I have a friend who went five years.

How old is the mom?  I think the older the mom the more sensitive the
mom may be to the hormonal changes during lactation.  I think the
average is 14 months,so that means that some moms return to ovulation
earlier and others later.  I know another mom who had three children and
never had a cycle, but obviously ovulated because she has two more kids.
 The kids are ages 7, 6 and 4.  So please remind the mom to check mucus
and other signs for ovulation.  But at this point, I would not be
concerned nor would I wean.

joylyn

Ellen Mahony wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>I have a mom who is nursing her 4th child. The baby is 20 months old and
>mom has not had a menses yet. She saw her ob for a checkup in June who is
>not overly concerned. Baby does a lot of day nursing but goes 12 hours
>without many nights. What is the longest cessation of menses (without a
>new pregnancy) that you wise ones have encountered? Should she be seeking
>another ob opinion?  TIA for any information.
>
>Ellen Bane Mahony, RN, MS, IBCLC, LCCE
>Greenwood Lake, NY
>Enjoying the last days of summer and hope you are all, too!
>(although today is rather fall like, rainy and cool)
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