In my study of one (me), I was amennorheic for 6 months to the day after giving birth to my eldest. She had had 2 nursing strikes during the weeks before, lasting 2-3 days each, both related to erupting teeth. I pumped like crazy through both strikes, but I think the different stimulation (and the stress) was enough to initiate hormonal changes. Once the teeth were in, Emma went back to nursing as usual. Had 2 more months of amennorhea, then had menses in April and May. The one due for June never arrived...due to a surprise pregnancy, the lovely result of which is now wiggling in my lap (and still nursing a week shy of her 3rd birthday). Periods began again and were surprisingly regular when my second was 7-8 months old; Claire never went through a nursing strike. A good friend who nursed all 4 of her kids never had any periods for a good 12 to 18 months postpartum. Different women, different hormone levels?? Could be an interesting endocrinology study topic... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html