The type of breastfeeding will cause the restoration of ovulation after delivery to occur sooner or later. For those women who choose bottle feeding, their ovulation will return to normal 4-8 weeks after delivery. This is because prolactin levels decrease and therefore FSH and LH production is unblocked, resulting in ovulation.
Read the full article on: Ovulation after pregnancy and childbirth: when will it happen? ( 32).
By Andrea Rodrigo B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Zaira Salvador B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Michelle Lorraine Embleton B.Sc. Ph.D. (biochemist).
Last Update: 02/02/2023
