Contents:
- Medical Video: Endometriosis
- When should the mother return to menstruation after giving birth?
- Why do breastfeeding mothers experience late menstruation?
- Be careful, you can get pregnant again!
Medical Video: Endometriosis
During pregnancy, in a period of approximately 9 months you do not experience menstruation. Well, after giving birth, you will experience another menstrual period. When the menstrual period will return again, maybe the time will vary between mothers. When does the first menstrual period normally occur? What if there is no menstruation after giving birth, is this normal?
When should the mother return to menstruation after giving birth?
When exactly menstruation after delivery will occur may be difficult to determine. This is because the time of menstruation after giving birth will vary by mother. Many factors influence this, such as the body of the mother and how the mother breastfeed the baby.
If you breastfeed your baby exclusively, your first menstrual period may occur later than you have given birth, it can last up to 6 months. Especially if your baby is diligently breastfeeding morning and night, and your milk comes out smoothly.
Another thing if you don't breastfeed your baby, you may menstruate again sooner, just a few weeks after giving birth. Mothers who do not breastfeed their babies may get their first menstruation within 3 weeks to 10 weeks after giving birth (on average 45 days after giving birth).
Yes, whether you breastfeed or not and how much you breastfeed your baby can determine how quickly you menstruate after giving birth. It is very difficult to determine when the exact time for you to menstruate after giving birth.
However, if you do not breastfeed your baby and do not experience menstruation after giving birth or if your menstrual period is abnormal for more than three or four months, you should consult your doctor. Irregular menstrual periods for one to three months at the beginning since the first menstruation, are still normal. At this time, your body is still trying to balance hormones in the body.
Why do breastfeeding mothers experience late menstruation?
Mothers who exclusively breastfeed their babies will usually experience their first menstrual period since giving birth. This is related to hormones in the mother's body. When you breastfeed, the hormones needed for the production of breast milk (such as the hormone prolactin) will increase in number and can reduce the production of reproductive hormones (which make you menstruate).
The result, at this time your body will not release the egg (ovulation), so you do not menstruate and your chances of getting pregnant again become smaller. This is why exclusive breastfeeding can be a natural contraceptive to prevent pregnancy.
Be careful, you can get pregnant again!
You need to remember that your body will release its first egg after giving birth before you get your period after giving birth. If you have sexual intercourse at this time (even though your menstrual period has not returned), then you may be able to get pregnant again. Even though you haven't menstruated since giving birth, that doesn't mean you haven't returned fertile. Many nursing mothers will be surprised by an unplanned pregnancy after giving birth.
So, it's safe that you don't get pregnant again after giving birth is to use contraception immediately when you start sexual intercourse again. However, exclusive breastfeeding as a natural contraception is still less effective in preventing pregnancy compared to contraceptives, such as birth control pills, IUDs, and others.
