Period while breastfeeding

I’m 11 weeks postpartum and exclusively breastfeeding. I’ve noticed some blood not sure if it’s my period. I thought you get your period once you stop breastfeeding.
When did you get your period while breastfeeding?

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6 weeks with both

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6 weeks postpartum

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I got mine at 15 months postpartum but I was still breastfeeding. There’s soo many factors that go into this and a lot of caveats for LAM to work

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I had some spotting around the 12 week mark. I officially got my period 6 months pp and was ebf. Everyone’s body is different

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I got mine 6 weeks after birth and breastfed for two years and was an over suppler. I think everyone is different!

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I got mine 4 months PP some women don’t get a period until they stop. Others get one right away.

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In my experience the first postpartum period is VERY HEAVY, so it may just be spotting. Starting back on birth control can also cause your body to have a period.
I got mine at 10.5 months exclusively breastfeeding and not using any birth control but everyone’s experience is different. My son is now 13 months :)

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5 weeks post partum. Can hit at any time.

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9 months then didn't get one again until 13 months which I ended up having 2 in one month

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19m. I stopped BF at 3yrs

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6 weeks PP for me

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I’m 5 months PP and have had 4 periods so far (Can’t remember at what point they started again) 3 months maybe?

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The getting no period while breastfeeding is a scam 😭😂 mine returned at 7 months so I was fairly lucky in that respect. I think there’s more chance of it returning if baby starts going longer between feeds overnight

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Yeah literally everyone is different.
BF here, mostly exclusively.
6m PP no sign of it at all.

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