I recently gave birth to my first child..she is 6 months old now and I breastfeed. My question is...Is it normal for me to have not started my period yet. It has been over a year including the 9 months I was pregnant!
2006-07-28 07:35:00 · 10 answers · asked by Kelly 3 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Be thankfull periods suck
2006-07-28 07:38:34 · answer #1 · answered by Sas-n-Frass 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If amenorrhea is your only complaint, then you are doing well. No need for a doctor.
The act of nursing releases oxytocin, it acts in two ways. (1) It stimulates milk let-down, that is, it stimulates your breasts to continue to produce milk. (2) It supresses, via a pituitary feedback mechanism, the return of your cycle. In other cultures where breatfeeding continues longer than in ours, women have been known not to begin to ovulate for three years or more AFTER giving birth.
When you come for a post-natal visit, doctors will ask you about the "B's". Breasts, bleeding, bowel, bladder, baby, blues (depression), birth control, and back to sex. Those are the things that typically can go wrong in the first few months. In your case, the "birth control" questions are especially relevent. At the three month point, sexually interested women are typically encouraged to begin using contraceptives again.
2006-07-28 15:48:26 · answer #2 · answered by Andrew F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With my first child It was 10 months after giving birth. The second one it was 14 months after giving birth. It took another year after each to be regular again. It is completely normal. A lot of women stop their period while nursing. Be thankful and enjoy it!!!
2006-07-28 14:54:21 · answer #3 · answered by 3angels 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is normal. For me it was 9-12 months after I had a baby before I got my period.
2006-07-28 14:43:37 · answer #4 · answered by pennypincher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are breast feeding you wont start your period....its a very nice thing so enjoy and dont be alarmed.... the hormones in your body stay high during breastfeeding and that is the reason that yu arent' having a period so yes to answer your question it is normal.... and enjoy your period free few months left...
cheyenne
2006-07-28 14:39:57 · answer #5 · answered by Chyhanna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly talk to the doc but some women that breastfeed find this happens.
Congrats on the new baby!!!
2006-07-28 14:37:37 · answer #6 · answered by sarhibar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See the doctor for some peace of mind. Congrats on the new baby.
2006-07-28 15:02:19 · answer #7 · answered by Scarlett 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many women don't re-start their period until they stop breastfeeding. You're normal.
2006-07-28 14:38:32 · answer #8 · answered by sveta_dr_mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RU preggers all over again? get a preggers test
2006-07-28 14:38:20 · answer #9 · answered by smurfee68 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,this is normal
2006-07-28 14:37:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋