Finally you met with your baby! They transferred the heavy pains of childbirth, took their child into the arms and realized that the most important thing in life is your favorite lump. Now the most important thing is to ensure the comfort of the baby, and the mother should recover soon after the birth process. The female body experienced a serious load during pregnancy and during the birth of the child. Metabolism, the level of hormones in the mother’s body has changed. Now your main goal is to give your baby the most valuable and nutritious - breast milk. Of course, you are interested in the question "when will the periods after childbirth go." We will talk about this in this article with you.
Knowing the answer to it is extremely important for a woman. She should be aware of this so as not to be afraid of becoming pregnant again, and indeed should know a lot about women's health in order to avoid any problems. After giving birth, the body slowly goes into the state in which you were before pregnancy. Especially the reproductive system should be restored. When the process is fully completed, your period will go. After childbirth (with breastfeeding) you will have to wait longer. Each woman has an individual onset of menstruation; specific dates do not exist.
Monthly after childbirth (with breastfeeding)
In general, many women do not have menstruation during lactation. But for some, despite this, the cycle is getting better. Remember that the onset of menstruation does not affect the breastfeeding and composition of milk! And this is not a reason to deprive a child of valuable nutrients.
What is lochia
After giving birth, absolutely all women have blood discharge, they are also called lochia. Many mistakenly take them for their first menstruation, but this is not so. After the separation of the placenta from the uterine wall, a wound that bleeds has formed, which is why such discharge is observed. Gradually, they become bright, and then completely disappear. They can last up to 6-8 weeks. Regardless of whether you are breastfeeding or not, you will have discharge, but they have nothing to do with menstruation.
Lactational amenorrhea
If you have no periods after delivery (during breastfeeding) for a year or more, then this period is called lactational amenorrhea. This is due to physiology, since you feed the baby, your periods disappear for a while. Many women were not protected during this period, but there were cases when they again became pregnant in the absence of menstruation, so doctors recommend that you still resort to some kind of contraceptive. If menstruation occurs during breastfeeding, it should be protected, since the risk of becoming pregnant is very high.
