Postpartum Menstrual Cycle?

shepardcommander · September 2014

Hi all! Just a question here about pp bleeding. This month I've started bleeding, but it's really erratic. It all started with light spotting for a few days, and then I had a regular flow for like 2 days or so. Then it stops for anywhere between a day to a week and then start with all over again with a random regular flow for another few days. Just wondering if anyone's had this experience and is it normal?

I should mention that I started taking the mini pill 6 weeks after LO was born. Bleeding didn't start though until about 3 months after.

and a PS- can anyone recommend a stretchmark reduction cream or treatment that worked well? I was using Palmer's during pregnancy but by the end I was stretching way too fast for it to make any difference. Marks are *starting* to fade now, but yeah, still got em all up my hips, belly, thighs and breasts. Aaaaaawful.

Thanks!

deanna1313 · September 2014

My period wasn't like that, but I was supplementing and also not on the pill. It was kind of heavy the first two days and then lasted for 7, but was very light towards the end. That wasn't that long for me.
I think it can be kind if crazy for some people in the beginning so I wouldn't worry.

mymommyplace · September 2014

I got mine around the three month mark - it seemed a little heavy but nothing out of the ordinary and it lasted its normal time - I wasn't taking anything though. In regards to the stretch marks I'm in the same boat! I used palmers throughout and was very good about moisturizing before to but I stretched too fast. I use the normal palmers coco butter and the palmers firming cream every morning. They're fading slowly. I want to try mederma and see if that speeds up the process.

boymum2014 · September 2014

I've only had one so far on the mini pill & BF. I don't think there is any normal besides just being all over the place the first year!

Marcella05 · September 2014

I had 5 weeks of bleeding after getting my IUD. Then nothing for over a month. And one day last week and again today I've been spotting. I know it's my cycle because it's completely screwed up my milk supply.

yvanehtnioj · September 2014

I like tag teaming my stretch marks with oil (almond right now) and the Kiss My Face peaches & creme lotion. It has fruit acids and I believe increasing cell turnover helps them fade faster. Mine are fading at a decent pace.