So the happy moment came when your child was born. The young mother has questions related to the proper care of the baby. Inspired by happiness, a woman often forgets about herself and her health. After a short period of time, she is already thinking about her condition. How much time after birth do menstruation begin? This question is most often asked by newly minted mothers at their first visit to a gynecologist.
While the baby learns our world, the body of his mother begins to slowly recover. During pregnancy and during childbirth, a woman spent a lot of energy for the health of her baby. Now a weakened body needs a sufficiently long time to fully recover. Women often ask themselves: "How long after the birth do menstruation begin?"
A bit of history
For millennia, women gave birth in the field, without outside help and medical intervention. The birth took place naturally. They fed children under 3 years of age, there was no additional nutrition, infant formulas, cereals and mashed potatoes appeared relatively recently. Nature has laid it so that a woman’s body is so strong and resilient that it can independently cope with all physiological difficulties. The onset of menstruation after childbirth was at the end of natural breastfeeding, approximately 2-3 years after the birth of the baby. During this time, the body could properly relax and restore strength. At this point, the woman was again ready to conceive a baby. But this did not always happen. In Russia, it happened that women gave birth every year: immediately after the baby was born, a new pregnancy ensued. Therefore, in families there were 12-15 children. Large families were considered the norm.
Modern generation
How long after birth do menstruation begin in the modern generation? Recently, due to the use of hormonal drugs by many women, as well as medical intervention in labor, the
endocrine system of expectant mothers has changed in many respects compared to previous years.
Critical days after childbirth “come” faster and the opportunity to get pregnant appears earlier. This is due to many factors: the introduction of early feeding, early weaning, lack of milk, etc. Many
modern mothers generally refuse to breastfeed their children because of a physical change in its shape after prolonged feeding. In this case, the period after delivery in a month is the norm.
Maternal recovery
When a woman prepares to become a mother, her body is constantly being rebuilt, adapting to the growing life within him. After childbirth, at least 6-8 weeks should pass, which will allow the woman's body to restore the hormonal background, endocrine system and reproductive function.
The time after the delivery of menstruation depends on the characteristics of the body of each woman. The menstrual cycle can recover as early as 30-35 days after the birth of the baby, and in some cases only after 12-15 months, while the usual cycle of critical days may differ from the one you had before. There is one big plus: after giving birth to almost all women, the state of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is relieved and pains in the lower abdomen disappear during menstruation.
Raise healthy kids and be happy!