How long did it take you to get your PPAF?

[Sweet mummy]

Hello ladies,

I've been swaying for over a year now and have tried to maintain an LE lifestyle the whole time. I thought AF would return when my DS2 turned 14 months like it did with my DS1 but now he will be 18 months in a couple days and still no sign of anything!

Not sure if it could be down to my significant weight loss as now I only weigh 45kgs and trying to maintain that as most of my family and friends think I have an eating disorder. The last time I weighed this was in my early teens so my body has definitely had a little shock I think.

Just wanted to know - how long did it take your PPAF to return and was it even later after second, third or more kids?

Also, I was hoping to be pregnant by the time DS2 is 19 months as this is the age DS1 was when I fell pregnant with him.

Thanks xx

[atomic sagebrush]

Mine has been all over the map, I was exclusively breastfeeding with all of them -

After DS 1 it was 4 months
DS2 4 months but then went away again till 8 months then regular
DS 3 7 months and then went away again till 10 months then regular
DS 4 18 months
DD 13 months

[atomic sagebrush]

I do think you need to up fat intake to help your body ovulate, I would do one serving full fat dairy a day, 4 eggs a week, one serving salmon a week

[hotdogz&boyz]

Mine were various too. It was 4 months after my first, caught the first egg at 11 months after my second (period would have come at 12 months, I presume), and 5 months with my third. All were EBF to 6 months then food added slowly. So I started two of them before I was even introducing food (and none of mine slept through the night before a year...unless baby shocks me in the next 3 months! Lol).

I do have a friend though whose periods got later and later each time. She had 13 months, 16 months, and 20 months. So that can happen too. Although with a low weight, your body might not want to expend the calories to try and ovulate.

[Sweet mummy]

Thank you so much for responding girls!

I feel like I am having the upper limits of LE and more on some days but I just try to eat at LE "times" so no snacking and just two big meals a day with some chocolate/something sweet usually right after. I've stopped tracking on MFP as I've been eating whatever I want really but still trying to avoid meat. Going to add the eggs in Atomic although I've been having lots of Quorn...does that count as a ton of protein too?

I have booked an appointment to see my GP on the 26th Feb to see if I can get some bloods done to check if I have ovulated but just haven't had a period yet. Maybe they might offer me something like Clomid? Haven't done any research on it but it is the one I hear thrown around alot when people have issues conceiving so excuse me if I'm wrong.

Is it a bit daft to say that I would just LOVE if we ended up with a pink oopsie i.e. just no period and a positive HPT? I don't know if I can do a hardcore sway on the one hand, but on the other if I do get AF maybe I can buckle down and get some other swaying techniques in - exercise, cut out meat totally, etc.

[NCBeachyGrl]

With DS3, I was EBF and on the mini pill, but then had very bad mastitis that depleted my supply. By 6 months, I had stopped BF and AF came in November so 7 months pp was the first time I had AF. Got pg with an oops 2 months later!

[atomic sagebrush]

quorn, yes has protein. but the fats in it are not as good as those in eggs

[Sweet mummy]

Excellent thank you all for responding and thanks for the advice Atomic!

Off to buy some eggs xx