i got my period back 12 months PP and i was still nursing up until 18 months. i had longer/irregular cycles pre-baby and it seemed like my cycles were long post partum but evening out. this is the first cycle after weaning and it's really long! (yes, i took a pregnancy test, it's negative!)
did your cycles get more or less regular after weaning?
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hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
My cycles were normal pp once they came back until I weaned. Then I had a super long cycle, a normal and then a very short cycle.
cantaloupe / 6791 posts
Curious about this as well. My cycles were super long and irregular before pregnancy (both times I got pregnant I ovulated on CD 31-32). I'm thinking AF may be close to returning now at 9 months pp. We'll probably start the weaning process at 12 months because we want to TTC #2.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
yeah they're normal - but they may also be because I got on the pill again only a few months later.
cantaloupe / 6397 posts
Ugh. Long irregular cycles pre baby, AF back around 7 months pp, long but regular cycles. Weaned at 14 months and I'm on cycle 2 of 50+ days...
GOLD / grapefruit / 4007 posts
I got my period back at 8 moNths PP and weaned at 11 months. I've been irregular ever since. Last cycle I started 6 days early.
ETA: but- my ovulation seems spot on. It's really weird
pomegranate / 3768 posts
My cycles became more regular. Pretty much 28 day cycle. Before I was on 40 days!
GOLD / pomegranate / 3688 posts
They definitely normalized (for me) after weaning, but my hormones took a couple more months to get back to normal. I got a BFP the first cycle post-weaning, but it was a CP.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
This would be my 3rd cycle PP and the last two weren't regular at all so I'm still waiting to see!
My cycle didn't return till I weaned.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
AF came back at 4.5 months pp. It took a few months to regulate, but then my usually longer cycles shortened a few days... sometimes I have random long cycles mixed in. But for the most part it's regular. We weaned at 13 months and since then it was even shorter, (28-30 days) and I've had one really long cycle since.
pineapple / 12053 posts
and of course as soon as i post, AF shows her head! i'll be interested to see if it normalizing after this or i go back to long and irregular!
coconut / 8861 posts
I got my period back about two months after having LO. When I came off of the combo pill, it returned to my normal cycle length.
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