https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:11:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-periods-2#post-2926307 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:20:28 +0000 poppygirl15 2926307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With both of my kids, I didn't get it back until they were around 18 months old. For both kiddos, I was BF/pumping until 12 mo &amp; then did extended (but just before bed/nap) BF thereafter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-periods-2#post-2926279 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:35:03 +0000 kayla0416 2926279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I exclusively breastfed my 3 girls til 1 year, and with my first I got my period at 11mo pp, the second was 6mo, the third was about 2mo! My doctor said it looked/felt like I was ovulating during my 6week pp checkup, and she was right! The difference between the 3 didn't seem to correlate to how they were sleeping at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-periods-2#post-2926258 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 22:45:22 +0000 bees_knees 2926258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn’t get mine until after all 4 of mine were 12+ months. With my oldest three, it happened about a month after we sleep trained and they started sleeping through the night (I assume the abrupt cut back in nursing—since we were cosleeping and they basically nursed all night long—hence the sleep training)</p> <p>With my daughter I didn’t get my cycle back until she was 15ish months, well after she was sleeping through the night. But it was a more gradual cutting back of nursing sessions, since she didn’t need to sleep train ever (and very peacefully coslept without hardly nursing overnight). </p> <p>Maybe tmi but I was able to tell my period was coming by monitoring (very suddenly noticeable) cervical fluid. And my postpartum periods were so awful—bad enough to make me want to get pregnant again asap :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-periods-2#post-2926256 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:30:40 +0000 Clementine12 2926256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: this rings a bell - DS had a 2 month long 4 month sleep regression :sad: </p> <p>@karenbme: that's the dream! I think my previous first periods postpartum were super heavy the first cycle then pretty normal following. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-periods-2#post-2926255 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:46:02 +0000 karenbme 2926255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got a very light period back at 10 months postpartum. I EPed and my daughter was home with us the whole time thanks to Covid. I don’t remember a lot of symptoms other than a dip in my supply and some bloating/cramping a day or two before it started. Unlike the other two posters mine came back very light and stayed that way until about 18 months postpartum, when it got closer to what it was before I got pregnant, but it’s still a little lighter on average than it was pre-pregnancy and my daughter is 28 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-periods-2#post-2926238 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 07:59:32 +0000 Lahela017 2926238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't get mine until 13 months postpartum! I was breastfeeding my daughter on demand, but that was probably 5-6 times a day, no night feedings from about 4 months on. I think my body is super sensitive to nursing because I could not get pregnant with number two until I had completely weaned my daughter. (I was nursing maybe 3-4 times a week when she was 2.5 and we couldn't get pregnant for several months until I totally stopped with her.)</p> <p>My first few periods were very heavy, so I would also be prepared for that. It was not fun. They also weren't regular cycle lengths for the first few.</p> <p>I don't remember having any signs that it was coming. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-periods-2#post-2926237 Sun, 30 Jan 2022 21:40:06 +0000 bhbee 2926237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got it back earlier (maybe 7m or so) with my kid who slept through the night. My terrible sleepers who always wanted a night feed for comfort kept it away past their first birthdays!</p> <p>I do think pumping is somehow different and causes it to come back sooner. For the 7m one I was pumping and saw a dip in supply right before, but with the others I was only nursing so couldn’t tell. </p> <p>I think I may have had spotting as the signs leading up to it? I had some terrible postpartum periods when it stayed away longer (super heavy) so maybe be prepared - but who knows, might not happen to you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-periods-2#post-2926236 Sun, 30 Jan 2022 21:26:01 +0000 Clementine12 2926236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tell me about your experiences- I'm most interested in what signs you experienced that indicated your cycle wasr returning.</p> <p>I got my cycle back around 6 months PP with my oldest 2. I also went back to work and was pumping instead of feeding on demand...</p> <p>Here I am nearly 8 months PP with my last kid and no cycle in sight. I stayed home this time - feeding on demand, generally 5 times a day and baby sleeps through the night. I keep thinking its around the corner! Ugh. </p>