Hi all, I got a real period 7 weeks after having baby (hadn't started using any contraception at this point), a week later I had my 8-week check up with the GP and she prescribed the progesterone-only mini pill as I am partly breastfeeding and said I could start it any day of my cycle... So I started it that day which was day 7 of my cycle ... She said I might get some irregular bleeding or shorter periods ad to give it 3 months to settle... Well, she wasn't wrong, a week later a got a period which was annoying enough, and two weeks after that (ie today) I got it again
a period once a month is tiring enough but one every 2 weeks with an 11 week-old and a c-section scar still healing is exhausting and making me miserable as I get all the usual pms symptoms...
Anyone having similar issues ? Should I stick it out and wait to see if it does really settle??
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Oh dear!, my view is to stick it out. its very inconvient but i guess its the only way of your body recovering & getting back to normal. I suffered with irregular bleeding after giving birth to my son (4 yrs ago) even though i had a VB my G.P refused to prescribe me any sort of progesterone pill so unfortunately had't to suffer for about 4mths after birth.
Thanks Abenaa, maybe I'll wait and see if i get it again in another two weeks and if so maybe go see the GP.... Out of interest why did yours refuse to prescribe a progesterone pill?
Im not actually sure why my G.P refused to prescribe me the progesterone pill back then, i think it could have been something to do with the amount of blood loss during childbirth i guess they thought i'll recover better without it.
Ive never got on with the e pill, and mini pill just makes me bleed brown discharge all the time they say try for 3 ,months but like u said could you bear that for 3 months! What about the coil? Copper one?
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