How long did you wait?

Question

After having a baby and you were breastfeeding how long did it take for your period to come back? Also did you take a pregnancy test before you got your period back? My son is 4 months old now...I still don't have a period and I pump while I am at work. Since I can't pump enough to keep up with him he gets about a bottle of formula a day so I am worried that I may be fertile now.

So how long did it take you?

Answer 1

It took me 8 months to get my period again.  Then I got pregnant when he was 11 months old.

I read that you are never really protected from getting pregnant, however, it's pretty unlikely if you are breastfeeding.  I also read that once you start going longer periods between nursing/pumping you become more likely to get your period.  The website I looked at said 6 hours between nursing or pumping.  I wish I remember which site it was, but it's been a few months since I looked at it.

Answer 2

i got my period when my son was about 9 or 10 months old. it is fine dont worry you are still fertile but not as fertile as you would be if you have your reguler menstrual cycle.

Answer 3

mine became regular after 5 months but my actual started cycle started right back a month or so after birth but I had to go to the pill to regulate them.