Period after birth

Just wondering if after a women has a baby if her period returns to the smae week as it was before or if changes to a new week?

After a woman gives birth...she has whats called Lochia aka postpartum bleeding. This usually goes on anywhere from 4 - 6 weeks. This is to rid the body of excess mucus, placental tissue and blood after birth.

Now for me...my postpartum bleeding ended at around 4 weeks. I then had a week's break, then I started back up my menstral cycle. So to answer your queston...periods don't come back on their same schedule - like before pregnancy.

My experience (many, many, moons ago) was somewhat different. I breastfed my daughter until she was 8 months old (and developed a serious biting habit - yeeeeow). During the time I was nursing, I never had a period, although I'm sure I could have become pregnant. Once I stopped nursing, it took about two months for my body to readjust. I don't know whether I went back to the "same old, same old" schedule but I doubt it.

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LadyDoc

After delivery there is a variable time that it takes for women to start having regular periods again. For some it takes 1-3 months, for others, it can take much longer. Some people mistakenly believe that as long as they breast feed that they cannot become pregnant. This is folklore. There are two words to describe these women. PREGNANT AGAIN.

It's hard to say. I breastfed both my babes and it took many 8-10 weeks before I started back, and then it was pretty irregular.

My period has always had a mind of it's own. I've never had a specific schedule before or after. But it will return, just different for each female.