Head of Department

Generality

The foreman is the first menstruation that appears after childbirth.

This event frequently coincides with the end of the puerperium and, in non-breastfeeding women, usually occurs five or six weeks after the baby is born.

On the other hand, in new mothers who are breastfeeding, the reappearance of menstruation is delayed for constitutional reasons or for hormonal alterations still in progress.

The head of the ward usually indicates that the reproductive system has returned to normal; however, the "restart" of fertility can occur even before the onset of menstruation. Therefore, if you do not want to start a new pregnancy, it is indicated to resort only to protected intercourse, from the resumption of sexual activity, regardless of the reappearance of the menstrual flow or not.
Generally, the foreman is more abundant and prolonged than a common menstruation.

What is the foreman?

For the head of the ward we mean the return of menstruation after the completion of the birth; this event usually coincides with the end of the puerperium.

Often, the cycle resumes as soon as you start weaning the baby: by reducing the number of feedings, the synthesis of prolactin decreases, which - in addition to being the hormone responsible for the continuous production of milk - inhibits ovulation.
The reappearance of the flow indicates the restoration of the menstrual cycle and the return of the uterus to its normal conditions; the resumption of ovulatory activity may require a longer time, therefore, the first cycles after childbirth may be anovulatory.