Menses so soon after birth?

[T]

I am depressed. It appears I am gettting menses one month after birth. I
am breastfeeding and my supply is good. Last pregnancy I had a break from
menses for 3 months with the BF, why this time am I getting it so soon!!! I
thought when you BF, it is delayed.

Thanks

[Naomi Pardue]

>I am depressed. It appears I am gettting menses one month after birth. I
>am breastfeeding and my supply is good.

Are you sure it's a period? Could you be having a recurrance of lochia? (It
isn't uncommon to be still bleeding form the birth for 4-6 weeks or more. Even
if you'd already stopped for a while, it can start again, especially if you're
really active.)

It may also be a situation that some women experience, where they have what
appears to be a period at around 6 weeks post-partum, and then don't bleed
again for many months more.
It would really be VERY unusual (though certainly not impossible) for you to
have a period a month after giving birth, especially if you are breastfeeding.


Naomi
CAPPA Certified Lactation Educator

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[DGoree]

(Naomi Pardue) wrote,

<<It may also be a situation that some women experience, where they have what
appears to be a period at around 6 weeks post-partum, and then don't bleed
again for many months more. >>

This is *exactly* what happened with me after all three births. Lochia for
about four weeks, then a sort of "pseudo-period" at about six weeks, and then
nothing at all for a long time. My period actually came back at 16 months
after Will, 20 months after Matthew, 17 months after Margaret.

Mary Ellen
William (8)
Matthew (6)
Margaret (2)

[Ty]

It could be lochia, sometimes you have an episode of bleeding before it
stops totally and it seems like a period, especially w hen you'd stopped
bleeding.
Marie

T wrote in message ...
>I am depressed. It appears I am gettting menses one month after birth. I
>am breastfeeding and my supply is good. Last pregnancy I had a break from
>menses for 3 months with the BF, why this time am I getting it so soon!!!
I
>thought when you BF, it is delayed.
>
>Thanks
>
>

[Nevermind]

"T" > wrote in message >...
> I am depressed. It appears I am gettting menses one month after birth. I
> am breastfeeding and my supply is good. Last pregnancy I had a break from
> menses for 3 months with the BF, why this time am I getting it so soon!!! I
> thought when you BF, it is delayed.

Are you sure it isnt just increased lochia? That can get lighter and
heavier for a while before disappearing entirely.

[Cathy Weeks]

(DGoree) wrote in message >...
> (Naomi Pardue) wrote,
>
> <<It may also be a situation that some women experience, where they have what
> appears to be a period at around 6 weeks post-partum, and then don't bleed
> again for many months more. >>
>
> This is *exactly* what happened with me after all three births. Lochia for
> about four weeks, then a sort of "pseudo-period" at about six weeks, and then
> nothing at all for a long time. My period actually came back at 16 months
> after Will, 20 months after Matthew, 17 months after Margaret.

Me too. I had a pseudo period at about 8 weeks - just some spotting
really, and only one other spotting - a few weeks ago (and my daughter
just turned two)

Cathy Weeks
Mommy to Kivi Alexis 12/01