25 Week Old Baby Reader Story đĄ
Oh, Hello There, Old Friend.
Baby Week to Week 25 Mama Natural Mama and baby take a selfie.
You can read every book on the planet, and thereâs still bound to be some surprises after giving birth. One of the most elusive of which is your first postpartum period. I got my first period after giving birth at six months postpartum. And to say I wasnât expecting it at all is an understatement.
I thought that if you breastfeed, your menstrual cycle wonât return until after youâve weaned your baby. Boy, was I wrong about that! What made it worse was the terrible cramps that accompanied my first postpartum period. I had a c-section, and I had stabbing cramps at the exact location of my scarâouch! I was also surprised to find that my period had a major affect on my milk supply. Though I wasnât feeling well, I had to feed more then normal, because my supply had dipped so low. Thankfully, once my period was over, my supply returned to normal, as if nothing had ever happened.
Iâm now almost eight months postpartum, and my periods are still irregularâtheyâre more painful and heavier than they were before giving birth to my daughterâbut Iâm hanging in there, hoping itâs all temporary!