I think this will end up being a long one…
I started taking the pill when I was 15 (I’m 30 now.) Stopped taking it in summer of 2020. Soon after, I realised how much better I felt in terms of my mood now that I wasn’t on the pill. I fell pregnant Jan 2021 and had postnatal depression after the baby but sought no help. Pregnant again in 2022/23 and again, postnatal depression after baby but a lot worse this time, needed counselling etc.
I breastfed both babies so it took a while for my period to return. The youngest is 20 months old now and he stopped breastfeeding at 12months. So I’ve had my period since then. It’s very regular. The last 3 months I’ve spotted around ovulation (according to flo app). Is this okay?
I have barely any period pain apart from aching in my vulva on the heavier days. I spot a day or 2 before bleeding properly. I bleed for 6/7 days so that’s sometimes 9 days including spotting leading up to it. I’m currently on day 3 of my period and it’s just a really slow flow with brownish blood and some little clots. Hardly anything on the pad. Is this normal?? I do normally have 2 heavier days with bright red blood. But it just feels like I bleed for ages! And my mood is affected hugely so I get like one good week a month - if that!! My cycle
is 28 days.
Pre babies they were not like this.
my mood suffers enormously too which I really struggle with because it takes me back to those postnatal depression days when I was so desperately low.
I’ve considered going back on the pill but I’m worried about how that will affect my mood. I’ve also just started to get my feeling of sexual desire back and I don’t want that to be dampened either.
Does my period sound normal or should I get that checked out? Could the pill help me? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!