What if my period is delayed for 20 days during breastfeeding?

The physiological activities of breastfeeding women have begun to gradually return to normal, which is a good sign. For example, menstruation has also begun to return to normal levels, allowing women's physiological health to function normally. However, some women have problems with their menstruation. For example, why is the menstruation delayed by 20 days during breastfeeding? Let’s take a look at the explanation below, I hope everyone can understand it.

It is normal for menstruation to be one week early or late. Of course, if you have sexual intercourse, you should first pay attention to whether there is a possibility of pregnancy. You can check the early pregnancy test paper one week after the menstruation is delayed to confirm it. If your period is delayed, you should also consider whether it is caused by fatigue, poor rest, mental stress, anxiety, environmental changes, gynecological inflammation, and endocrine disorders. It is recommended to go to the hospital to check six sex hormones and B-ultrasound to find the cause and then treat it in a targeted manner.

Symptoms of delayed menstruation include menstruation being more than 7 days later than the normal cycle. The symptoms of delayed menstruation are also related to the physical condition of women. According to women with qi stagnation, phlegm obstruction, blood deficiency, and kidney deficiency, the symptoms of delayed menstruation are as follows:

1. Qi stagnation type delayed menstruation:

Menstrual symptoms: delayed menstruation, scanty menstrual flow, normal color or dark red with clots, and poor discharge.

Systemic symptoms: depression, or lower abdominal distension and pain, or breast distension, chest and flank pain, slightly dark tongue, or thin yellow tongue coating.

2. Delayed menstruation due to phlegm obstruction:

Menstrual symptoms: delayed menstruation, light-colored and mucous menstrual fluid, and excessive vaginal discharge before and after menstruation.

Systemic symptoms: obesity, dizziness, palpitations, abdominal distension, nausea, cough with lots of sputum, poor appetite and eating less, fat tongue with teeth marks, and greasy white tongue coating.

3. Delayed menstruation due to blood deficiency:

Menstrual symptoms: delayed, scanty, light in color, thin in consistency

Systemic symptoms: Pale or pale complexion, dizziness, palpitations and insomnia, even dull pain in the lower abdomen, which lasts for a long time and is prone to massage, pale lips and tongue, and a thin white coating.

4. Kidney deficiency type delayed menstruation:

Menstrual symptoms: delayed menstruation, scanty and thin menstrual flow, dark or dark color menstrual blood.

Systemic symptoms: lumbar and sacral pain, frequent urination at night, excessive leucorrhea with thin and light color, or dizziness and tinnitus, pale tongue and thin white fur.

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