Periods whilst breastfeeding/ pregnancy
Hi ladies
I'm only 7 months into exclusively feeding my son. I had one period at 6 months which I was surprised about. It's now been 6 weeks on Wednesday since my last period and I was like clockwork before every 4 weeks. I did a test which was negative but I'm worried now so looking for your experiences, did your cycle become irregular when exclusively feeding, and when can I expect another cycle?
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My period was irregular when i first got it back while breastfeeding
With mt first baby i had 1 period at 9 months then didn't have another till 12 months pp, then it was irregular till about 14 months!
Full time nursing for one year and no period yet! Not pregnant
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