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My Wife Gave Birth To A Baby Boy Last Year

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Posted on Wed, 7 Nov 2018
Question: My Wife gave birth to a baby boy last year in XXXXXXX She had her periods 11months after the delivery and it went well for two months. She had to use medication Meprate for our sons birthday after which her periods stopped. Her height is 5'3" and weight is 71kgs. Is this normal or should we use some medication to get her periods regularly. She is worried about health complications.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (6 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Likely to be due to breast feeding.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
I have gone through your query and understand your health concerns.
The irregular periods that your wife is having is due to the effect of lactation. Breast feeding causes delay in periods and the periods may be heavy if the bleeding is delayed.
The chances of pregnancy are present. She needs to use a contraceptive- oral pills or intrauterine device like Copper T to prevent pregnancy.
In case the periods are delayed next time then test the urine to rule out pregnancy.
Once she stops the breast feeding the periods will become back to regular on their own.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal


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My Wife Gave Birth To A Baby Boy Last Year

Brief Answer: Likely to be due to breast feeding. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for posting your query. I have gone through your query and understand your health concerns. The irregular periods that your wife is having is due to the effect of lactation. Breast feeding causes delay in periods and the periods may be heavy if the bleeding is delayed. The chances of pregnancy are present. She needs to use a contraceptive- oral pills or intrauterine device like Copper T to prevent pregnancy. In case the periods are delayed next time then test the urine to rule out pregnancy. Once she stops the breast feeding the periods will become back to regular on their own. I hope this answers your query. In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Rakhi Tayal