How long after birth does it take for pregnancy hormones to exit the body and level out?

Question

How long after birth does it take for pregnancy hormones to exit the body and level out?

Answer 1

1-8 weeks...I've never heard of it taking a year. Some people find out their pregnant 6 weeks after giving birth, so obviously their hCG from their previous baby had gone down, and went back up from becoming preg. again.

Answer 2

it actually takes up to about a year believe it or not. But after 9 months of making soo many hormones, it makes sence that your body are not going to lose all that in just a month or two.  

Answer 3

Approximately one year, in my opinion.

Answer 4

6-8 weeks unless you breast feed then it will be 6-8 weeks after you stop. It takes the BODY a year to get back to normal but not the hormone levels. Once your cycle returns (and of course stop breast feeding) your hormones are basically back to normal state. Every woman is unique but 6-8 weeks is the average norm.