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Post by carmenivy on Mar 17, 2011 14:48:10 GMT -5
Declan is three months old and I breastfeed exclusively, several times per day. Today I am having some spotting. I have not had a period yet, and I never had any spotting/periods until I began to wean my other children.
Anyone else have this? Is this a cause for concern?
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Post by arkoch on Mar 17, 2011 20:22:09 GMT -5
No, you don't need to be concerned. Just as every pregnancy is different, so is every breastfeeding experience. With Kinsey I also breastfeed exclusively and started my period at about 4 months post-partum. It won't change anything with your milk supply. Alisha
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Post by meeko08(Lisa) on Mar 17, 2011 22:47:34 GMT -5
Wish I could help but I went on Depo after each birth because it is safe while bfing and I don't get a period on depo but I am sure it is normal.
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Post by mzr on Mar 18, 2011 9:04:50 GMT -5
It is totally normal, Carmen. I've read that 20% of women will get AF while breastfeeding.
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Post by carmenivy on Mar 18, 2011 11:16:16 GMT -5
Thanks ladies. I feel much better about it knowing that it's normal.
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Post by tumbles on Jun 17, 2011 23:44:41 GMT -5
Hi Carmen, wow, it's been forever since I've been on the board. I can't believe how fast time flies! This post came up when I was googling periods during bf and I thought I'd ask you a question, if it's not too tmi... How did your first period look? The reason why I'm asking (and again, this is major tmi, so be forewarned) is that I am still bf-ing Julian at 8 months and I think I "may" be getting my period. With Lena, it took 20 months after delivery (4 months after weaning completely) to get AF and it was in full swing right away. Yesterday, I had a weird greenish discharge once in the evening. This morning, I called the dr. and he prescribed something, saying it's probably a bacterial infection (where that would come from, I have no idea). I said I'd wait and see if the discharge came back. It did come back as really really dark brown discharge later this afternoon. And then it was gone again. Could this be the start of my period? I just got done with a 3-day yeast treatment (a result of a 7-day course of antibiotics 2 wks ago ...) and really don't want to start anything new if I don't have to.. Did your AF come back in full swing or did it start gradually with brown discharge and then turned into more? Thanks and hugs, t. Btw, that is a great picture of Holden and Declan!!
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Post by tumbles on Jun 19, 2011 1:04:06 GMT -5
So, today, there was nothing. Weird. Maybe it'll take a while to ramp up after being gone for so long... Have a great night, Ladies! Hugs, t.
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Post by carmenivy on Jun 20, 2011 22:29:27 GMT -5
That is weird - hope everything is okay.
I just had some spotting for about a day, and then nothing. So I never really have had a period yet.
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Post by Heather (hlam) on Dec 11, 2012 6:39:55 GMT -5
I know this is about 2 years late but I always get my periods back even when breastfeeding exclusively! I had my first period when Rylan was 4 months old! Haven't had one since but that's not that strange for me either! Wish I could be so lucky as to have no periods when I'm breastfeeding!!!
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