Hellobee Boards Topic: If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding

Hellobee Boards Topic: If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:57:28 +0000 ms. pug on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561799 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 10:18:30 +0000 ms. pug 2561799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Iced Tea: mine came back right around 12 months when we dropped to 1-2 times per day. I got pregnant that cycle! pastemoo on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561770 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 07:49:23 +0000 pastemoo 2561770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Iced Tea: 15 months, not sttn, and like 8x/ day? Or more. lilteacherbee on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561753 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 06:56:42 +0000 lilteacherbee 2561753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ With my oldest, it came back at 11 months and I was nursing/pumping 2-3 times a day and once overnight. I got pregnant after that one period, which was shocking to me because it took over a year to get pregnant the first time. LO2 is currently 10 months and nothing yet. He still nurses 4-5 times a day and 2-3 times overnight, though. turquoisemama on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561703 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 23:52:38 +0000 turquoisemama 2561703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Around 11 months. She was still nursing 5-6 times a day. Astro Bee on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561676 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 22:14:12 +0000 Astro Bee 2561676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I just had my first period at 14 months pp. LO has been sleeping through the night (12-13 hrs) since 9 months, but I was breastfeeding ~5x a day (over 11 hours) until 12 months. Then I went back to work and BF 3x a day for one month. For the last month I only BF 1-2x a day. No idea if I'm ovulating. We are TTC, so I hope so! Corduroy on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561621 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 19:16:50 +0000 Corduroy 2561621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I just got my period when LO was 11 months. I was pumping 2x at work and nursing 3-4x in addition to that, not overnight. GoGoSnoGirl on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561611 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 18:54:25 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2561611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Following. LO is 12mos, nursing ~6/day still, I'm on the mini pill & am starting to think about TTC, but still no AF. MoonMoon on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561597 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 18:08:04 +0000 MoonMoon 2561597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 21 months, he was still nursing 6-8+ times per 24 hours, but he'd reduced overnight nursing to "only" once or twice. mrswin on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561542 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 16:19:26 +0000 mrswin 2561542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Iced Tea: I got my period back when DD was 11 months old and had dropped to morning and evening sessions only and I was only pumping once a day at work. Kemma on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561541 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 16:18:21 +0000 Kemma 2561541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ With my first baby AF returned at 14 months after my girl had a particularly good patch of night sleep. I had a couple of wonky / long cycles then was pregnant by the time she was 20 months old. My second baby is fourteen months and although he sttn from quite an early age I still haven't had a return of AF which surprises me a little. Miss Ariel on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561540 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 16:18:00 +0000 Miss Ariel 2561540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At got mine at 12 months after I stopped pumping and was only nursing once a day, at bedtime. That was the only one I had though since I got pregnant that month! PurplePeony on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561534 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 16:08:45 +0000 PurplePeony 2561534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Mine returned around 14 months, right after DD night weaned. At that point, I was usually breastfeeding her 3x per day (morning, when I picked her up from daycare on weekdays or before nap on the weekends, and bedtime). kes18 on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561519 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:49:56 +0000 kes18 2561519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Iced Tea: Night weaning might help! Nursing all night is probably a surefire way to ward off fertility lol. As far as I know, you might just have to try dropping a session at a time if your period doesn't come back. I would give it 4-6 weeks to see if you'll get it back since you just night weaned. <a href="http://kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/ttc-while-bf/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/ttc-while-bf/</a> Good luck! Iced Tea on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561507 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:38:35 +0000 Iced Tea 2561507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We just succeeded in night weaning. Thank goodness; she was nursing every hour through the night for the last few months. Now she breastfeeds about 4 or 5 times a day. I have an appointment with a reproductive acupuncturist Monday to see about helping me ovulate. kes18 on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561463 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 14:32:38 +0000 kes18 2561463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I actually got mine earlier- 7.5mo pp but I charted and my luteal phase remained super short (7 days) so there was basically no way I could get pregnant until she was over 13-15mo and I had quit pumping at work. I went down to 2 nursing sessions and it went up to 9-10 days long (a few cycles it was 11 days). We were TTA. But I got pregnant pretty easily still (month before I got pregnant my LP was 9 days long) and I was breastfeeding 2x a day (although oz wise it wasnt much). How many times a day do you breastfeed? Foodnerd81 on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561424 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:37:23 +0000 Foodnerd81 2561424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My daughter dropped to one nursing session around 19 months and I got my first period two weeks after that. I got pregnant two weeks later so I guess my cycle was regular immediately after she dropped to once per day. Peasinapod on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561411 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:25:35 +0000 Peasinapod 2561411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Came back at 18 months . She nursed quite a lot still on weekends and morning / evenings during the week from 13 months on, but my period didn't return until 18months. catlady on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561395 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:10:40 +0000 catlady 2561395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Mine came back at 11.5 months. I was nursing 3-4x per day but had just started weaning from pumping at work. However, my cycles stayed super long (about 6 weeks) and my PCP didn't think I was ovulating until somewhere around 18 months, when I finally dropped down to a single nursing session. I was able to get pregnant twice while doing that one session (we eventually weaned completely because I kept miscarrying but I honestly don't know if the nursing had anything to do with that). madger on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561393 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:09:54 +0000 madger 2561393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ in addition to nursing, I was also on the mini pill. I stopped taking the pill when my daughter was 14 months, and my period came back about 6 weeks later. I had long cycles after that. We stopped nursing when she was 19 months and I got my bfp a cycle after that. Iced Tea on "If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561365 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:41:51 +0000 Iced Tea 2561365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If your cycle was slow to return while breastfeeding, when did you get it back? And how many times were you breastfeeding in a 24 hour period when it came back? My daughter is 15 months, and we want to try for another baby.