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8wks post C-sec delivery and no period yet...
I had my baby 8 wks ago and I haven't gotten my first period yet. I am trying to find out if this is normal- should I have had it already? i had a C-section and I only breast-fed for 2 weeks. I also stopped pumping at the same time (I only mention this because on all the other forums i have checked out, all the women are breastfeeding)
I am also concerned about my hormone levels... my OB gave me a pack of bc pills to start, but I don't want to start them until I have my first period. I used help with fertility, because i had/ low progesterone. My reproductive endocrinologist put me on progesterone suppositories because my cycles were getting shorter and shorter (like down to 22 days) and I was having mid-cycle bleeding and spotting. I continued on the progesterone for the first 10 wks of my pregnancy. I am just wondering, if I am pre-menopausal....and why is my progesterone so low and is getting on the pill the only way for me to right my hormone levels again? Am I in danger of not being able to have another baby?
I am also concerned about my hormone levels... my OB gave me a pack of bc pills to start, but I don't want to start them until I have my first period. I used help with fertility, because i had/ low progesterone. My reproductive endocrinologist put me on progesterone suppositories because my cycles were getting shorter and shorter (like down to 22 days) and I was having mid-cycle bleeding and spotting. I continued on the progesterone for the first 10 wks of my pregnancy. I am just wondering, if I am pre-menopausal....and why is my progesterone so low and is getting on the pill the only way for me to right my hormone levels again? Am I in danger of not being able to have another baby?
I should have mentioned that I am 32 (my b-day is in Oct.). I don't know if any of my other hormones are out of whack besides the progesterone. I had to to a round of femara and a shot of HCG to make me ovulate, because apparently even though the femara worked, I wasn't gonna ovulate on my own. So, i'm not sure which hormone that would be connected with. Estrogen? I have read that progesterone and Estrogen kind of go hand in hand and if they are both low, then you would get symptoms kind of like what I have had. I would have to have bloodwork done to know for sure.
I have been wanting to call the RE but don't really know if it's appropriate. Because once you get pregnant and are good to go, they kind of "dis-charge" you and send you off to your OB. He never said I was pre-menopausal, but on the other hand, we never did discuss WHY my progesterone was low or what to do about it in the long run. So, now I am really curious and I think you are right, they would probably be the better office to call since my OB is so dang busy.
I have been wanting to call the RE but don't really know if it's appropriate. Because once you get pregnant and are good to go, they kind of "dis-charge" you and send you off to your OB. He never said I was pre-menopausal, but on the other hand, we never did discuss WHY my progesterone was low or what to do about it in the long run. So, now I am really curious and I think you are right, they would probably be the better office to call since my OB is so dang busy.
You don't say how old you are (not that it really matters) but there is the chance that you are pre-menopausal. Is that what your endocrinologist said? If that's the case, then there is the chance you won't be able to have another baby.
As for your period. It may only be days away. Most mums that don't breastfed get their cycles back around 6 weeks post birth and if you add 2 weeks (that you breastfed) to that you get 8 weeks. So it may just be a time thing.
Is it just the progesterone that's low or is it the other hormones as well? If your levels of FSH and LH are low too, that would probably stop you from ovulating in the first place. Progesterone makes the lining of the uterus thick to support a baby. Just low progesterone would normally lead to infertility but light periods.
You might want to give your reproductive endocrinologist a call as they'll know your circumstances better.
As for your period. It may only be days away. Most mums that don't breastfed get their cycles back around 6 weeks post birth and if you add 2 weeks (that you breastfed) to that you get 8 weeks. So it may just be a time thing.
Is it just the progesterone that's low or is it the other hormones as well? If your levels of FSH and LH are low too, that would probably stop you from ovulating in the first place. Progesterone makes the lining of the uterus thick to support a baby. Just low progesterone would normally lead to infertility but light periods.
You might want to give your reproductive endocrinologist a call as they'll know your circumstances better.
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