When did your period come back if you were breastfeeding?
Please also tell me if you were breastfeeding exclusively, supplementing with formula, or giving solids.
My son is 8 months old. I supplement with formula and give solids twice a day, still no period.
I was following the criteria for LAM and it came back at 5 months with my first and 4 months with my second.
[From wiki which yahoo is blocking again]
Return of fertility
Return of menstruation following childbirth varies widely between individuals. The closer a woman’s behavior is to the Seven Standards of ecological breastfeeding, the later (on average) her cycles will return. Average return of menses for women following all seven criteria is 14 months, with some reports as soon as 2 months and others as late as 42 months.
Although the first post-partum cycle is sometimes anovulatory (this reduces the likelihood of becoming pregnant again before having a post-partum period), subsequent cycles are almost always ovulatory and therefore must be considered fertile. However, some women find that breastfeeding interferes with fertility even after ovulation has resumed. Luteal phases too short to sustain pregnancy are a common example.
Couples who desire spacing of 18 to 30 months between children can often achieve this through breastfeeding alone.
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