Period

Hi all, just wanted to get some insight on if this is normal...
My baby was born beginning of March, I've had my first PP period on Easter weekend and it was fairly heavy then again about 3 weeks after and it was very light and only lasted 3 days.
Haven't had my period since.
I bottle feed expressed milk, I thought it would be ages before I would get my period back but I'm now confused on why I did get it back and it seems to be gone away again?

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I got my period at 11 weeks PP and it was probably only like 3 days then I got it again a few weeks later and it was the worst I’ve ever experienced in my life, never had a period like it. Your body is like oh I’m normally due on my period let me bleed, oh shit I’ve just gave birth to a child let me sort it out again, I’m nearly 8 months PP and my periods are now normal and have been since my 3rd or 4th one now x

I had my baby in November & didn’t get my first period until march/April time & I’ve not had one since. I exclusively breast feed and have read this is normal & will go back to how it was once I stop breast feeding xx

I exclusively pump. Baby born in Feb, first period in May seemed to go on forever. Second period arrived this week. Both times in has tanked my supply for a few days before starting and then picked back up again as my period has started. Everyone is different - some people’s period keeps at bay until they stop producing breast milk, others of us are less lucky!

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