maybe take a test.

I had my first PP period around 10mo when I started introducing solids more regularly. I didn't start ovulating for several months after that and I had long/irregular cycles for quite some time.

Glad you got your period. What a relief!

Hi T.,
I started my period after 6 weeks with my last pregnancy and it was so heavy and lasted forever. Everyone is different. I would wonder if you are having other symptoms of being pregnant if you were actually pregnant, does that make sense. Otherwise, my Dr told me it can take up to a year for your body to get back into the groove and that how heavy or long or how often your period comes can totally vary. (I know, bummer news, we so want to be back to normal) But my daughter is 2 now & I feel like I am just starting to have some normality to my periods... and I have been on the pill for about a year I think because my periods were so heavy and cramps were dibilitating. The Dr said it was to try the pill or have surgery where they burn the lining of the uterus... I felt the a pill was less invasive and cheaper. So I guess long story short, hang in there, talk to your Dr if you are concerned if its taking too long for your period to be more regular. Good luck
K.

Actually, both are possible. I have one friend that got pregnant while nursing, and another that got pregnant while weaning her daughter. Also, some women get their periods while actively breastfeeding, while others didn't get it until a few months after weaning. If you take a pregnancy test, don't necessarily trust the results. Sometimes women that are breastfeeding will get a false positive with home tests due to the hormone levels during breastfeeding. Your safest bet is to check with your doctor if there's a possibility that you're pregnant. Good luck!

It's totally normal to have no period or irregular periods during this time as your body is adjusting from having a baby, to breastfeeding, to weening.

I have heard of both. I got my first period 6 months after my baby was born. She had started eathing more baby food and breastfeeding less. My period was the same as yours. Light and only lasted a few days.
In my case I did happen to get pregnant while still breastfeeding 2 weeks later. When I went to my doctor for my first visit, she said that is is normal for breastfeeding mothers periods to vary while they are still breastfeeding.

I have 23 years experience as a Lactation Consultatant and a Family Planning instructor, so I can tell you the possibilities and a couple pointers here:
1) Any breastfeeding woman CAN become pregnant. The possibility is lessened in women who *exclusively* breastfeed, no bottles, no pacifiers, and breastfeed completely on demand. This also includes keeping baby close to Mom 24/7. Very few American women mother in this fashion, so their hormone levels are not sustained at the level needed to suspress ovulation.
2) In about 80% of women, there will be a "warning" period before ovulation occurs. This may be what you experienced with the light bleeding, though not necessarily. In any case, ovulation can be detected by women trained to notice it--you have probably noticed it in the past anyway. All women have a cervical discharge of mucus that is similar to egg whites that occurs after a thicker mucus; that's the hallmark of true ovulation. Usually with breastfeeding this thicker mucus lasts quite awhile, as if to warn you that your body is gearing up to return to "regular use."
3) If you have in fact ovulated, if this description in number 2 makes you say "uh-oh" and that was around 2 weeks ago, make yourself feel better by doing a home pregnancy test.

I hope this has helped a bit, I could go on and on, but don't want to bore or overwhelm you! I'll be thinking of you, K.

I am gonna say it could be either. My first period after my older son was 11 months after he was born (also breastfeeding) It was 4 days long (normal) but really light (not normal) The second period I had was 1 day and almost not even a period, maybe more like a comma. 9 months later his little brother got here. So my advice would be to get a pregnancy test and if you only get one blue line, then get the shot. I loved the shot. NO PERIODS!!! HOORRAAYY!!! just watch your sodium intake or you'll pack on about a ound a month.
But after my second son (and my husband got snipped) my periods came back with a vengence 2 months after I was done breastfeeding. I dunno. hope it helped.

My first period after my son was very light too. I am also breastfeeding. The next one though was extremely heavy. So heavy that I thought something was wrong, but my friend had the same thing. It is possible tho get pregnant while you are breastfeeding though. I also think it taked a while to get back to a routine with your periods.

Hi there - It is VERY normal to to take a while to get back to normal. I used to be able to set my clock by my period - even to the time of day that it would arrive. Now, as a breastfeeding mom, it is still a bit irregular - 28 days one month, 32 the next - but getting more regular. I got my period back in January. As for being pregnant again, that is a very real possibility. It is very possible to get pregnant while breastfeeding, so if you don't get your period again in the next week or so, you might want to think about taking a home test. Good luck to you and congratulations on your little boy! L.

I am not in the medical field but I love to learn knew things. I have used almost all the different types of birth control but it always ended badly, either it failed or I didn't want to deal with the side effects. So I asked my doctor about natural birth control. Basically you check yourself for discharge. If it is real sticky and white then chances are you are ovulating. So I will totally agree with Kathleen H.
I would suggest that you wait a few more weeks. If nothing then maybe.
I wouldn't trust a home pregnancy test. I actually never have. I used one with my first three children and they came out negative and the doctor and I didn't understand why I wasn't having a period. But we would do a blood test and guess what, I was pregnant. So if your doctor will be willing to do this then I would say get a blood pregnancy test. You can't go wrong with blood.
If you are not then congratulations and if you are then more congratulations and you have been blessed yet again with a beautiful child.

Hi T.. When I had my daughter, I breastfed as well. I did not get a period again until she was almost 8 mos old, and it was also super light. As a matter of fact, since then, my periods have been fairly light and shorter until about 6 mos ago, and my daughter is 5 yrs old. Pregnancy could be possible, but even if you're not, there should be no reason to worry. If it becomes a problem, I strongly suggest getting an appointment to see your gyn. Hope this helps.

From what I have been told before by mothers in my family, it is common for women who are breatfeeding to have very light periods and irregular ones at that. I would not know myself though because my daughter would not take. But I thought that I would share with you what had been shared with me. Good Luck!

K.