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1012334 tn?1283702979

has anyone gotten their period yet, that is breastfeeding?

I hav'nt gotten my first period yet. I am exclusively breastfeeding, but this is my 4th baby and i breastfed my other ones for a while (longer than this anyway, about 7 months usually) and still got my first period with them within 5-8 weeks post-partum. I got fitted for a diaphram at 6 weeks, but then found out they no longer carry the size that I need (which *****, because I wanted to go non-hormonal and can't have an IUD), so I am now going on the min-pill or breastfeeding BC, but i only started it 4 days ago and my baby is 2 1/2 months, I did take a pregnancy test last week though and it was negitive, so I am assuming I just hav'nt gotten one yet, because I am breastfeeding, but was wondering if snyone else had yet! Thanks  
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1173196 tn?1292916490
You must be bummed. I hope mine stays away for a year.
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432779 tn?1364494875
I have just gotten my period and Saoirse is 3 1/2 months. I didnt get it with my son till he was a year old.
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1012334 tn?1283702979
Thanks!
I think i a a little paranoid when it comes to pregnancy, since I have gotten pregnant on BC 3 times! including the kind I am now on! and I realize that most breastfeeding moms don't get their periods for a while, but since i usually do it makes me nervous! I do want more kid's, but I would'nt want to have another one this soon. my sister-in-law had 3 kid's in 22 month (1 every 11 months) and I don't think they got enough time to be the baby before another baby came along, when Katiana is about 8 months, I will probably go off BC depednign on how it's going.
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492921 tn?1321289896
Kaelynn will be 9 weeks tomorrow and I'm exclusively breastfeeding. I have not started my period yet.

I still haven't decided if I'm going to get an IUD or just use condoms.
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317019 tn?1532965586
i had em 8/6/10, breast fed for 8 weeks and stopped....just got my first AF since em's birth yesterday....4 weeks after stopping breast feeding
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1173196 tn?1292916490
Liam is 2 months and I haven't gotten mine. I'm also breastfeeding but I didn't with the others and I think it was around 8-10 weeks for my first period. I guess everybody is different.
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