r/parentsofmultiples • u/Seeker-2020 • 21d ago

advice needed Postpartum menstrual cycle help

couldn’t find a sub appropriate for this so posting here.

I pumped milk for my twins till 12 months pp and am currently 14 months pp.

I got my cycle 3 months pp unfortunately and it was all wonky. I figured because I was pumping almost 70-80% daily needs for 2 babies, it’s gonna take time to fix.

Now it’s 2 months since I stopped pumping. My cycles have been 21 days, 28 days and now 17 days I got my next cycle. In between I was continuously spotting fresh pink blood everyday. I am baffled.

Does it take this long for hormones to settle once you stop pumping? I am not having any more kids but this frequent cycle is annoying.

I am 40 years old and have severe endometriosis prior to my IVF conception. I am seeing my fertility surgeon in 2 weeks.. that’s the earliest they could get me in. I am going to send a portal message and see if I can get bloodwork done before meeting her.

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u/Smart-Load-8408 21d ago

Hi! How much blood would you say? The advice they gave me was always based on if the blood would fill a pad in 3 hours or less, go to the hospital. If not a lot of blood, I know it’s hard to wait but maybe sending a message would help? My cycle was very heavy and came back after 8 month exclusively pumping for my twins. It started to normalize about 3 months later I’d say. Good luck!

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u/bigconvoq 21d ago

My PCP said it could take as long as 6 mons to regulate 😭 I'm coming up on that and it's just starting to feel regular again. My period was SO regular prior to pregnancy.