Is it OK to have your period while breastfeeding?

For new mothers, the breastfeeding period is a special period. During this period, not only do they need to replenish sufficient nutrition in time, but they also need to pay attention to preventing many diseases, such as colds, etc. Although the symptoms are more serious, they cannot take medicine, as taking medicine will affect the quality of milk. In addition, if you have your period during breastfeeding, is it good or bad?

Domestic researchers have reported that the average time it takes for women who have given birth to a child to recover from menstruation is 6.2 months in cities and 6.4 months in rural areas. It has also been reported that the average time to menstruation for urban breastfeeding women is 6.6 months. For those who do not breastfeed after delivery, menstruation may generally resume 6-8 weeks after delivery. For those who breastfeed, menstruation may generally resume 4-6 months after delivery. Due to individual differences, the time of resumption of menstruation may vary. It is normal to have menstruation during breastfeeding, and it is neither good nor bad.

Will menstruation affect breast milk during breastfeeding?

Will menstruation during breastfeeding affect milk supply? There is a folk saying that the elders in the family believe that breast milk will become less nutritious if menstruation occurs during breastfeeding. It may even affect the baby's growth, so they should not be given it. In fact, this statement is very unscientific.

As we all know, the quality of breast milk is best between 11 days and 4 months after delivery. After menstruation, the quality of milk does not deteriorate, but it is sometimes more concentrated, and the milk secretion of some mothers will decrease. The quality of protein and fat contained in milk also changes slightly, with the protein content being higher and the fat content being lower. In order to avoid the concentration and composition change of breast milk, mothers can drink more boiled water, eat more fish, milk, poultry and vegetable soup during menstruation.

New mothers do not need to wean their babies when their menstruation starts 4 months after delivery. If the milk supply is insufficient, supplementary foods such as milk and rice cereal can be added. If the baby's menstruation comes 8 months after delivery, you can wean the baby, reduce the number of breastfeeding times each day, and increase the amount of complementary food.

From the introduction in this article, you can know that menstruation during lactation is a very normal phenomenon. It is a physiological change in the pregnant woman's body. There is no need to be nervous or worry that milk will be affected. Because menstruation during breastfeeding will not affect the quality of milk, menstruation is a very normal physical phenomenon.