No Period 5 Months After Child Birth Posted: 03-22-05 05:00am
Hi
my wife gave birth to my son on the 4th of
nov 2005. But yet she did not get her
period. We always had safe sex and the
pregnancy test was negative.
She's still breast feeding. Why is this
delay ?
Should we consult a doctor for this ?
Please help
thanks in advance
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fitandwell
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 71
Posted: 03-23-05 09:52am
It can often take some women months to
resume there normal cycle after childbirth
especially when they are breastfeeding,
you can however still become pregnant
again so don't give up taking precautions
unless you want another baby so soon, if
you are at all worried discuss things with
your doctor or health visitor and i'm sure
they will asure you everything is normal
your wife's periods will return when her
body and hormones are ready
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badteeth2005
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 3
Posted: 03-23-05 11:17am
I only signed up for this forum to post
about a particularly bad dental
experience, but felt compelled to post to
you regarding your question...
My period did not resume until I stopped
breastfeeding when my son was 15 months
old. It is rare for it to be supressed
for that long, but it does happen. It
was like clockwork - I stopped
breastfeeding, and my period was back in 3
weeks. This doesn't mean you can't get
pregnant, but due to the depletion of
estrogen (due to breastfeeding) it is less
likely to get pregnant.
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bigmaksmom
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 47 Location: ,
Posted: 03-24-05 14:58pm
A close friend of mine had a child in
march of 2003, she was breastfeeding her
for a year and no period. Two weeks
before her daughters first birthday she
found out she was pregnant. She had that
baby in november of 2004 and is
breastfeeding again and still no period.
She is now taking birth control pills.
Just be care full like the other person
said if you are not trying to have another
child right away. Sorry if I didnt help
much, good luck and take care :o)
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supermomca
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Posts: 1 Location: San Jose
No Period After Birth Posted: 04-04-05 21:30pm
Just wanted to say 'thanks' for the
postings. I'm also breastfeeding my
daughters for almost 7 months now and
starting to worry about my 'no period'
situation. I'll talk to my ob but I felt
much better now after reading all your
messages.
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Moojie Koo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 20 Location: Western Australia
No Period After Child Birth Posted: 04-04-05 23:20pm
I have had two children and breastfed them
both and did not get a period until I
finished breastfeeding. I have a
girlfriend who had her baby the same day
as me and she also breastfed and she fell
pregnant 4 weeks after giving birth!!
Apart from the fact that sex was the last
thing on my mind after 4 weeks of having a
baby, it obviously can happen that you
fall pregnant while breastfeeding and not
getting a period!
