No freaking fair

[cari]

I am EBFing my 4 month old, every two hours NIGHT AND DAY, which almost certainly should keep AF away. Nope.  Returned today without warning.  Glad I didn't trust BFing as BC!

[mandapanda18]

I was the same way! Now I have Mirena, still ebf (approx. 24-28 oz) and still get a period!

[soozy87]

[speckledfrog]

No one should trust BF as a method of BC! I got mine back at 3 months while also EBF, I feel your pain. No fair, indeed!

[bugandbibs]

I totally understand your frustration. I got my period back 3 months pp last time. I had an EBF baby for 10.5 months and every time my period came I was so mad.

DD2 is still nursing and 3.0 is obviously EBF. I'm dreading another early return this time around. It sucks.

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That sucks.

[browneyedgirl9]

I just got mine at 7 weeks. And it came with a vengeance! It's bad!

[MadamePresident]

I got mine for my daughter's first birthday and then got pregnant two weeks later, not exactly on purpose, but we weren't exactly avoiding either.

[Velar Fricative]

Yep. Mine came at 3.5 months. I do wonder if going back to work at 3 months and pumping often instead of nursing caused its early return, especially since I don't have a great pumping output. Whatever the reason, it blows.

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Mar 2, 2014 19:07:01 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

Yep. Mine came at 3.5 months. I do wonder if going back to work at 3 months and pumping often instead of nursing caused its early return, especially since I don't have a great pumping output. Whatever the reason, it blows.

It may have something to do with it. Nursing sets off a different hormonal reaction than pumping so sometimes its enough of a difference to bring back your period. It sucks!

[BlueNotebook]

Not fair at all. DS nursed every 2.5 to 3 hours around the clock. Stupid AF came back at 4 months. Exhaustion and PMS should never be mixed.

[DarcyLongfellow]

The same thing happened to me. I really thought I'd be able to go until she was a year, but it came back at 4 months even though she nurses constantly and I almost never pump.

With DD1 my period never came back because I had a Mirena put in at 6 weeks PP. I didn't like the hormones, but the no period almost made it worth it.

[imojoebunny]

I am feeling slighted. I only got 6 weeks, it just kind of merged in with the post baby crap, so really no time at all. My first, I got it, she got BM and Formula, and I pumped, the. bf exclusively, my second never went more than 2-3 hours until he was 11 months and refused any sort of liquid out of anything, but me until 15 months. Thank goodness for paraguard and the mini pill, since I am not into surprises.