PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for April, 2001: Re: Period while Breastfeeding

Re: Period while Breastfeeding

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 16 Apr 2001 13:03:30 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 15 Apr 2001, Anon wrote: >
>I have a 7 month old son whom I am breastfeeding. I thought I started
>my period yesterday because I had some staining and some pink discharge
>when I wiped. I also have been having pains in my right lower quadrant,
>which I thought were cramps. Since my initial staining, I haven't had
>any sign of a bleeding, but I still have moderate to occasionally severe
>pain in my right lower quadrant. I have had this pain for a couple of
>weeks, along with sore breasts and other generic PMS symptoms. I
>initially thought I might be pregnant, but a hpt was negative. (I am
>not using any birth control because of years of infertility.) My
>questions are:
>1. When your period returns while nursing, is it commonly very light?
>
>2. Is there another possible reason for the staining?
>
>3. Should I see my doctor about the pain/spotting or just assume it's
>benign unless the pain gets more severe and/or I run a fever?
>
>Thank you in advance for your help.

Anon

Yes, usually the first cycle or two are light. Another reason for the staining may be periovulatory spotting I would wait for a while before going to doc. See if it continues or gets worse.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
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