Once the baby is born, the onset of the first menstrual cycle may take 8 to 10 weeks if the mother chooses to bottle-feed and up to 6 months (or even longer) if she chooses to breast-feed.
In any case, once the first menstrual period appears, it is common for it to be abundant and irregular.
Read the full article on: Menstrual periods after childbirth – when will they start again? ( 83).
By Andrea Rodrigo B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Michelle Lorraine Embleton B.Sc. Ph.D. (biochemist).
Last Update: 12/13/2022
