Menstruation after c section

When should I expect my period? I am 6 weeks postpartum and also breastfeeding, I thought I would get my period by now

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I was exclusively breastfeeding & got my first period back when I was 5 months pp (:

Everyone is different. Sometimes breastfeeding can delay periods. In my case it did not. I got mine at 6 weeks despite exclusively breastfeeding. but friends of mine started when they stopped breastfeeding.

I’m 5 weeks pp and I just got mine 😩 I’m exclusively pumping.

I don’t remember when I had my first post c section after the initial bleeding but mine were super light until I stopped breastfeeding at 15 months and my most recent was more on the normal end 16 months post partum

1st baby (natural) back at 8w (formula fed)
2nd (c-section) back at 5m (combo fed)
3rd (c-section) 3m and ebf

I just got mine and I’m almost 3months postpartum , but I’m doing formula

I got mine back after about 10 months, ebf too

I’m EBF & got my first one 4 months PP

I exclusively nurse my babies and mine has come back 6-8 weeks postpartum all 4 times 😒

It took me 2 years exactly to get my period back.

Honestly there's no way of knowing.

Everyone is different. I was breastfeeding and got mine 12 weeks postpartum, but I honestly didn't expect it for at least a year.

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