Breastfeeding & Periods - Find Out The Connection Here

Your body goes through a number of changes after puberty, during pregnancy and after pregnancy. All of these changes are owned by the hormones. But the biggest changes that we come across are often during pregnancy and after giving birth.

The 9 months of pregnancy are a period free bliss for moms but many women do not have their periods back until they stop breastfeeding their infant. Some might discover spotting while some may have irregular periods for a long time until they stop nursing their child.

This is because the hormone that causes you to make milk, prolactin, also stops you from ovulating and having your period. If you are breastfeeding day and night, it can be up to a year before your period returns.

The factors determining when your period will return when you are breastfeeding are:

• How often you bottle feed your baby.
• The way your body responds to hormone changes.
• How often and how long your baby is breastfeeding.

Note- If your baby is being fed only using bottles, you may find your periods return shortly after birth. If your periods return they might not be regular and hence you shouldn’t be surprised when you skip a few months of menstruating. It will take a long time before your menstrual cycle will get back to normal.

Once you start reducing the time of breastfeeding your baby, you may soon notice some spotting at first which is an in