Nishmat's Women’s Health and HalachaIn memory of Chaya Mirel bat R' Avraham

  • Hebrew
  • English
  • Espnaol
  • Francais
  • donate
Menu
Side Bar

Period resumed while breastfeeding

31 December, 2017
Question:

My baby is a 4 1⁄2 months old. I’m fully nursing, not supplementing at all and sadly got my period. My question is, does that mean I’ll get it monthly or is there a possibility that not? I’ve had an IUD which I needed to remove given the heavy constant bleeding it had caused. Can it be that that triggered my cycle too––that can make woman ovulate?


Answer:

Mazal tov on the birth of your baby!

It is very common for women to have irregular bleeding in the first year post-partum, especially when nursing.  This varies from woman to woman and, for each woman, from pregnancy to pregnancy. It is possible that you will now be menstruating monthly, but there is no way to know for sure.

You do not indicate which IUD you had removed. If it was copper alone, that is unlikely to affect ovulation. If it was a progesterone-secreting IUD, there may be effects.

For future reference, in case you wind up with staining, we recommend reading our site’s articles “Stains” and “Toilet Paper“.

Please write back with any further questions.

This internet service does not preclude, override or replace the psak of any rabbinical authority. It is the responsibility of the questioner to inform us of any previous consultation or ruling. As even slight variation in circumstances may have Halachic consequences, views expressed concerning one case may not be applied to other, seemingly similar cases. All health and health-related information contained within Nishmat's Women's Health & Halacha Web site is intended to be general in nature and should not be used as a substitute for consulting with your health care professional. The advice is intended to offer a basis for individuals to discuss their medical condition with their health care provider but not individual advice. Although every effort is made to ensure that the material within Nishmat's Women's Health & Halacha Web site is accurate and timely, it is provided for the convenience of the Web site user but should not be considered official. Advice for actual medical practice should be obtained from a licensed health care professional. For further questions or comments:  The Nishmat Women's Health and Halacha Site is a public service of Nishmat, The Jeanie Schottenstein Center for Advanced Torah Study for Women. This project and others like it are made possible by contributions from people like you. If you have benefited from the service, and wish to enable us to help others, click here to donate.
Users of Internet filtering services: This site discusses sensitive subjects that some services filter without visual indication. A page that appears 100% complete might actually be missing critical Jewish-law or medical information. To ensure that you view the pages accurately, ask the filtering service to whitelist all pages under yoatzot.org.

Accessibility Toolbar