{"id":61738,"date":"2025-06-02T10:02:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T00:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpcodex.xyz\/2026\/boobtofood\/podcast\/your-cycle-after-baby-when-will-it-return-and-whats-normal-with-luka-and-kate\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T10:02:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T00:02:51","slug":"your-cycle-after-baby-when-will-it-return-and-whats-normal-with-luka-and-kate","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wpcodex.xyz\/2026\/boobtofood\/podcast\/your-cycle-after-baby-when-will-it-return-and-whats-normal-with-luka-and-kate\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Cycle After Baby &#8211; When Will It Return, and What\u2019s Normal with Luka and Kate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-17265708\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2138399\/episodes\/17265708-128-your-cycle-after-baby-when-will-it-return-and-what-s-normal-with-luka-and-kate.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-17265708&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this week\u2019s episode of Boob to Food the Podcast, Luka turns the tables and interviews Kate about a topic that almost every mum wonders about \u2013 when will my period come back after having a baby?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the hormonal shifts after birth, to how breastfeeding and stress play a role, to why some mums get their period six weeks postpartum while others wait over two years \u2013 we\u2019re breaking it all down. 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