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Conference moira::parenting

Title:	Parenting
Notice:	Previous PARENTING version at MOIRA::PARENTING_V3
Moderator:	GEMEVN::FAIMANY

Created:	Thu Apr 09 1992
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1292
Total number of notes:	34837

882.0. "Longer menstrual cycles after each child" by CLOUD9::WEIER (Patty, DTN 381-0877) Wed Jan 18 1995 08:59

    
    I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed anything like this ....
    
    I have 3 children, and after each child, my cycle has become longer. 
    Still pretty regular - just long ...
    
    Before #1, I was pretty regular at ~29 days.  After #2 it jumped to ~31
    days.  Now after #3, it's up to ~35-37 days, and right when I started
    again, for the first few months, it was more like ~40 days.  
    
    Now, I'm certainly NOT complaining ... just curious if anyone else has
    noticed a trend like this at all?  FWIW, I also had my tubes tied after
    #3, but that's not supposed to matter at all.  If I hadn't had 'em
    tied, I think I'd be a nervous wreck with these long cycles!!
    
    Jonathan is almost 16 mos old now, so I think we're done with any type
    of post-birth "adjustment".
    
    Thanks,
    Patty

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
882.1	me too	LJSRV1::BOURQUARD	Deb	`Wed Jan 18 1995 09:32`	4
	Pre-birth control pill, my cycles were ~31 days. Post birth-control pill, my cycles were 28 days and lighter. Post-baby, my cycles returned to what they were like in my pre-birth control pill days (~31 days and slightly heavier).
882.2	My body changed as well	MAYES::HILL		`Wed Jan 18 1995 10:21`	7
	My changes were that my period lastest 1-2 days longer after each child. (I have 2) ... and after each birth, my periods were significantly heavier after each birth. My doctor said that was normal and if I were ever to have #3, YUK!!!
882.3	quantity same, quality changed	USCTR1::WOOLNER	Your dinner is in the supermarket	`Wed Jan 18 1995 10:21`	10
	Not longer cycles (they're irregular but average to 26.5) but each period is heavier at the beginning (first 2 days) and the remaining 3-5 days are annoyingly light. With the heavier beginning came cramps, for the first time in my life; it took me a couple years to overcome the reflex, when a cramp started up, of thinking "another CONTRACTION oh no OH NO!!!!!!" Sheesh :-) Leslie
882.4	same as -1!	SWAM2::GOLDMAN_MA	Blondes have more Brains!	`Wed Jan 18 1995 13:49`	5
	Mine, after 1 child, are the same as -1 -- erratic cylce, varying from 21 to 30 days, very heavy start, lighter end. M.
882.5	me too!	GLRMAI::NARDINI		`Fri Jan 20 1995 12:55`	28
	Hi Patty, I'm was SO GLAD to see that this note was entered. I too am having the same problem! Before my first child was born, I was always a 28 day cycle (29 days was late.). When Laura was born, I never tracked my cycles because we were going through a lot of family tragedy at the time. When I finally did start to track, the first cycle was 36 days, the next was 42 days. I went to the doctor at that point and was told that I was probably not ovulating. He said if I ran into a problem when we decided to have another baby, he could put me on drugs to force ovulation. Well, SUPRISE....I was pregnant! I had my daughter Chris on August 12th and did not have a period until November 30th. The next cycle was 48 DAYS!! After 2 negative pregnancy tests, I now have a appointment with my doctor. I think he is going to suggest that I go on the pill. This is something that I really did not want to do, but I can't deal with buying pregnancy tests for every cycle! I'll let you know what the doctor says after my appointment on Wednesday. Carol P.S. My first daughter was a c-section, the second was natural.