Re: 12 day menstrual cycle -- breastfeeding AND PCOS!
From: Linda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 May 2003 19:31:04 -0500 (CDT)
Janet, thanks for your supply. My OB/GYN isn't really worried -- I
talked to him yesterday. Probably from the nursing. My husband told me
if I go on provera he's sending me to a hotel for a week :} It makes me
tremendously crabby. I told him so long if it was the Peninsula in
Beverly Hills...
I have mixed feelings about the nursing because my breasts hurt, though
he does listen if I tell him I have "owies". He drinks from a cup, but
likes the comfort, as your child did. I figure he'll stop like the
others when he's ready.
--
Linda
At Wed, 28 May 2003, Janet wrote:
>
>HI Linda
>IT's so funy that you posted this. I was just talking about this with
>someone else about 5 mins ago. Same thing happened to me. Though not
>an expert at all when it came to PCOS, my GP thought it was the nursing.
>Actually it could be from both the PCOS and the breastfeeding. He gave
>me provera to get me reset. If its not that big of a prob for you I
>wouldnt suggest that. IT will dry up your milk instantly. If I had
>known that, I would have just lived with the spotting for a while. My
>son was almost 2 when I did this and regretted it big time. He still
>"nursed" for another year but there was next to nothing coming out and
>the only reason I continued was for comforting him.
>
>BTW so happy to hear about another person that didnt cut their child off
>at 12 months. It's only in the west where that seems to be the norm.
>Other parts of the world no one thinks twice about children nursing up
>to 4 years old. I had people bugging me all the time with "when was I
>gonna stop that" YOu'll know when the time is right for you. DOnt't let
>anyone push you into to it too soon.
>
>--
>JAnet Heller
>
>At Wed, 28 May 2003, Linda wrote:
>>
>>My youngest is 2 and still nursing. I also have PCOS. I have been
>>irregular throughout nursing Luke but this is the first time I got my
>>period and had this happen. I started a week ago Friday and bled for 5
>>days, though it was lighter than normal. I spotted then stopped for 4.
>>Then Sunday morning I started spotting lightly and now I am bleeding
>>again. Not too heavily but definitely more than spotting. This was
>>after 3 months of no cycle. So here it is 12 days and I am still
>>bleeding. I assume this is caused by hormone stuff due to the
>>breastfeeding and/or PCOS. Should I be concerned? My OB/GYN says that
>>due to the lack of adequate estrogen, Uterine cancer is impossible.
>>
>>What do you all think?
>>
>>--
>>Linda
>>
>>--
>>Linda
>>
>--
>Email always welcome
>Janet at JanetHeller@msn.com
>
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