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[baytosa2013]

Ladies who are STM or have already gotten their period back I have questions! 

Did it seem different than before having a baby?  I am having some big time cramps and a super heavy (think right after birth) flow.  I'm not used to this since I had no cramps and a pretty light flow with pre-baby periods.  I just wanted to be reassured that this is normal and that I don't need to call the Dr.s office like a crazy person.  I've already ruined 3 pairs of undies because I was just not prepared for this.

[dmoney]

Ive heard that your first two or three periods can be super heavy, and then they tend to go back to normal. Hopefully that will happen for you.

[alayne926]

Totally normal!

[Deleted]

I just finished my first one. Totally normal.

[baytosa2013]

Oh good! Thank you so much...I was starting to think I was going to just bleed out!

[Bluedaisy]

I had my first one and was terrified I'd opened up the section inside it was so heavy but from everything I read that's normal. Then I asked the nurse since I was there any way and she said that it was normal. Just a giant pain!

[txngrl31]

My first was awful and scary!!

The second one was a bit more normal.

[mcp6286]

First one was awful...worse than my post-birth experience. I just got my second and it was both lighter and shorter, though still not as light or short as what I got pre-baby. Hoping it continues to get better!

[mrsdee1982]

From what I gather, it's totally normal. Hope it gets lighter and easier for you.

[musicfrk2002]

So. Had my first period last month. Hasn't shown up this month yet...2 days late right now. I'm not on birth control and we haven't DTD. Before pregnancy, it always showed up like clockwork.

Is it possible that cycles change after pregnancy? How long should I wait before calling the doc about it?

[wegrowsheep]

My first AF after my first baby was epic. And late. And irregular.

However, now it's eased up.

[baileybaileybne]

Sorry to hijack this thread but I have a related question: anyone taking the mini pill and if so, did your period return when you went through the non-hormone tablet section? I got a prescription but I haven't filled it yet and might look at other options if it's going to bring on my period returning. I'm exclusively nursing If that's relevant, and it hasn't come back yet.

Thanks!

[Deleted]

To piggy back on this question... DS1 was EFF from day one and my period was back within five weeks and was regular right off the bat. This time I'm pretty much 50/50 BF/FF. It came back at 12 weeks this time. Is it likely to be inconsistent while I continue to do some nursing? I do plan to keep up this same amount of BF for hopefully the first year.

[nchauhan]

Sept 10, 2015 23:15:31 GMT -5 baileybaileybne said:

Sorry to hijack this thread but I have a related question: anyone taking the mini pill and if so, did your period return when you went through the non-hormone tablet section? I got a prescription but I haven't filled it yet and might look at other options if it's going to bring on my period returning. I'm exclusively nursing If that's relevant, and it hasn't come back yet.

Thanks!

So I just started the mini pill today. My dr told me that I may spor randomly and irregularly since there is no placebo week. It's four weeks of the same level of progesterone in each pack. So you can't really use it to estimate your period...you may not have one or you may spot a little. That's my understanding, at least

[baileybaileybne]

Sept 11, 2015 0:21:40 GMT -5 nchauhan said:

Sept 10, 2015 23:15:31 GMT -5 baileybaileybne said:

Sorry to hijack this thread but I have a related question: anyone taking the mini pill and if so, did your period return when you went through the non-hormone tablet section? I got a prescription but I haven't filled it yet and might look at other options if it's going to bring on my period returning. I'm exclusively nursing If that's relevant, and it hasn't come back yet.

Thanks!

So I just started the mini pill today. My dr told me that I may spor randomly and irregularly since there is no placebo week. It's four weeks of the same level of progesterone in each pack. So you can't really use it to estimate your period...you may not have one or you may spot a little. That's my understanding, at least

Oh I didn't realize it was the same dose all the time. So you might randomly get a period or not? That doesn't sound very reliable or good. I think I need to research this more.

[bendherova]

Sept 10, 2015 22:03:09 GMT -5 musicfrk2002 said:

So. Had my first period last month. Hasn't shown up this month yet...2 days late right now. I'm not on birth control and we haven't DTD. Before pregnancy, it always showed up like clockwork.

Is it possible that cycles change after pregnancy? How long should I wait before calling the doc about it?

Yes. after DS1, I had a period, and then went 8-9w before the next one. And then they evened out and were every 22-23days afterwards, when they were every 28 days before.

I mentioned both to my gyno at annual exams and she said it was all normal.