Hello,
I started my periods again 5 weeks after DD was born (she's just turned 4 months), and I know it was likely they would be irregular & take a while to return to normal (actually they're back to pretty regular cycles already). However, the last two cycles I've had what's exactly like early pregnancy symptoms in the build up- I've never had these in the past, except for when I was pregnant. These include the obvious ones like strong tummy cramps, but more specific things like a dramatic increase in blue veins, a metallic taste, stuffy nose, ligament type pain around the pelvis, an acute sense of smell, slight faint headedness, queasiness, blood freckles & those tiny light brown chloasma skin patches etc... It freaked me out a bit last month though we're using contraception & I thought it was very unlikely I could be pregnant- then my period came right when it should have, and I felt better again, then exactly the same this cycle.
Anyway, I know the advice is to keep an eye on it/ check with GP if worried etc -which I will- but I just wondered if anyone else had experienced anything like this after having a baby? We're not TTC, so it's definitely not symptom spotting, but it's just a bit alarming having all those symptoms that make you feel like you're in early pregnancy when you're not. Also, this time I had some brown spotting for a day mid-cycle which could possibly have been an ovulation bleed? Again, I've never had this before, and again we are being very careful, so I don't think it could have been an implantation bleed. Just a bit baffled, really. Due to see the HV fairly soon, so I'll bring it up with her...
I guess it's just my hormones settling down (I'm still partially BFing, so they could be quite muddled) but any thoughts welcomed..