https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 12:30:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-your-period-symptoms-like-post-kids#post-2229578 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 22:32:15 +0000 matador84 2229578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It has been hell! I didn't have a period from nov 2011 to April 2015 due to preg/bf and has really been a nightmare. I talked to my dr about it at my annual and he kind of was just like yeah the first few might be pretty bad. I have awful back pain, cramps comprable to mild labor pains for days, pain so bad it wakes me up in the middle of the night and bleeding for almost a week that is just so annoying and inconvenient. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-your-period-symptoms-like-post-kids#post-2229496 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:52:05 +0000 daniellemybelle 2229496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My cramps are a lot better - I used to get really nauseous from the severe pain. I once posted here asking if contractions were like period cramps and everyone laughed at me - but early labor was not much different than bad cramps for me. Early labor just went on for FIVE DAYS so that sucked. Anyway, that's a tangent. The trade off is I get more bloated, my PMS is worse, and they are SO much heavier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-your-period-symptoms-like-post-kids#post-2228919 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 13:00:13 +0000 mrsrain 2228919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine are much heavier, but that's about it. I have never been one to have a lot of physical symptoms of PMS, thankfully. The worst thing is that my pelvic floor is too weak (boo!) to use a menstrual cup, so I am back to tampons, which I hate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-your-period-symptoms-like-post-kids#post-2228807 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 11:55:43 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2228807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine is similar to yours @mrsbree especially heavier which is really annoying. It's a lot worse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-your-period-symptoms-like-post-kids#post-2228711 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:51:44 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2228711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Prior to kids, I was on BC for 10+ years because my periods were so heavy and my cramps were so painful that I threw up. Since BC helped to tame them, I don't have anything to really compare to. </p> <p>Post kids, it's VERY heavy and bad PMS, but the cramps aren't as bad. Since DH got the snip, I won't go back on BC, so I keep an app on my phone to warn me when I'm about to start again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-your-period-symptoms-like-post-kids#post-2228571 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 09:35:49 +0000 catlady 2228571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine are worse. I always got cramps but now they hurt alot more, flow is heavier, and it lasts a day longer. I never noticed when I O'd before but now it's super obvious and I get several days of weird cramping, acne, mild nausea, and insomnia. The only good thing is that my cycles have gotten a bit more regular (30-33 days compared to anywhere from 28-45 days before). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-your-period-symptoms-like-post-kids#post-2228554 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 09:24:46 +0000 T-Mom 2228554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get way more bloated but aside from that, my cycles are generally much lighter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-your-period-symptoms-like-post-kids#post-2228548 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 09:21:37 +0000 MamaChin 2228548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only had one period between the kids so I don't even remember it. I got an iud before my period came back so I don't know if its a side effect of that or just my body but it's way heavier than before! Before kids it used to be 3 days of no big deal but now its 5 days, most of it heavy and I eat everything I see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-your-period-symptoms-like-post-kids#post-2228503 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 08:57:09 +0000 mrsjyw 2228503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never went back on birth control after DS1 and they were really bad like teenage years. Long, heavy, crampy UGH. I am NOT looking forward to getting AF back PP. And will def look into BC options to curb my syhmptoms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-your-period-symptoms-like-post-kids#post-2228492 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 08:40:44 +0000 kjpugs 2228492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know I'm in the minority here. I had AWFUL cramps and bleeding prior to getting pregnant with LO. I didn't even have a full year of period between my two pregnanices, but the ones I had were markedly better. I knew I was pregnant with LO1 when I didn't wake up vomiting at 4am as I had always since being off BC for a year. I never had any periods that bad after my first pregnancy! Hoping that trend continues post baby. They were pretty much the same regularity before and after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-your-period-symptoms-like-post-kids#post-2228488 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 08:38:20 +0000 Mamaof2 2228488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>post kids my cycles are wacky</p> <p>I get horrible O pains that require a heating pad and meds</p> <p>PMS suuucckkkkssss!!!</p> <p>Periods are generally light with little to no cramps - 1 day of heavy flow and that's it!</p> <p>However at 4 yrs PP - my cycles still vary and it drives me batty!! 34 days, then 28, then 27, then 25, then 30........pre-kids it was 33 days every month! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-your-period-symptoms-like-post-kids#post-2228476 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 08:34:15 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2228476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a very long stretch of no periods between two pregnancies and breastfeeding. Now it's been back for a while, and everything is worse post kids. More moodiness, more cramps, more backaches, more exhaustion, more bloating, longer, and way more heavy. Womp womp. I feel like I need a day off once a month because I feel so bad!</p> <p>What about you? </p>