Return of period after birth???

The short answer is I don’t really know. There is a line of thought that the return of hormonal balance will help prolapse, but I have never quite got this straight because it appears the medical explanation for prolapse is a stretching of the ligaments which hold the pelvic organs in place and so in that regard it sounds similar to say when you pull a ligament in your knee. Another reason for my not being sure is that post partum what we see constantly reported by new mums here is that prolapse seems to get worse at four months and sometimes takes the full two years to return to normal. Maybe, someone closer to the coal face can give you a clearer picture.

Best wishes, Fab

...it took 18 months for my period to return after the birth of my first child. But prolapse was only diagnosed after this in my case.

I have 5 kids and the oldest is 10. I did not have periods in between pregnancies, instead I just got pregnant every time I ovulated for the first time after giving birth, with the exception of one period before pregnancy with my 4th child. Basically, until October 2012 I had not had a cycle for 11 years. So now, since October (6 months) I've had 4 cycles. This is what I can report about the question:
1. When I did not have a period, my prolapse symptoms gradually resolved over about a year or so each time after giving birth with gradual improvement.
2. At some point after each birth, things would seem to get worse (6 months on or so?) and then rapidly improve a few months later.
3. When I was pregnant again, my prolapse symptoms would return, but be very manageable except in the very beginning and the very end when everything was very swollen anyway.
4. Since having a cycle, I see a patterned variation in the *droopiness* of my prolapse, being mostly droopy right before my period starts and then completely gone (so a smooth back and front wall, no bulge that I can feel or see) until ovulation, when things get a little bulgy.
5. after ovulation (dpo) things are smooth again until the day before my period starts.

So, to compare and contrast:
pros of having a cycle and prolapse: I would report that the good days are truly better than my non-cycling good days- but I don't know that it's that great of a trade off since they didn't bother me much before my cycle came back :)
cons of having a cycle and prolapse: the up and down is annoying- when I was not cycling things were very quiet on the prolapse home front. I didn't notice much up and down- now I do.

As an aside:
I've been experiencing some severe joint pain that comes and goes with my cycle (apparently this is a typical scenario). If I could be anovulatory now due to breast feeding I totally would be! Joint pain sucks!

And!
I'm still night nursing our almost 2 year old (and nursing all the time)- my cycle just came back anyway ;( I guess my body wanted another baby!
So, I agree with your midwife, your cycle will come back when it does and not a moment before- weaning at night may encourage it to come back sooner, but it will come back regardless....