Childbirth is always a big burden on the female body. During pregnancy, a woman's body experiences powerful hormonal changes. The resumption of menstruation is a sign that the body has already returned to its previous state. Therefore, every mother wants to know when the periods after delivery begin.
For many millennia, menstruation after childbirth began after the complete cessation of breastfeeding. This is due to the fact that breastfeeding was practiced until the child reached the age of 2-3 years, when a complete transition to adult food is already possible. However, at present, all borders have been erased, since complementary foods begin already in the first months of the baby's life. If you apply lure immediately, then the menstrual cycle is restored by 4 months. There are exceptions in each rule, so it happens that the periods after delivery can begin at the most unexpected time. Many young mothers mistakenly think that a new pregnancy during feeding is impossible, but this is far from the case. The presence of prolactin in the body itself, although it interferes with the onset of normal menstruation, cannot affect the maturation and release of an egg from the ovaries. If a young mother for one reason or another does not have the opportunity to breastfeed, then the menstruation after childbirth can begin as early as a month after childbirth, immediately after the end of postpartum bleeding. But still, this happens more often in the 10th week. Many young mothers are also mistaken, believing that the period of recovery of the menstrual cycle depends on the course of the birth process. In fact, it depends only on the period of lactation and its characteristics. It doesn’t have the slightest significance - whether the delivery took place naturally or with surgical intervention.
There are times when young mothers took postpartum discharge for the onset of menstruation. Despite their resemblance, they have a completely different purpose and nature. Over time, such discharge changes color and smell, which is associated with the healing of the internal wound surface in the uterine cavity.
Predicting the time when menstruation begins after childbirth is purely individual. With the beginning of the first menstruation, the menstrual cycle begins. Most often, the normal cycle begins immediately, from the first menstruation, but there are times when it takes several months. If this did not happen over time, then you need to contact a gynecologist, since an irregular cycle can be a sign of various diseases of the genital organs or tumors.
There is an opinion that after the birth of a child, the problem of painful periods disappears . This assumption is not without truth, the pain almost always disappears, but abundant periods after childbirth in some cases can persist. This is because after pregnancy and childbirth, the bend of the uterus disappears, which provokes pain, delaying the outflow of blood.
Suspicion should also be caused by the absence of menstruation after complete cessation of feeding or their extreme scarcity. This can be a sign of a serious violation of homeostasis in the body and have disastrous consequences.
It should be remembered that menstruation after childbirth is very serious, and you should carefully monitor them. In any case, even if outwardly you are completely healthy, you should carefully look at every little thing. Do not forget about regular visits to the gynecologist, as it is he who can see the incipient disease in the bud. Particularly important is a visit to the antenatal clinic after childbirth and after the cessation of postpartum discharge. If you have any suspicions, it is better to play it safe and consult a doctor.