Sorry if this is TMI.
So I stopped breastfeeding over 3 months ago (BF for 3 months) and have yet to restart my cycle. I spoke with the midwife and she said that while most women get their period by now, some women take 6 months or even longer. We decided to wait until this summer (6 mo post BF, 9 mo post birth) before trying to restart the cycle with medication. I like this plan so far because I try to avoid medicine whenever possible and wanted to wait a little longer. I’m more of a “let nature take its course” kinda gal.
Has anyone ever had this happen to them? Everything I can find about women requiring 6 months or longer to restart their period seems to happen to women who exclusively BF for a long time, not just 3 months. I was on the pill for years, and then had a relatively normal cycle pattern when TTC (I say relatively because I was always miscarrying every few months before I finally got one that stuck). I don’t want to rush my body if it isn’t ready, but at the same time I don’t like being completely in the dark about my fertility especially when I’m pushing the boundaries of what is usually expected.
We want to start TTC #2 in the late summer/fall around the time the baby is 1. There is no big rush on this, but at the same time I don't want to be mysteriously period free going into the fall.