After giving birth, the mother takes 42 days or 6 weeks to return the reproductive system to form as early as the time before pregnancy. Similarly, the menstrual cycle, a woman takes the fastest 42 days to restore hormone in the body the same as it did before pregnancy. Beyond that, there are many women who take months to get their first period after childbirth. Generally 2-24 months depending on the mother's diet and lifestyle.
Why menstruation is very important after giving birth?
Due to the absence of menstruation then we have to know that the hormones in a woman's body is back normal, and with the absence of menstruation then we also know the fertile period after delivery. So that it can be used as a method to increase the offspring at a time to delay pregnancy. If fertility is not known it is very difficult to set up if you want to get pregnant again or delay pregnancy. Because no matter how fertile period is the most important thing in the life of husband and wife.
Then when the fertile time mother after giving birth?
Immediately after birth, the mother will breastfeed her baby, when a baby suckles the baby sucking causes hormonal changes that inhibit ovulation (release of the egg). Because ovulation is disrupted menstrual cycle was disrupted. But the mother not to worry, because this is normal circumstances experienced by all women after delivery within 2-24 months after delivery. So to calculate the fertile period after delivery requires a minimum of 3 months to calculate the average menstruation, so it can be determined the fertile mother.
Example: If the irregular
Do the calculation of average monthly menstruation is done within a period of 3 months in a row. It would be better if it is done for 6 months.
Example calculations are performed for 3 consecutive months.
February menstrual cycle occurs in 28 days, 35-day march, April 28 days. Then the average of your menstruation is (28 + 32 + 28) / 3 = 28 days. So chances are you get a period in May with a 28-day cycle. Fertile period as usual were on day 14 plus minus 2 is calculated from the first menstrual period last menstrual period.
Examples of the last menstrual period April 10th the next 28 days you will get your period back means about May 8 you will menstruate back.
If the regular menstrual 28 days, then the calculation is easier to do that day 14 is calculated from the first period.
For example, menstrual January 1 the fertile period of January 14 plus minus 2 at around 12 January to 16 January.
Most doctors say that it is safe to perform sexual intercourse six weeks after the birth of your baby. If you want to become pregnant soon after giving birth, it can happen once you know the fertile period after giving birth, but the risk is that your baby is a newborn will be the focus slightly reduced because you are busy planning for your pregnancy it. It's good that you know the fertile period after delivery, you could put a little time to plan your next pregnancy, at least let your babies older than one year so that you can focus on caring for the baby.
Similarly, knowledge of the fertile period after childbirth, hopefully can help you to consider whether you want to get pregnant soon after giving birth or postpone pregnancy after giving birth.
Ovulation After Childbirth
Many men ask when the woman's fertile period returned normal after childbirth. The man or husband must understand them. Female sex organs of a new birth are still traumatized, albeit in very good condition, the female sex organs are still sensitive. Additionally, when the woman is still in lactation may occur vaginal atrophy (thinning and drying of vaginal tissues due to lack of the hormone estrogen in the female body).
Some doctors argue that a woman or a mother can feel the back of sexual intercourse 6 months postpartum. There is also another opinion within 4 weeks of the woman or wife can have sex, because within 4 weeks when fluid emitted from the lips of the vagina after delivery has been stopped can have sexual relations back.
There are several reasons why it took a break to have sexual intercourse postpartum back:
1. To provide opportunities for female genital tissue to recover as usual, especially when experiencing normal birth or caesarean undergo an episiotomy or a small cutout to widen the birth canal the baby so the baby come out easier.
2. Sense of trauma that is still attached to the postpartum period. Despite the physical conditions in normal and good.
3. Prevents infection
Post-birth for 6 weeks or 40 days’ post-partum is a very important and need special attention. Puerperal period is intended to clean the womb as well as the menstrual period. Puerperal blood containing platelets, cells degenerative, dead cells and the remaining cells of the endometrium.
Therefore, the re-examination of postpartum is generally done after 6 weeks. 6 weeks of the time in which uterus return to its pre-pregnancy size shape. downsizing of the womb is a physical change, especially postpartum last. Most postpartum women who not long after, desire or sexual desire tends to decline even none at all.
in an Australian study says that six weeks is the average time for postpartum women to resume sexual relations. but other studies mention the small proportion of women estimated to be as many as 20% of women first-time experience the birth process in a period of 6 months can already feel a sense of physically uncomfortable when the resumption of sexual relations even with an average time of about 3 months faster.
Despite the fact that woman or wife is allowed to resume sexual intercourse after 6 weeks, sometimes women or wives they often complain of back pain when having sexual intercourse despite the birthing process had ended a few months ago. Pain during intercourse is called Dyspareunia or pain during intercourse.
Pain during intercourse is due to several factors, such as:
1. Post-childbirth will form a new network for the wound healing process due to the cutouts for the birth canal is still in a state which is so sensitive that the female reproductive organs have not returned normal.
2. The presence of infections caused by bacteria, viruses and fungi.
3. The existence of disorder or other health problems associated with content such as prime, cysts or tumors.
4. Taking medicine / herbal containing active substances that have properties astringents resulting in inhibition of the production of lubricating fluid in the vagina when a woman is sexually aroused.
5. Psychological factors contributing as well as a sense of anxiety, worry, etc., which include:
- Readiness mental ill-prepared when going to back sexual activity.
- There is a sense of trauma in the past.
- Personality self-less flexible.
- Interaction poor communication between husband and wife, so sometimes wives or women feel reluctant to have sexual intercourse.
- Less heating (foreplay) at the beginning of the onset of sexual intercourse. And many other factors.
So the woman's fertile period will be returned after the puerperal period, which lasted for 40 days expire, but should the man or husband gave respite to his wife to abstain from sexual relations until puerperal and postpartum recovery back normal.
