How long does it take for menstruation to come after a normal birth?

Nowadays, many mothers insist on natural birth for the health of their babies. However, mothers who give birth naturally also have a question: How long does it take for menstruation to come after a natural birth? In fact, the time is not fixed according to the different physical conditions of mothers. Some mothers may have their period very soon, but some mothers may have to wait six weeks before their period again. These are not fixed.

Of course, mothers will also go online to look up some related questions about this issue, but the answers they get are not consistent. Some say it is three months, some say it is six months, some say it is a shorter time, one month later, and some say it is the first menstruation after a year. Therefore, it is normal for mothers to be confused about this issue, because there is really no fixed time for the arrival of the first menstruation after a normal birth.

In fact, whether it is experts online or in hospitals, the answer to the question of how long it takes for the first menstruation after a normal birth to be considered normal is "uncertain." To be precise, each mother's situation is different, and there is no very clear time. The earliest mother to have her first menstruation may have her menstruation after the baby is one month old, and the latest may have her menstruation one year after giving birth (a method to lose weight one year after giving birth if you miss the golden period). Generally speaking, this time is related to the mother's age, whether she is breastfeeding, the length of breastfeeding, the recovery of ovarian function, etc. In general, mothers who are not breastfeeding will resume normal menstruation earlier than breastfeeding mothers.

For mothers who are not breastfeeding, menstruation usually comes within 6 to 8 weeks after delivery. Research data show that 40% of new mothers who did not breastfeed resumed ovulation 6 weeks after delivery; by 8 to 12 weeks after delivery, only about 35% of new mothers had not resumed ovulation and menstruation. About 25% of new breastfeeding mothers will resume ovulation and menstruation 12 weeks after delivery, and most new breastfeeding mothers usually take until 18 weeks to fully resume ovulation function. When prolactin levels continue to remain high after childbirth, the so-called postpartum amenorrhea occurs. The problem of excessive prolactin in the blood is usually called "hyperprolactinemia". The reason why new mothers do not have menstruation during the lactation period is that breastfeeding will increase the prolactin in the blood, which will reduce or stop the secretion of sex hormones in the hypothalamus, resulting in no ovulation cycle and inability to ovulate.

Experts also explained that the timing of the first menstruation is affected by whether or not to breastfeed, so new mothers who breastfeed their babies will have delayed ovulation and menstruation recovery, and some may not have their menstruation until a year later. For most people, the first menstrual flow is heavier than usual, but the second menstrual flow returns to normal. These are all normal phenomena, so no treatment is required.