At 4am this morning, my first post-partum period started. (I thought the 4 am part was an extra nice touch.) I had a really nice run of nearly 11 months, AF-free, so I can’t complain.
But then it occurred to me this morning that I started tracking my cycles in January of 2007. Which means that this will be the first time in a mind-blowing FIVE years that my cycles will come ago without scrutiny from us. No more charting, no more counting the days of my luteal phase, no more calling S. in to look at my mucous, no more endless 2wws, no more worrying about cramps and spotting signaling impending devastation and heart break. Just plain, regular old, boring monthly periods.
Put that way, sounds kinda nice, actually.
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i’m kinda wondering how long my break will last. it may shape our plans for ttc #2. did you have any signs?
Well, sorry it’s back, but yeah, totally nice to not think about it at all. I was interested (and also kind of annoyed) that mine settled back into the same short cycle that I’ve had since puberty. No cramps anymore, so at least there’s that.
Pom–I had a bunch of EWCM about a week ago and a really vivid dream that it had started again around the same time so I wasn’t surprised. I’ve also felt some serious hormonal mood swings that I’m guessing were all related. I’ll be interested to see if/how my cycles change postpartum. I’ve been bfing the boys the same amount (between 2 and 4 xs a day) for several months so now idea why it started now and not earlier or later. But I feel I got a good deal, I’ve definitely heard of a lot of women who got their back just a few months after giving birth.
It’s weird right. I STILL look and check and decide where I am with my cycle each and every time I go to the bathroom. Luckily I don’t go a lot.
Welcome home aunt flo.
Occasionally I have these flashes of clarity where I realize that I never have to go back to that life ever again. And it’s awesome. Welcome back!
luckkyy!! I got mine 3 months later! Pooey! But, I must agree.. it’s nice just to have a regular monthly period without any paying attention to it!
Wow, ha! What a relief it is to not have to care about it anymore!