> > There is a discussion on Lactnet about how long people who nurse fully
and
> > at night go without periods. What was your experience after each baby?
> 12 m, 14 m, 13 m, 12 m.
I am only on my first...but I got my periods back when DD was 7 months
old. Good thing we didn't risk anything and keep going on LAM after 6
months!!! ;-) I do come from fertile stock though, and have had
regular periods every month since I started at 13 (except during
pregnancy and the 6 months PP). We were exclusively nursing, on demand,
with no more than 6 hours between feedings (but usually much less, like
under 2 hours), no fewer than 8 feedings per 24 h. (but counting for
several days I found it was much closer to 11-14), no bottles or
paci's...BUT we did spend a while from 6 weeks-3 months going for a long
number of hours on one side only before switching, to try and stem the
OSS. I still only give one breast per feeding 98% of the time. That
may have something to do with it (less stimulation=fertile sooner). She
did also start sucking her fingers at 4 months, and refused to nurse
sometimes (strike-like) for a while...so all of this may have
contributed a little.
Fio.
--
"On croit fréquamment que la lactation ne se passe qu'après la
conception et la naissance d'un enfant, mais ce n'est pas
nécessairement vrai. Certains espèces, tels les éléphants et
les rénards produisent du lait et allaitent des jeunes de leurs
éspèce sans jamais avoir accouché. Pour des humains, tout ce
dont il y a besoin est du stimulation sur une période de temps
pour produire du lait--la grossesse n'est pas nécessaire."*
-N. Baumslag, M.D., D. Michels, "Milk Money and Madness", Westport,
Bergin and Garvey, 1995, 256 p.
*à ma compréhension, par contre, souvent la production n'est pas
tout à fait assez, sans prendre des médicaments comme du dompéridone
etc., mais je n'y connaîs pas assez!
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