When did you get your period after csection?

bridgeybride · September 2011

I only stopped bleeding at around 6 weeks PP.. and just yesterday I had a bit of VERY light.. almost just spotting ...dishcharge. I thought it was my period. but today not much more.. just spotting reddish/brown. I'm not complaining.. but when does it come back regular? I didn't have csection last time..

mommabear85 · September 2011

It depends on if you BF.. I stopped bleeding at 3 1/2 weeks pp. I had a period in feb normal. Then I didn't get another june, missed july but had it the week after (Aug) I was supposed to. Then again in aug normally like I was suppose too, then a week later (sept) I was spotting w/ cramps. I am waiting for it yet again this month like I am suppose to.. I saw my doctor yesterday and she said it's my period figuring it's own pattern out. Plus she wants me to start on regular BC. My son is almost 1yr..

mommabear85 · September 2011

mommabear85:
It depends on if you BF.. I stopped bleeding at 3 1/2 weeks pp. I had a period in feb normal. Then I didn't get another til june, missed july but had it the first week in (Aug) . Then again in aug normally like I was suppose too the "last week", then a week later (sept) I was spotting w/ cramps. I am waiting for it yet again this month like I am suppose to.. I saw my doctor yesterday and she said it's my period figuring it's own pattern out. Plus she wants me to start on regular BC. My son is almost 1yr.. And I still BF about 3-4 with in 24hrs....

akayf · September 2011

I spotted until about 6 weeks. I am formula feeding since I have to be on blood thinners and just got my 1st PP period on Wed.

iris427 · September 2011

I've never heard anything to suggest that how you deliver has any effect on when your period comes back. Whether you breastfeed or formula feed will have more influence on your cycles. Everyone is different and it can't be predicted ahead of time.

heather_09_15_07 · September 2011

iris427:
I've never heard anything to suggest that how you deliver has any effect on when your period comes back. Whether you breastfeed or formula feed will have more influence on your cycles. Everyone is different and it can't be predicted ahead of time.

This, exactly.

magdalina.h · September 2011

After my first one I got af back at 6w. I stopped pumping at 5w. This time, she still hasn't returned. I'm EPing.

mrsseguin · September 2011

When you get your period has more to do with how your baby is fed. Usually BF moms don't get their period right away, where FF moms do. We FF both our babies, I got my period at 7 weeks pp each time.

capulet · September 2011

iris427:
I've never heard anything to suggest that how you deliver has any effect on when your period comes back. Whether you breastfeed or formula feed will have more influence on your cycles. Everyone is different and it can't be predicted ahead of time.

This.

What I will say is that perhaps having a c/s can make bleeding more sporadic and potentially confusing. I had three weeks of bleeding, stopped for a week, and then had another week of bleeding at five weeks. Then I had my period 9 weeks PP and regularly after that. I always assumed that the bleeding at five weeks was continued postpartum bleeding, but in retrospect it could have been a very early first period. I certainly wasn't expecting it at the time because I was EBFing, but as it turned out BFing didn't delay my cycles very long anyway.

Soon2BMrsN · September 2011

ITA that it depends on whether you are nursing or not. My PP bleeding finally ended around 6w PP, but I didn't get a period until after my DS weaned when he was 16 months old.

hopkins5 · September 2011

I didn't think PP periods were affected by how you deliver. To answer your question anyway, I had DD in October 2010 and got my first PP period in August of 2011.

Whitbell · September 2011

I BF DD fr a little over a year but my period didn't come back until 18 months PP. The day she showed, I had no earthly idea she was coming. It was so different than the typical misrable cramping leading up it. Sh just kind of showed up and said surprise!

CMDR513 · September 2011

Exactly 12w pp.

ghdst1 · September 2011

I had PP bleeding for about 1 1/2 weeks after birth (c/s) then about 2-3 weeks later I had more bleeding that I thought was my period. Turned out it was just more PP bleeding that only lasted a few days. I didn't fully get my period back till DS was 10 months old but I was EBFing.

tusshie2004 · September 2011

I spotted up until my 6 week check-up. I didn't get my period until 6 months later. I was EBF-ing DS and my doctor said that that was normal.

RayRay007 · September 2011

capulet:

iris427:
I've never heard anything to suggest that how you deliver has any effect on when your period comes back. Whether you breastfeed or formula feed will have more influence on your cycles. Everyone is different and it can't be predicted ahead of time.

This.

What I will say is that perhaps having a c/s can make bleeding more sporadic and potentially confusing. I had three weeks of bleeding, stopped for a week, and then had another week of bleeding at five weeks. Then I had my period 9 weeks PP and regularly after that. I always assumed that the bleeding at five weeks was continued postpartum bleeding, but in retrospect it could have been a very early first period. I certainly wasn't expecting it at the time because I was EBFing, but as it turned out BFing didn't delay my cycles very long anyway.

Agreed. I thought I was done bleeding around 2 or 3 weeks, but a week later had a couple days of spotting, stopped, had some spotting again a little while later. Mostly after an active day. It was all a part of pp bleeding.

ETA: I got my period this month. I EBF.

Ebony_miles06 · September 2011

I had my baby almost 7 weeks ago and I bled off and on for three weeks PP. I still have not gotten my cycle since then.

mrsboulay04 · September 2011

heather_09_15_07:
iris427:
I've never heard anything to suggest that how you deliver has any effect on when your period comes back. Whether you breastfeed or formula feed will have more influence on your cycles. Everyone is different and it can't be predicted ahead of time.

This, exactly.

yup, what they said. I got my period 3 years to the day after I conceived (4/23/07)...I BF'd my son until he was almost two.

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