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- From: hough@seismo.gps.caltech.edu (Susan Hough)
- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Subject: Re: mini-pills and nursing
- Date: 25 Jan 1993 16:58:50 GMT
- Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
- Lines: 23
- Message-ID: <1k168aINNage@gap.caltech.edu>
- References: <1jk06tINNesg@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> <1jkchcINN6nl@male.EBay.Sun.COM> <day_kevran-220193163316@130.252.108.182>
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- Summary: more bad news
-
- In article <day_kevran-220193163316@130.252.108.182> day_kevran@tandem.com (Kevran Day ) writes:
- >In article <1jkchcINN6nl@male.EBay.Sun.COM>, valjorge@leapyear.EBay.Sun.COM
- >(Valerie Jorge) wrote:
- >
- >> I got my first period (while exclusively nursing) exactly 4 months
- >> after my son was born. I too am curious about others. I was hoping
- >> it wouldn't return for a while longer. What has been the experience
- >> of others? Was is similar or different for subsequent pregnancies?
- >
- >After having my son, nursing exclusively - 3.5 months. This time,
- >nursing exclusively - 2 months :-(!
-
- With my three kids (all exclusively breastfed for 3 months & then fed
- solids & breastmilk for 5-17 months thereafter), the times
- were: 6 weeks (!!!!), 7 months, 2 months.
-
- In retrospect, the first is understandable--my daughter never ate very
- much & didn't eat very often. What is not understandable is the
- 3rd--this kid ate like a horse (& grew to 17 lb at 2 months). I
- couldn't for the life of me figure out why my body thought it was
- a good idea to get pregnant again.
-
- Sue
-