How long for your AF to regulate once it returned?

Cattia · Apr 8th, 2012, 16:13 PM

I got my first AF almost 5 weeks ago. It was waaay heavier than I have had before! I have not had AF since 2009 as I have been either EBF or pregnant since then! My cycles always used to be pretty regular and I could predict within a few days when I would come on, but there is no sign of another AF (and I am defo not pg).

I am not at all sure that I ovulated since my last AF either. I have been using OPKs to see if I can figure out my cycle, but not used them religiously, I also didn't have EWCM which I always have usually.

So my question is, once your AF returns, is it normal for it to be irregular, and would you have one and then not OV again for a while? How long did it take for them to get regular again?

Tacey · Apr 9th, 2012, 02:43 AM

It's totally normal for them to be irregular. I think I had 5 periods before getting pregnant again, and they varied in length from 27 to 35 days, but my luteal phase varied from 4 days to 12. I was nursing reasonably consistently throughout that time. I've heard it's common to skip a period altogether if you start nursing more for whatever reason.

Cattia · Apr 9th, 2012, 04:47 AM

Wow, Tracey I totally missed the fact that you are expecting again! Congrats

teal · Apr 9th, 2012, 08:50 AM

Mine was irregular for about 4 months after it came back when my son was 12.5 months old xx

fifi-folle · Apr 9th, 2012, 09:38 AM

I had a 30 day cycle then a 40 day one then tested positive at 42 days the next cycle. Not much help sorry!

Ozzieshunni · Apr 9th, 2012, 10:43 AM

It is normal to be slightly irregular. I'm another one that has a very heavy cycle now, but it lasts shorter strangely.

Lownthwaite · Apr 10th, 2012, 08:23 AM

My AF returned at 10.5 months and currently range between 27 and 33 days.

JakesMummy · Apr 10th, 2012, 18:11 PM

Mine started around 6 months after delivery. The first was extremely heavy and maybe the one after that but they seemed to go into a pattern straight away, and now 5 months on they are 28 days apart. So I'd say from my 2nd af they went into a pattern.

mrs_park · Apr 11th, 2012, 19:25 PM

I've been wondering about this also.

I got my first AF almost 7 weeks ago. I normally have a 35 day cycle, but now I'm 12 days late and still no AF. I keep getting period/ovulation pains but then nothing happens. I have done about 10 hpt and all bfn

sun · Apr 11th, 2012, 20:14 PM

Mine were really irregular. I got AF back when LO was 11 months, and after that my cycles varied from 2 to 5 weeks long. My LP was the weirdest though - it was 4-8 days long until the month I conceived where it was 9-10 days.

Apr 8th, 2012, 16:13 PM	#1
Cattia Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 6,748	How long for your AF to regulate once it returned? I got my first AF almost 5 weeks ago. It was waaay heavier than I have had before! I have not had AF since 2009 as I have been either EBF or pregnant since then! My cycles always used to be pretty regular and I could predict within a few days when I would come on, but there is no sign of another AF (and I am defo not pg). I am not at all sure that I ovulated since my last AF either. I have been using OPKs to see if I can figure out my cycle, but not used them religiously, I also didn't have EWCM which I always have usually. So my question is, once your AF returns, is it normal for it to be irregular, and would you have one and then not OV again for a while? How long did it take for them to get regular again?

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Apr 9th, 2012, 02:43 AM	#2
Tacey Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 5,963	It's totally normal for them to be irregular. I think I had 5 periods before getting pregnant again, and they varied in length from 27 to 35 days, but my luteal phase varied from 4 days to 12. I was nursing reasonably consistently throughout that time. I've heard it's common to skip a period altogether if you start nursing more for whatever reason.

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Apr 9th, 2012, 04:47 AM	#3
Cattia Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 6,748	Wow, Tracey I totally missed the fact that you are expecting again! Congrats

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Apr 9th, 2012, 08:50 AM	#4
teal Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 12,868	Mine was irregular for about 4 months after it came back when my son was 12.5 months old xx

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Apr 9th, 2012, 09:38 AM	#5
fifi-folle Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fife, Scotland Posts: 2,972	I had a 30 day cycle then a 40 day one then tested positive at 42 days the next cycle. Not much help sorry!

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Apr 9th, 2012, 10:43 AM	#6
Ozzieshunni Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 19,286	It is normal to be slightly irregular. I'm another one that has a very heavy cycle now, but it lasts shorter strangely.

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Apr 10th, 2012, 08:23 AM	#7
Lownthwaite Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: England Posts: 3,145	My AF returned at 10.5 months and currently range between 27 and 33 days.

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Apr 10th, 2012, 18:11 PM	#8
JakesMummy Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,253	Mine started around 6 months after delivery. The first was extremely heavy and maybe the one after that but they seemed to go into a pattern straight away, and now 5 months on they are 28 days apart. So I'd say from my 2nd af they went into a pattern.

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Apr 11th, 2012, 19:25 PM	#9
mrs_park Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4,571	I've been wondering about this also. I got my first AF almost 7 weeks ago. I normally have a 35 day cycle, but now I'm 12 days late and still no AF. I keep getting period/ovulation pains but then nothing happens. I have done about 10 hpt and all bfn

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Apr 11th, 2012, 20:14 PM	#10
sun Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 11,733	Mine were really irregular. I got AF back when LO was 11 months, and after that my cycles varied from 2 to 5 weeks long. My LP was the weirdest though - it was 4-8 days long until the month I conceived where it was 9-10 days.

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