Menstrual bleeding after cesarean section

Caesarean section is a common method of delivery. Women need some time to recover after a caesarean section, so menstruation will not come immediately. Generally speaking, the amount of bleeding during a woman's first menstrual period after giving birth is relatively heavy, but you should also pay attention to any abnormal conditions of your body. Excessive bleeding or even exceeding the normal range should also be taken seriously. So why does menstruation feel like heavy bleeding after a caesarean section?

1. It may be normal if the first menstrual flow after cesarean section is greater than that before pregnancy. It will get better in the later stages as it adjusts slowly. If the amount of bleeding is heavy, it may be related to poor uterine recovery, infection, endometriosis or uterine fibroids. If the menstrual flow is heavy after delivery, you should consider that it is caused by poor recovery of the uterus. You can drink more brown sugar water to see if there is any improvement. Continued anovulation after delivery causes excessive estrogen secretion from the ovaries, leading to excessive stimulation of the endometrium and proliferation and thickening. Because the endometrium is thickened, the amount of bleeding will increase accordingly when it falls off, so the first menstrual flow after delivery increases.

2. Excessive menstruation refers to a significant increase in menstrual flow compared to the past, but the menstrual cycle is basically normal. Some women will experience excessive menstruation after a caesarean section. This is mainly caused by Qi deficiency and lack of control, or blood heat spreading and overflowing, which makes the Chong and Ren meridians unstable and causes blood to leak out through the meridians. In addition, if the mother has internal blood stasis, it may lead to excessive menstruation after cesarean section. Also suffering from endometriosis. Endometriosis. This means that the tissue that should have grown on the inner layer of the uterine wall appears in other locations. These "ectopic" endometriums interfere with the normal functions of the reproductive organs and are often accompanied by various menstrual disorders, prolonged menstruation, heavy menstrual blood flow, premenstrual spotting, secondary dysmenorrhea, etc.

3. The first menstrual flow after a caesarean section is generally heavier because the ovarian function has not fully recovered and the hormone level is not reached, resulting in increased bleeding. If you are worried, you can do a B-ultrasound examination to determine whether there is any possibility of residual abnormalities in the uterine cavity. For new mothers who breastfeed their babies, ovulation and menstruation will resume later, and some may not have their period until a year later. For most people, their first menstrual period is heavier than usual, but their second period becomes normal, so no treatment is needed. When menstruation comes, the amount of milk a new mother produces generally decreases, and the quality of the protein and fat contained in the breast milk also changes slightly, with the protein content being higher and the fat content being lower. This milk can sometimes cause indigestion symptoms in babies, but this is a temporary phenomenon and will return to normal after the menstrual period. Therefore, new mothers do not need to stop breastfeeding whether during or after their menstrual period.