Will my period affect my milk supply during breastfeeding?

Because the nutritional value of breast milk is much higher than that of infant formula, and the baby's immune system will be stronger if he drinks breast milk, most pregnant women will choose to breastfeed exclusively after giving birth to make their children healthier and avoid physical weakness. During breastfeeding, women usually have their periods later.

Will my period affect my breast milk during breastfeeding?

Most women do not have menstruation after giving birth, but it is normal to have menstruation. Some folk saying is that if a woman has her period during breastfeeding, it will produce "poisonous milk", this kind of breast milk will affect the child's health after drinking, so they will restrict women who have their first menstruation from breastfeeding, and even require them to wean. In fact, women's menstruation during breastfeeding will not affect the quality of breast milk, and women can breastfeed normally.

Within four months after giving birth, the quality of breast milk is the best. Even if women have their first menstruation during this period, the quality of their breast milk will not deteriorate. The milk will be thicker than usual. The protein content in the breast milk is higher, and the fat content is lower, which will not affect the baby. And after the menstrual period is over, the milk supply will recover immediately, so ladies don't need to worry too much.

Why don't you have your period while breastfeeding?

Everyone knows that whether the menstrual period comes is related to whether the uterus and ovaries are ovulating. However, when a woman is breastfeeding, her ovulation period is not regular, because breastfeeding will affect the ovulation period and cause the ovulation period to be delayed. However, some women will experience the first menstruation with the addition of ovulation, and some women will stop ovulating, that is, they basically do not have menstruation during breastfeeding.

These are all normal physiological phenomena, and women don't need to worry too much. Some women believe that they will have their first menstruation immediately after giving birth, but this is not actually the case. If women choose to exclusively breastfeed, then the menstrual period may come around June to August. If women do not choose to exclusively breastfeed, the first menstrual period may come about 40 days after giving birth. It depends on personal reasons. Regardless of whether it is the ovulation period or not, we need to take good contraceptive measures after having sex.