postpartum periods while breastfeeding?

[bluedaisy]

My dd is almost 15 months and I just got my cycles back in january.

the first one was rediculously heavy and lasted about 5 days.

Now it's been about 5 weeks since the first pp period and I'm on day 3 of very light spotting.

What's going on? Is this common for periods to be this irregular?

[bluedaisy]

anyone? Today there is nothing - so it was just 3 days of spotting. should i be concerned?

[Macnamara]

I'm wondering the same thing. I got my first period at 23 months, and haven't had another one again (it's been 2 months).

[JamieCatheryn]

It's not uncommon for some of the first cycles back to be weird like that, sometimes because they're anovulatory. I wouldn't be concerned for now unless the amount of bleeding was at a dangerous level. Cloth pads can sometimes help reduce the heaviness and duration too btw.

[aylaanne]

Originally Posted by bluedaisy

My dd is almost 15 months and I just got my cycles back in january.

the first one was rediculously heavy and lasted about 5 days.

Now it's been about 5 weeks since the first pp period and I'm on day 3 of very light spotting.

What's going on? Is this common for periods to be this irregular?

I wouldn't worry unless you have a whole year of crazy irregular periods, but if you're really concerned, you can call your midwife or gyn. I think my first cycles were irregular, but I started at 6mo pp, so who knows?

[pbjmama]

What you are experiencing is in the normal range. Sometimes even after getting your period back it goes away again if your child starts nursing more.

[Yuba_River]

Yes, very common when still nursing.

[sarahdavida]

got my first period 18 months pp...it was practically nothing to the point where, at first, I thought something was wrong - then I realized "oh, it´s my period!"...the 2nd period next month it was VERY heavy (more than it had ever been)

I am still nursing at 34 months and it is still considerably heavier than it used to be (nothing really extreme, though) - particualrly the first couple days, right from the start - which is also new - and the timing is more or less what it was before hand (every 28 - 32 days, give or take)

[desertgirl01]

I'm in the midst of my 1st postpartum period (day 3). Started exactly 9 months after my daughter was born. I was not expecting it so early since baby girl nurses frequently, including all night long.

It sucks! Way, WAY heavier than I've ever experienced before. Cramps too. Ugh, I hope this is not what my period is going to be like, no wonder women dread their periods...it was a breeze before, only a couple of days long with very light bleeding.

[sarahdavida]

I was also surprised - even at 18 months PP - since DS was still nursing a ton 24/7, but I was a little relieved, as well, because sex had been so unbelievably painful (and, pretty much, non existent as a result)...not that it´s perfect now (DS is still nursing at 34 months- I am just starting to night wean him now), but definitely much more tolerable...

I have considerably more cramping now, too - although the amount of days has come right back to where it was...and I also have post-menstrual cramping, which is new and really stinks...but I also akin a lot of the new cramping to the fact that I had a C-section and everything in that general area is just a lot more sensitive...