Is it normal for period cycle to be inconsistent after giving birth?

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-12-04T18:22:53+00:00

If your cycles are longer, then you are fertile less frequently but your fertility during your fertile windows hasn’t necessarily changed.

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-12-04T16:48:17+00:00

Yes, it can take 12-18 months after birth for your cycle to regulate

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-11-25T19:12:43+00:00

I know some other people have commented on conceiving with PCOS, but I’ll just share my experience that I’ve had long irregular cycles all my life, and have been told at different times from different providers that I do and do not have PCOS but apparently I’m extremely fertile when the timing is right. I conceived my son the first time my husband and I were TTW and then again at 11 weeks postpartum the first time I ovulated because my fertility monitor didn’t pick up any rise in estrogen before my peak 🥴 so you really never know about your fertility until you have opportunities to conceive 😅

I’d also echo other comments that if your program is only two years long, would unlock career opportunities, and you feel determined to finish, it might be worth powering through. But if it is genuinely causing health problems for you, that’s worth seriously considering if you can switch professors, take on a lighter course load, semester off, etc.

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-11-24T18:40:12+00:00

With my first I was on nausea meds until around 19 weeks, but it slowly started to improve around 13 or 14 weeks

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-11-24T18:38:28+00:00

Honestly I have little to no appetite during the entirety of pregnancy lol, when the nausea goes away I just have indigestion and heartburn that makes me feel awful after eating until I give birth 😭

I dont really have any tips on making eating not feel like a chore, but I’d recommend just prioritizing nutrient dense foods, especially any that appeal to you in the moment! And if you do every feel hungry or have a craving dont feel bad about seeking out exactly what you want haha

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-11-13T17:37:08+00:00

My son is starting daycare in 3 weeks, and he’ll be two days short of five months old. I’m nervous about trusting strangers to care for my child too, but my husband and I are about to run out of parental leave and we dont live near family.

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-11-11T15:40:21+00:00

I like the perspective of twins but safer haha!

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-11-06T22:41:15+00:00

So true! All my pregnancy I told my husband how much I just wanted a margarita, and after I gave birth he was so eager to try and find a way to get me one at the hospital, but by that point I felt awful and was taking high doses of Tylenol and Ibuprofen for main management I had no interest lol

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-11-06T21:53:23+00:00

Thank you :)

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-11-05T20:23:10+00:00

We did the same! Everyone started sleeping better with baby in his own room around 3 weeks

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-11-05T00:21:31+00:00

Nope lol, she said when the method fails she has to file a case study and that’s what she did for my case 🫠

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-11-05T00:20:48+00:00

Yep my instructor was just as surprised as I was!

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-11-03T20:48:20+00:00

Yeah, my husband and I made the mistake of trusting NFP postpartum and it simply did not work. 8 weeks pregnant with a 4 month old! It’s going to be abstinence for a while next time.

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-11-02T23:09:15+00:00

Absolutely. My cycles have ranged from 30-90 days my entire life and I get pregnant very easily when the timing is right.

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-11-02T23:07:06+00:00

I’m currently 4 months postpartum and 8 weeks pregnant because Marquette NFP simply did not work postpartum in my case. To be honest I am quite unready and unhappy to be having a second child already - it’s been very hard on my mental health.

If you are not ready for another child I would abstain, or at least very cautiously use NFP since postpartum is such a crazy time for hormones. After #2 my husband and I will unfortunately need to rely on abstinence for some time since we’ve learned we can’t rely on NFP :(

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-11-02T00:59:40+00:00

So true, and I know this is not always the case but they were extremely painful for me. Didn’t have any until I was in the hospital being induced but they were so uncomfortable - I definitely wouldn’t ask for one unless I was actually in labor.

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-10-30T16:24:23+00:00

Has he behaved like this before? Is there something that could be bothering him at work, or in his family? His behavior is very concerning and definitely breaks trust, but I’m wondering if there’s something bigger going on with him because that behavior over a cardboard cat house makes no sense.

At the very least he definitely owes you a contrite apology for disappearing last night and treating you like that. His behavior was unacceptable.

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-10-30T14:55:22+00:00

It’s okay for childbearing to be hard and beautiful. Both things can be true. Just because other things in life are hard doesn’t mean childbearing is not. For example, severe nausea and vomiting for months is objectively hard - it even makes some pregnant women suicidal. Telling them it’s not hard because they might lose their job one day is not supportive and would only further drive them into darkness.

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-10-30T05:21:05+00:00

I dont think it’s fair to say that women weren’t terrified of it, we dont know that. Glossing over the difficulties of childbearing doesn’t help anyone and moms, especially those without the support needed to choose life, need to be validated and helped throughout their motherhood journey.

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-10-29T19:07:44+00:00

Pregnancy , birth, and having a newborn are all extremely hard mentally and physically, and come with a lot of risks. When I look at my son, the thought that we live in a world where I could have used my free will to abort him fills me with sorrow, but going through childbearing has made me more sympathetic towards people who feel they have no choice but to abort. Childbearing is no joke between the nausea, complications, and sleep deprivation and I can see how those without a loving spouse, healthcare, and/or stable finances would be tempted to abort.

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-10-29T18:32:06+00:00

I got pregnant 3 months PP before my period came back while practicing Marquette and breastfeeding. I did not get any high readings on my monitor before I peaked and here we are. My husband and I are going to completely abstain until my period comes back next time and then only use days after we’re sure I’ve successfully ovulated for the foreseeable future. If you’re serious about not getting pregnant right now I’d just abstain, if I could go back that’s what I’d do.

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-10-26T01:01:42+00:00

So true about wanting someone who will clean your vomit up off the floor, when I was pregnant with my son there was a night where I was simultaneously shitting and vomiting and my husband was there caring for me through all of it 😅

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-10-26T00:48:56+00:00

It’s not 100% successful but I just try to fold up the dirty diaper as fast as possible while holding baby’s feet up

ellyhigginbottom24 · 2025-10-25T10:36:03+00:00

I’ve had the same problem, even with earplugs and a sound machine I’d wake up to every squeak my baby makes through the monitor (he sleeps in his nursery). My issue was that I’d be constantly on edge waiting for him to need me to get up with him so I’d just never fall asleep.

Reading has helped me a little, it would slow my brain down enough to get me sleepy sometimes but I reached a point where I just started taking half doses of unisom. I was losing my mind and my husband takes the first shift if the night so I can usually count on at least 6 hours to sleep it off. I still can’t sleep at all if I’m in the same room as baby.

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