Reasons for having two periods in a month during breastfeeding

It is generally normal to have two menstrual periods during breastfeeding. After all, it takes a certain amount of time for the uterus to recover after childbirth, and it also takes a certain amount of time for menstruation to recover. Therefore, in the short term, there is no need to worry too much about having periods twice a month during breastfeeding, but if this situation continues, it is recommended to see a hospital. So what exactly is going on when menstruation occurs twice a month during breastfeeding? Please see below.

Women's menstruation is regulated by the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian gonadal axis. Mental factors, mood swings, environmental changes, pregnancy, age, illness, medication, and nutritional status can all cause dysfunction of the gonad axis and lead to menstrual abnormalities.

1. Continuous menstruation: Although some women have normal menstrual cycles, they may have a small amount of bleeding for several days before their period. The bleeding is often dark in color. The bleeding continues for several days after their period. The bleeding may continue for more than ten days before and after their period.

2. Ovulation bleeding: About 10 days after the menstruation ends, a small amount of bleeding flows out of the vagina again, sometimes it stops in one or two days, which is called ovulation bleeding.

3. Excessive menstrual flow: The menstrual cycle is normal, but the hospital's gynecological experts point out that the amount of bleeding each time is excessive, reaching hundreds of milliliters.

4. Frequent menstruation: The menstrual cycle is shortened, generally less than 21 days, and the amount of bleeding and number of bleeding days are normal.

5. Irregular uterine bleeding: menstruation occurs early or late, with no regularity at all.

Menstruation is a normal physiological phenomenon for women, but breastfeeding women may have their periods twice a month because they have just given birth and some aspects of their bodies have not fully recovered. Many people are worried about this. Some prescription medications are okay, as long as they are not too serious. But if you are not breastfeeding, you cannot take this issue lightly.