Reasons for menses early return?

Last month when my period showed up exactly a month after delivery, you all
allayed my fears and told me this was no indication that my milk supply was not
sufficient. My doctor agreed and based on my son's weight gain and the loads
I've been pumping with my wonderful new Avent Isis I believe you all.

My doctor led me to think, however, that as I nursed more and more it probably
wouldn't return. However, today, 28 days later it's back again.

Why do some women get their periods whilst nursing and some not?

Thanks,
lisa

Zucca4 wrote:

Why do some women get their periods whilst nursing and some not?


It's hard to say. The average is 9 months postpartum, but some women get it
back much earlier and some much later. Night nursing seems to be a big
factor - less frequent night nursing often triggers the return of
menstruation - but I suspect that there's a strong genetic component to the
return of menses in addition to frequency of nursing.

--
tristyn
www.tristyn.net
"i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
i do not think that they will sing to me."

lisa wrote:
Why do some women get their periods whilst nursing and some not?


AF returned for me different with each pregnancy. #1 1month pp, #2 4mo pp, #3
4 mo pp for two cycles and then it stopped again and has not returned.

Who knows
Karen Ann
Mommy to:
Ashley 11-13-90
Meghan 3-10-97
Hayley "Chunky Monkey" 3-27-03

(Zucca4) wrote in message ...
Last month when my period showed up exactly a month after delivery, you all
allayed my fears and told me this was no indication that my milk supply was not
sufficient. My doctor agreed and based on my son's weight gain and the loads
I've been pumping with my wonderful new Avent Isis I believe you all.

My doctor led me to think, however, that as I nursed more and more it probably
wouldn't return. However, today, 28 days later it's back again.

Why do some women get their periods whilst nursing and some not?


mine were back 2 or 3 months pp, even with nursing every 2 or 3 hours
round the clock, I could have done with a bit more time off though.

i'll ask my mum, maybe its hereditory

teapot

I vote for genetics as the main reason and I'll tell you why: I've had four
fully bf babies, and my periods returned in this order:

4 months; regular thereafter

never got one, pregnant at 3.5. months

first period, 3 months; second one, 7.5 months; regular thereafter

first period, 5 months; regular thereafter

The first two babies each had a spell or sleeping through the night so I agree
night nursing helps. I was tandemming after the third one, thus my better
results there. Number four was nursed constantly, day and night, no bottles,
no pacifiers, no sleeping through, and still you see my results.

My sister has had two bf, co-sleeping, constantly held and nursed babies, and
got her periods back around 4 months as well. That's why I think there's a
genetic component. We are also both extremely fertile. If there is a chance
of getting pregnant, I get pregnant. I think that's related as well.

Leslie

I got my periods back when done nursing babies 2,3 and 4, but after my 1st
baby I was every 28 days regular as clockwork.
No periods yet with Kamron.

Andrea.

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(Zucca4) wrote in message
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Last month when my period showed up exactly a month after delivery, you
all
allayed my fears and told me this was no indication that my milk supply
was not
sufficient. My doctor agreed and based on my son's weight gain and the
loads
I've been pumping with my wonderful new Avent Isis I believe you all.

My doctor led me to think, however, that as I nursed more and more it
probably
wouldn't return. However, today, 28 days later it's back again.

Why do some women get their periods whilst nursing and some not?


mine were back 2 or 3 months pp, even with nursing every 2 or 3 hours
round the clock, I could have done with a bit more time off though.

i'll ask my mum, maybe its hereditory

teapot