How long does it take to get menstruation after cesarean section?

Giving birth is something that all women will experience, but nowadays pregnant women have very high nutrition, so few people give birth naturally. Expectant mothers often have to undergo a cesarean section to give birth to the baby smoothly. So how long does it take to get menstruation after a cesarean section? There should be a lot of people who will have this problem. So I will give you a brief summary in the following article.

The average time that women do not ovulate after giving birth is 70 days, and about 40% of women ovulate for the first time before their menstruation resumes.

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, mothers do not need to stop breastfeeding whether during or after menstruation.

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 mother does not breastfeed, menstruation usually comes within 6 to 8 weeks 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.

After reading the above introduction, I believe everyone has a clear idea about how long it will take for menstruation to come after a cesarean section. It cannot be said that the conclusion given above is suitable for everyone, because everyone's physique is different, and the natural recovery time will also be different. Therefore, it is not certain when menstruation will come after delivery. However, as long as all mothers keep a normal mind and take good care of themselves, there will be no problem.