Why is the first period after pregnancy heavy
Your First Period After Childbirth | Oakdale ObGyn
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so a common question I have is when my
periods will return after I've had my
baby it's very dependent on whether a
mom is strictly breastfeeding with no
formula supplementation or if she is
adding a little bit of formula and still
making some breast milk and if some
women are just not breastfeeding
altogether so in women who strictly
breastfeed those women oftentimes will
not be a period of the entire time
they're breastfeeding because they lack
estrogen and higher amounts that make
münster lining shed with their period
and women who add formula there they're
making a little bit more estrogen so
they may see random spawning still not
consistent cycles for a while until
breastfeeding is completely done in
women who are immediately to formula
they're not breastfeeding those women
will have periods return almost within
the first four to six weeks after
they've had their baby and I always tell
them you know that first period is going
to be a heavier flow because semester
lining has gotten a chance to build
itself and so expect that women asked me
but if I don't get my period am I
actually ovulating am I going to be able
to get pregnant if I don't get my period
well the answer is yes even though you
don't get a period doesn't mean that
you're not releasing an egg it's less
common to really put egg every single
month when you're not seeing menstrual
flow but some women do so that is a time
that you still need to contracept
even though you're not seeing a period
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