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Post by itsmebaby on Apr 26, 2010 7:43:27 GMT -5
Forgot to add that my endo-related pains and IBS started coming back at 2 months post-partum.
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Post by KSA on Sept 19, 2010 22:11:35 GMT -5
This one is for my twin sister. I am really worried about her she just had Ava 2 months ago and is breast feeding so has not had a period yet. She is going back to work in a few weeks and is going to continue to pump I am wondering tho if she will still not have her period. Right before she got pregnant she was ready to have it all taken out. They tried one time and boom she was pregnant. She was diagnosed with ENDO years before me but has never done any surgery or anything for it she just ignored it and now with a new baby and 2 other girls at home she is really freaking out about what the period will be like and when is it gonna hit her. She gets just as sick as I did. The only difference is she is able to take the iron infusions so when she has her period she goes in for iron. It helps but only for a little bit they she is drained and sick again. Not sure how she will do it all with a new baby to care for.
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Post by omaklackey on Sept 21, 2010 22:51:38 GMT -5
I suspect the pumping will mean that her menstration will come back. My limited understanding of this is that its the closeness of the baby to the body that helps limit, as well as the actual breastfeeding. (Hence why co-sleepers don't usually start their cycles for a while). I always started cycling right away with all my kids even though I breast feed so I don't know what to tell you about your sis. six weeks after my first kid I had already had my first menstration. It was the same with each one. super frustrating... the endo pain itself though... THAT took another three years to come back so bad that I finally had to look into getting some help. So maybe even is she starts it will be a while before it gets ugly??? I hope she is okay, as I know about the feeling crappy and taking care of three very little ones.
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Post by JC on Sept 22, 2010 10:02:11 GMT -5
The trick with breastfeeding and avoiding periods (lactational amenorrhea) is that it has to be on a regular schedule. Just like taking birth control, it has to be done at the exact same times of the day, equally spaced apart in time, even through the night. The more frequent the better. The hormone responsible for lactation is called Prolactin.
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Post by KSA on Sept 22, 2010 18:27:16 GMT -5
When she goes back to work it will not be the same schedule. The bottle will be given with her breast milk but it wont be my sister giving it to her. I wish she could stay at home. Her husband is a accountant tho and he is just now starting his career so she has to work the next few years. I feel so bad for her. It was rough with one child I cant imagine 3!
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Post by JC on Sept 23, 2010 7:36:38 GMT -5
I had a coworker who used to pump at work (in private lol) and that's how she was able to keep her period away. You don't have to have the baby with you to have lactational amenorrhea. Ideally you'd want your baby with you for a closer bond during breast feeding, but it's not completely necessary.
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Post by KSA on Sept 23, 2010 8:40:15 GMT -5
My sister is going to pump at work too. The have a private room for her to use. I hope it keeps her period away for her.
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Post by ouchy2 on Mar 10, 2011 22:40:45 GMT -5
How is it going for your sister, Keri?
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Post by jem on Mar 11, 2011 16:25:18 GMT -5
All I can say is pregnancy and nursing and co sleeping worked for me. It held off my period for 14 mths after I gave birth. I nursed my first for 14 mths.( not full time) But I did not introduce solids until close to a year. I just nursed exclusively for the first year. It really took years for my bad symptoms to return. I think my second child was 7 when I had to have another lap.
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Post by ouchy2 on Mar 11, 2011 16:48:05 GMT -5
That's great! Best results so far!
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Post by angelicky on Jan 11, 2012 0:54:06 GMT -5
When my daughter was 6 and half months my periods returned, but i'm fairly certain it was another 5 month before i was actually ovulating again. In the 2 weeks prior to getting my periods back i had twice given my daughter small amount of solids (like a table spoon amount). I didn't exactly co sleep, but she was in our room and often i would bring her into our bed (usually after my husband went to work). I continued to breastfeed until a month after her 3rd birthday, during that time i had 3 or 4 periods that was painful, but painkillers work on all but one and the one that didn't work was only mild pain after the painkillers. When i stopped breastfeeding the first cycle, which was 2 and half weeks after, was fine, but every cycle after was painful; at first painkillers work but the next cycle would be worst so i used more, then stronger, then a combo of both and so and so forth until i finally got put on the pill 8 to 9 months later. The pain never reached as bad as pre conception, but that's mainly because i refused to put up with it again and seek help before it did. I'm fairly sure that, giving the way it was going, that within the year it would have been as bad
as for other symptoms, i'm sure they were there while breastfeeding i just didn't realise
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