Janie Grace Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Please tell me if you have experienced this! I have been expecting my period for over 2 weeks now. It will be my first one since having a baby over a year ago (still nursing). I feel *so* sick. I have been waking up at night nauseated. I'm bloated. I have cramps and back pain so bad I have to take Advil at times to handle them. But NO period. It is starting to make me batty. I am up at this hour (after 4:00 am) because of these symptoms... making some ginger tea for the nausea and took some Advil. Yesterday I would have SWORN it was coming based on how bad I felt. Is this normal? I don't remember the first onset of menses after a baby being so awful in the past. Could there be something else going on? My face is breaking out and I have been emotional as well... all signs point to hormones but I don't want to miss something more serious. Please tell me I won't be in the Hotel California of PMS for the rest of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Please tell me if you have experienced this! I have been expecting my period for over 2 weeks now. It will be my first one since having a baby over a year ago (still nursing). I feel *so* sick. I have been waking up at night nauseated. I'm bloated. I have cramps and back pain so bad I have to take Advil at times to handle them. But NO period. It is starting to make me batty. I am up at this hour (after 4:00 am) because of these symptoms... making some ginger tea for the nausea and took some Advil. Yesterday I would have SWORN it was coming based on how bad I felt. Is this normal? I don't remember the first onset of menses after a baby being so awful in the past. Could there be something else going on? My face is breaking out and I have been emotional as well... all signs point to hormones but I don't want to miss something more serious. I do remember it being like this. You are starting to make the hormone that gives you your period, I think it's progesterone. But it's like you need a certain level to actually get it. Your body isn't making that much yet so you get what you've got. Think of it as a weak engine that needs help to get over a hill. The engine gets stronger each time it tries. You're only on the first try. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: OH, and everything gets worse the more babies you have. Well, the after baby stuff. My first, the bleeding was over quickly. The second was longer but no too bad. My third, I thought I was going to have to cancel the 6 week appointment b/c it went so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I was thinking about that the other day. Worst PMS and "startup" I've ever had, even compared to now when I've been pre-menopausing for almost a decade. I asked my OB about it when I had to go for a procedure a year after the last DC was born because I had restarted just a few months before, and she said that she was miserable too with all four pregancies until her cycle got worked out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 This was baby #5. I don't remember it being like this before. My body seems to have no idea what it's doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoshannon Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I just had my first. It was AWFUL! My face is still breaking out. Be prepared for a VERY heavy AF that lasts a while. I never had this issue with my first... although my cycle came back after about 3 months with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 after my last, yes. It was awful. You might want to test jic. I was pregnant after only one or 2 cycles. you might have gotten lucky :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 After baby #4 in April 2010, I had PMS symptoms for a good 2-3 weeks before my cycle actually started again. It was awful. Luck you, I got my period back after only 2 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 You could try a chiro. They balance the hormonal system. Not that that can fix everything, but it makes it easier for your system to do what it is trying to do. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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