Small menstrual flow after cesarean section

Everyone's menstrual situation is different, and physical constitution, time intervals, and physical changes before and after pregnancy will all affect menstruation. Some women who have undergone caesarean section find that their menstrual periods have become less after delivery and worry that their menstruation is abnormal. In fact, everyone's physical condition is different. It is normal for some to have more and some to have less. In addition, the ovarian function is weak after delivery and is still in the recovery stage. There is no need to worry about less menstruation. It will recover after a period of time.

Is it normal to have a small amount of menstrual flow after a cesarean section?

Since it is just after giving birth, everyone's menstrual situation is different, and it will be somewhat different from the menstrual situation before pregnancy. There will also be menstrual irregularities, such as long intervals between menstruation. But it will get better slowly. For some people, it comes after weaning, for some, it comes after three months, for some, it comes after six months, and for some, it comes after weaning. Everyone’s physique is different, so the situations that occur will be different.

The resumption of menstruation after childbirth is related to whether the mother is breastfeeding, the length of breastfeeding, the mother's age and the ability of ovarian function to recover. How long does it take to get menstruation after a caesarean section? There is no uniform time. Generally speaking, for new mothers who are not breastfeeding, menstruation usually resumes 6-10 weeks after delivery, and ovulation resumes on average around 10 weeks after delivery. New breastfeeding mothers have delayed menstruation. Some never have menstruation during the breastfeeding period, while others have menstruation after several months. On average, ovulation resumes 4-6 months after delivery. Ovulation may have resumed before menstruation resumes, so if you have sexual intercourse, you must take contraceptive measures.

How long it takes to get menstruation after a caesarean section will vary for different mothers, and there are large individual differences. For example, it will be later for breastfeeding mothers. If menstruation comes, the amount of milk will generally decrease, and the amount of protein and fat in the milk will change, so it is recommended to stop breastfeeding at this time. Therefore, it is recommended to go to the hospital for regular check-ups to see if you are healthy and whether it will have any impact on the baby.

Is it normal to have menstruation 2 months after caesarean section?

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. In addition, the presence of a corpus luteum after ovulation can also be observed 6 weeks after delivery. Therefore, if the new mother does not breastfeed, menstruation usually occurs within 6-8 weeks after delivery. Therefore, it is completely normal to have menstruation 2 months after a caesarean section.

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.

For breastfeeding mothers who have delivered by caesarean section, about 25% will resume ovulation and menstruation 12 weeks after delivery, while most breastfeeding mothers usually take until 18 weeks to fully resume ovulation. 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.

The impact of menstruation on breastfeeding after cesarean section: When menstruation comes, the amount of milk a new mother has generally decreases, and the quality of the protein and fat contained in the milk also changes slightly, with the protein content being higher and the fat content being lower. This kind of milk sometimes causes indigestion symptoms in the baby, 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.