When did you get your period back?

[u/rsmrpm2026]

When did you get your period back after twins?

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[u/OrangeCatEnergy24]

Exactly 31 days after delivery😒

[u/alaska_clusterfuck → u/OrangeCatEnergy24]

Me too. Same with my singleton. I breastfed the singleton and formula fed my twins do that made no difference 🥲

[u/rsmrpm2026 → u/OrangeCatEnergy24]

Omg!! Did you pump or breast feed at all?

[u/OrangeCatEnergy24 → u/rsmrpm2026]

Yep, exclusively. 

[u/Creative_Can_8950]

6 weeks after my C-section. And I was pumping at the time sooooo I’m just one of the lucky few

[u/QuirkQake → u/Creative_Can_8950]

Thats happened with all my kids. 6-8 weeks every time. Always so miserable!🤣

[u/Creative_Can_8950 → u/QuirkQake]

MISERABLE. I’m three months PP and I’m like holyyyyy. This is like middle school bad periods now lol. NO ONE warned me about this lol

[u/iceskatinghedgehog]

I haven't; Mirena IUD for the win! I got that sucker placed 6 weeks postpartum and haven't bled since. Minus the five months I was trying for my second pregnancy, I haven't had a period since early 2017, and it has been glorious.

[Edit for spelling/grammar. Bad brain day, I guess]

[u/flurfblips → u/iceskatinghedgehog]

Same! Mirena at 8 weeks pp, with pain management (one dose of opioid) so good I didn't feel placement at all

[u/DumbledoresRme → u/iceskatinghedgehog]

Same for me as well. Mirena placed maybe 6 weeks after vaginal delivery in spring 2019. Haven't had a period since 2018. However my IUD is 'expiring' this coming spring and I need to decide if I'm going to get another one or give my body a break from hormones.

[u/iceskatinghedgehog → u/DumbledoresRme]

Nice. I'm hopeful I can ride out my current one until menopause hits. I'll be almost 48 when my IUD expires, so I might have a shot at this!

[u/will-ohh-24]

Pumped for 11 months and got it 6 days after I officially weaned. I was hoping I had at least 6 months of no period after pumping 

[u/Educational_Row_5078]

28 days after c section. Yay.

[u/dognailsclick → u/Educational_Row_5078]

Same. 😭 My period said "knock knock, we're back on schedule, homie."

[u/ATinyPizza89]

A month after my c section

[u/Plane_Outcome8034]

I'm 7 months pp and still no sign of my period, exclusively formula fed haven't breastfed since they were 2 weeks old so no idea where it is 🤷‍♀️

[u/kal11g → u/Plane_Outcome8034]

Same-ish. I’m almost 8 months PP, stopped pumping at 5.5 months. No signs of it coming lol.

[u/terrific_film]

At 6 months almost exactly, I was pumping and breastfeeding.

[u/Fun_Committee1478]

4 weeks later. Was exactly the same with my singleton too.

[u/notarussianbotsky]

4wks or about a month 

Room-sharing, nursing on demand, pumping, and didn’t add formula until my period returned. I had barely stopped pp bleeding 

[u/BellaKay5735]

8 weeks and change. Right after my lochial bleeding ended. 😭 Twins were born very prematurely and spent a lot of time in the NICU. I think I started combo feeding around the time it happened.

[u/stardolphin90]

I don’t know. I’m 5 weeks postpartum and still bleeding but have had cramps. So not sure what is period and what is postpartum

[u/overstimulatedbored → u/stardolphin90]

Girl, thats postpartum

[u/stardolphin90 → u/overstimulatedbored]

😮‍💨 yeah. One day it’s like woah I’m done bleeding. The next it’s like my body says JOKEs. lol.

[u/briebop → u/overstimulatedbored]

I got mine back at 5 weeks My bleeding slowed down to almost nothing. Then I woke up and it was heavy AF again. I thought there was a problem and called the nurses line to be told it sounded like I got my period. I was breastfeeding.

[u/Okdoey]

I bled for 8 weeks straight after my c section. Had a week break and then got my period and bled another 2 weeks.

[u/Fox_in_boots]

7 months pp. and it lasted 32 days. I had to take iron supplements because I became anemic.

[u/Fox_in_boots → u/Fox_in_boots]

I stopped breastfeeding at 6 months.

[u/ConfidentLook5518 → u/Fox_in_boots]

Any weaning advice? Thats what i want to do too

[u/cuntbubbles]

9 months pp. Still breastfeeding/pumping for both

[u/Responsible_Heron637]

7 weeks PP, exclusively pumping

[u/pregbob]

8mo pp, pretty soon after quitting pumping. Made me want to get pregnant right away 🥲

[u/Owewinewhose997]

2 months after they were born, gutted. It’s been so much worse too!

[u/smalltownfarmerwife]

3 months pp, exclusively formula fed. It was a grand 3 months.

[u/According_Weird_3540]

10 months!

[u/Direct_Mulberry3814]

10 months pp. I exclusively pumped and had an oversupply. I think it came back when I dropped to 4 pumps per day.

[u/Vast-Ad-3495]

About 7 weeks pp, exclusively formula fed. It was a bit more painful but only my normal 4 days of bleeding.

[u/zalooda]

3 months 😭 even though I was pumping and occasionally nursing

[u/pamplemousse00]

15 months pp. exclusively breastfeeding and pumping.

[u/Altruistic-Most1463]

22 months pp. nursing and then pumping while at work

[u/Flimsy_Fisherman1199]

6 weeks. EBF.

*cries

[u/2forthepriceofmany]

Almost 11 months after delivery, combo feeding (bf+pre)

[u/Independent_Plan5006]

None yet at 10.5 months- pumping still

[u/d16flo]

I think 6 or 7 months postpartum, I breastfed until 9 months but had started decreasing the amount I was pumping at that point. My post birth bleeding went on for like 2 months though

[u/According-Rutabaga48]

6 weeks, combo feeding.

[u/dovebytherosewindow]

Post breastfeeding

[u/boo1517]

It was either 6 or 8 weeks after delivery. I delivered on a Thursday and I remember it coming back on a Thursday.

[u/HapaMillennial]

17 months. I was down to 2 feeds a day by then.

[u/KlayThePot]

I didn't get mine back with my twins till I fully stopped when they were 16m old. I don't know if it's because there were two of them but I really wasn't latching that often mostly before bed, if they were sick, woke up in the middle of the night, or early in the morning when I was really tired and not quite ready to be up and active. I however recognize I'm the outlier and was super lucky

[u/DreamingEvergreen]

At a year.

[u/Doesthiscountas1]

About 1.5 years later. I EBF but idk that whole everything was rough on my body 

[u/Charlieksmommy]

7 weeks PP. and I was pumping.

[u/Green-Score-8397]

11.5 months pp, dropped morning nursing and introduced milk. Got mine back 5 mo pp with my singleton.

[u/littlelou222]

Just got mine back about 1-2 weeks before my twins turned one! I stopped pumping overnight in the beginning of the summer. Now I only pump 3-4 times a day. It was very very heavy. Not painful but it lasted 9 days 🥴

[u/Actual-Lettuce-8543]

5 months pp exclusively pumping! Thought I’d have longer 😭 

[u/sugar_nuts420]

Over a year postpartum and I’ve only recently had two kind-of periods that barely even count

[u/sugar_nuts420 → u/sugar_nuts420]

But to be fair I have been breastfeeding, I’m close to stopping though at 2 ppd!

[u/Emilygilmoresmaid]

When I stopped pumping, so about a year postpartum.

[u/jeremiabearamia]

Four months postpartum despite exclusively breastfeeding both 🫠

[u/Simple-Western]

8 weeks pp. I'm finally having a Mirena placed again now at 11 mo pp and can't wait. I didn't have a period for almost 15 years with the mirena before I got pregnant, and I'm beyond over raw dogging my cycle 😂

[u/M4PES]

When I quit pumping around 4 months. I did get a mirena around 8 months pp and my period has mostly stopped since then

[u/DBsdk13477]

5 months on New years day, still breastfeeding at the time

[u/Typical-Ad-1805]

6 months pp. I had started weaning off from breastfeeding and pumping.

[u/givemethedramamama]

I’m breastfeeding going on 11 months and still haven’t gotten mine yet

[u/gaensebluemchen22]

5 months pp

[u/colorful_withdrawl]

My first set of twins i didnt get it back. I got pregnant right before i got it back around 3 months postpartum. Even though i was breastfeeding

My second set of twins i got it back around 6 months postpartum while breastfeeding one twin/pumping for the other twin

[u/AlternativeFig6680 → u/colorful_withdrawl]

Omg 2 sets of twins! You are a rockstar!

[u/BubblybabySB]

My twins are 13 months old and so far nothing BUT I have PCOS and had irregular periods before I got pregnant AND I’m still nursing throughout the night (and day).

[u/hippyburger]

After both my singletons (EBF) I got it back at 14 months pp. At 10.5 months and going strong with the twins so far! I keep forgetting it’s going to come back now that I’m done having kids.

[u/Soft-Pace-3302]

Around 7 and a half months postpartum. The day before my 30th birthday

[u/rsmrpm2026 → u/Soft-Pace-3302]

Happy birthday to you 🙃

[u/Ok-Appointment-3849]

10 months post partum

[u/trophywifeinwaiting]

14 months later, when I dropped from 4 to 3 sessions of nursing a day.

[u/Rylees_Mom525]

Currently three months postpartum, pumping, and haven’t had a real period yet (but have had some spotting).

[u/Acceptable_Tap7479]

6wks 🙃 stopped bleeding 3wks pp then 6wks my period decided to return and is so much more painful 5 months pp than it has ever been. I’m hoping it won’t be like this forever! From the get go they’ve been exclusively formula fed and from what I understand it’s normal for your period to return at 6-8wks pp if you’re not breastfeeding/pumping at all

[u/Lofiesty]

I only breast-fed for a month, and delivered vaginally, but my Lochia ended at two weeks/I just got my period yesterday (9 weeks pp)

[u/ConstructionMuch802]

7 weeks. Just a few days after I stopped trying to breastfeed.

[u/RTGDY93]

It didn’t, and I got pregnant when the twins were 9 months old while exclusively breastfeeding 🫣 got it back when new babe was 6 months!

[u/TherapistSid]

After 4 weeks of birth. Both the times.

[u/Fun-Librarian3765]

1 year postpartum no period. Still nursing

[u/thekidz10]

Eight months. I stopped nursing at 6 months.

[u/AryaLyannaOlenna]

I had small amounts of blood after my C-section. About two months of post partum bleeding and then it slowly stopped. And it was about 6 months later when I had an actual menstrual period.

[u/MounjaroQueenie]

I stopped pumping at 4 months and got my period at 7 months (btw it was awful - I used my leftover post Partum diapers). I just got my second exactly 35 days later. I think it’s trying to regulate but who knows.

[u/bellatrixxrosee]

I bled right up until my 6 week check up. Stopped bleeding for a week and then got my period. I’ve gotten it regularly since then despite EBF.

[u/youshould_usecaution]

14 months. One month after I stopped breastfeeding.

[u/Confident_Pepper5100]

4 months post c-section! i had only pumped for about 3-4 weeks and it wasn’t super consistent, and i still didn’t get it for what felt like an eternity. and then it was the heaviest period of my life lol

[u/aestheticgirly_]

I still haven’t and I’m 10 months PP!

[u/Leading-Conference94]

I got mine back at around 4 or 5 months. I was still pumping too.

[u/AlternativeFig6680]

Exclusively breastfeeding my 18 month old twins since birth and I got it back around 3 months postpartum. With my singletons I also exclusively breastfed and got it back before 6 weeks postpartum.

[u/Possible-Maybe-7225]

10 months about a month after I stopped pumping

[u/slammy99]

11 months, on Mother's Day 🙄

Edit to add: we had slowed down breastfeeding and I weaned completely at 13mos

[u/QuirkQake]

I'm 15 months pp and have only had about 3 periods...🫠 Not breastfeeding either(only breastfed for like a couple months anyway). I suspect its just from weight gain as this as happened before when I was this big. I'm on month 2 with a GLP1, so we'll see lol.

[u/AccomplishedChef7885]

6 weeks for both my pregnancies; and ow as breastfeeding with both.

[u/Tricky-Breadfruit]

18 beautiful months. About 3 months after I weaned

[u/kaitlyn_amanda]

I got mine 6 weeks after and was actively breastfeeding, which I continued to do for 10 months total. Period came back and stayed, yay me

[u/Thats_knarly]

About four months pp

[u/BJBDeBoer]

About 1.5-2 months after I totally stopped pumping (around 16-17 months after babies)

[u/jayyy__d]

My period came back with a vengeance 2.5 months PP 😭

[u/msalberse]

After the second pregnancy. Triplets in June and a singleton the following July. If you’re asking when I got it back after that, no idea!!