In the lactation period is generally not to menstruation, so many women after the end of lactation, the most concerned question is when will menstruation, so how long after weaning menstruation normal? If menstruation is not normal, we must go to the regular hospital for examination.
How long does it take for menstruation to be normal after weaning
Generally speaking, new mothers will not menstruate during lactation, but a small number of mothers will menstruate during lactation. Most breast-feeding mothers menstruate in one or two months after weaning, and recover later to three months. How long postpartum menstruation depends on the individual's physical fitness, menstruation recovery or early or late problem is not big, but if more than three months after weaning has not yet recovered menstruation, then small edition suggested that the mother go to see a doctor.
From a medical point of view, 33-42 days after childbirth, the new mother's ovaries can start ovulating. There is no lactation mother after childbirth, generally 6-8 weeks will come to menstruation, lactation mother in 12 weeks postpartum about 25% will resume ovulation and menstruation, and most lactation mothers usually to 18 weeks to fully restore ovulation function. However, it is sometimes difficult to determine the exact time of the first menstruation after delivery, and a small number of mothers will start to have a small amount of intermittent bleeding immediately after delivery.
It can be seen that there is a certain relationship between the recovery of postpartum menstruation and lactation. Generally speaking, if postpartum does not lactate, 1-2 months can resume menstruation, late, postpartum 3 months will also resume menstruation. And lactating women's menstrual tide recovery generally delayed for a long time, may not have menstrual tide in the whole lactation period. But after stopping breastfeeding, menstruation can resume within three months. Those who do not have menstruation beyond this period should go to the hospital to find out the reason.
Is not menstruation normal after weaning
As the uterus tends to shrink after a long period of amenorrhea, most mothers can resume menstruation after weaning, and a few mothers do not come to menstruation, especially those who are too old for lactation, and the nearly atrophic uterus cannot recover quickly.
1. Western medicine therapy: Western medicine is to use estrogen, progesterone sequential therapy (also known as artificial cycle) after 1-2 cycles of treatment, most people can re menstruate. But these methods can only be used after weaning.
2. Traditional Chinese medicine therapy: Traditional Chinese medicine is mostly used to Nourish Qi and blood or to activate Qi and blood. It may take a long time to recuperate, but the side effects are relatively small.
Causes of abnormal menstruation after weaning
First of all, expectant mothers do not pay attention to nursing during pregnancy, which usually leads to irregular menstruation after childbirth. Because the female body hormone changes greatly during pregnancy, if you do not pay attention to recuperation, it is easy to cause the female body to be too weak after childbirth, resulting in menstrual disorder;
Secondly, it may be that some women are too weak after childbirth and do not take good care of themselves. This will make women's endocrine system maladjusted, resulting in irregular menstruation;
Moreover, after giving birth to a child, they are overworked, or suffer from cold and infection. This is also the cause of abnormal menstruation after childbirth.
In addition, it should be noted that the reason for irregular menstruation after childbirth is also psychological. Many women will have restless mood after pregnancy or childbirth, which is also a very important reason for irregular menstruation at that time.