Causes of heavy menstrual flow during breastfeeding

During the breastfeeding period, the mother will supplement a lot of nutrition, but if the nutrition is too much, it will also be harmful. During menstruation, due to overnutrition, it will cause heavy menstrual flow. You should take some medicine to recover. If the situation is serious, you should go to the hospital in time to do some relevant examinations to avoid intermittent bleeding. You must live a regular life, don't stay up late, and relax. Let’s take a look at the specific reasons below.

1. For new mothers, they have to breastfeed after giving birth, so some mothers may not have menstruation for a long time. Many people will return to normal within half a year after giving birth, while some people may even need more than a year to have menstruation. However, if you have menstruation after giving birth but suddenly stop having menstruation, then it means that there is a problem with your body, which may be caused by endocrine disorders. Therefore, as a patient, you must go to the hospital for relevant examinations. Only after the examination and symptomatic treatment can your menstruation return to normal.

2. Many women experience menstruation within a short period of time after giving birth. In this case, you are still able to get pregnant again. If you have sex without taking relevant measures at this time, it is very likely to lead to pregnancy again. This is very harmful to the majority of female friends, because many women's bodies have not recovered. Therefore, it is recommended that you do relevant contraceptive work during breastfeeding.

From a medical point of view, based on the tissue morphology of the endometrium, the ovaries may be able to ovulate as early as 33-42 days after delivery. Research data show that 40% of non-breastfeeding mothers resume ovulation 6 weeks after delivery; by 8-12 weeks after delivery, only about 35% of mothers have not resumed ovulation and menstruation. About 25% of breastfeeding mothers will resume ovulation and menstruation 12 weeks after delivery, and most breastfeeding mothers usually take until 18 weeks to fully resume ovulation function. However, it is sometimes difficult to clinically determine the exact time of the first menstrual period after delivery, and a small number of women will begin to have intermittent bleeding of small to moderate amounts immediately after delivery.