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Title: AF - is she coming back???
Post by: maggie2 on March 10, 2008, 15:19:17 pm

Thought this would be the best place to post, but feel free to move...

So, AF finally showed up exactly 36 days ago :-\  Still waiting for a second appearance, but no sign...  before I got pregnant, my cycle was a little bit irregular and longer (usually around 31 days).  I've done a pregnancy test twice and they were both negative.

When you finally start getting back on a monthly cycle, is it common for it to take a few months?  Or does it just immediately kick into gear after you get your first period?  I don't really know what's going on.

Dd is still BF'ing, but eats 3 meals of solids a day as well... she's 9 months old.

I guess I should keep testing if she doesn't show up soon!  Good grief - I don't know what I would do if I were pregnant (although we definately do want another baby at some point!!!) - dd is still waking several times a night and I'm just really struggling with the lack of sleep at the moment :'(  It's not exactly the best foundation for a healthy pregnancy :-\

What do you think?  Is it normal for me to get my period for the first time and then have it take a while for another one?

Title: Re: AF - is she coming back???
Post by: woopster on March 10, 2008, 15:22:03 pm

I think it's normal. Your body is still under a lot of confusion!  I had 2 days of light spotting last month and then nothing.

Title: Re: AF - is she coming back???
Post by: Mum of 3 + 2 stepkids on March 10, 2008, 17:06:59 pm

im sure i read on another post they can be irregular for a while :)

Title: Re: AF - is she coming back???
Post by: *Nicola* on March 10, 2008, 17:09:19 pm

Maggie,

I was really lucky and got AF back in full force when Callie was 12 weeks old  :o  She is now 21 weeks (I think) and AF has just made her second appearance.  So a fair bit of time between visits but definitely the old hag  :( 

Before Callie my cycle was av 39 days, so a bit on the long side but def not so long as this time!

Title: Re: AF - is she coming back???
Post by: sophiems on March 10, 2008, 20:38:41 pm

After my first I had a 42 day cycle, when normally I have a 29-31 day.  i think it's fairly common to be more irregular at first. 

But as a side note I'm so shocked as to how long some women can go without a period while breastfeeding.  With both of my older 2 I exclusively breastfed and both went without bottles (of EBM) for the first few months of their life (Dominic didn't have a bottle of EBM until 5 months!) and I got AF at 8 weeks!   :o

Anyway, I don't think you have anything to worry about!   :)

Title: Re: AF - is she coming back???
Post by: *Nicola* on March 10, 2008, 20:46:53 pm

Glad I'm not the only one Sophie!