Question.... - about AF

Kaitlin'smom wrote: Okay I am wondering if when AF showed up again for you

was it the same as before or different...like

not reg before----now I am
Reg before---now I am not
cramps before-----now none
No cramps before----now yes

ect, just wondering cause mine is different than before I had Kaitlin, wondering if I am the only one.

Was kinda reg before, now looks liek I am gettin back to that but with a little irregularty, its only been 4 months since its been back, and this month I am haveing mild cramps...no fun, not making me feel to hot right now. ....

kit_kats_mom replied: I've only had one and it was AWFUL. I've never been regular nor did I really suffer from physical or emotional PMS symptoms. That first one hit me like a ton of bricks though. I hope it was just cause it was the first one.

ediep replied: yea, mine is kind of different too. A little heaver than I remember. I've heared that is normal

booey2 replied: It's been over 1 1/2 since I got mine back and they are kinda regular but sometimes show up 3-4 days early, some times it feels like I am having another baby other times fine. Some times wicked cramps others okay. But everyone is different. HTH

amynicole21 replied: started today - not thrilled

Sort of regular before, sort of regular now. But, this month it was 3 days early.

Not so many cramps before, lots of cramps now. My back is killing me right now

Not so heavy before, VERY heavy now - and lasts about 1-2 days longer now than it ever did before.

mummy2girls replied: Mine changed...i have painful cramps and bowel movements when on my AF i never did before. And i seem to be ireegular also. I used to be on the dot every month..but now im late 2 to 7 days

aspenblue1 replied: Mine are a lot heaver than before and last longer

DansMom replied:

I was regular before, I'm regular now. Every 26/27 days, with an "adjustment" every six months, either early or late. The adjustment is either moon-related or gets me in sync with one of my sisters or friends if I've been spending a lot of time with them.

I had cramps before, and terrible PMS. Now I get PMS still: irritability, anger and paranoid feelings (like "so and so hates me, so and so thinks I'm faulty in some way, let me write a long e-mail defending my honor and end up looking like an idiot"), also bad skin and insomnia, sadness over little things, about three days before AF. As soon as I recognize the source of my bad mood I can deal with it though. I know now---wait until after AF to see if I still feel the same way about something.

And I've been celebrating anyway, because CRAMPS ARE GONE! I haven't had a motrin since my delivery stitches healed. I wonder if having a natural delivery was so painful that my body doesn't feel cramps anymore even if they happen?

MomToJade&Jordan replied: Af has changed for me a little since before I had Jade. It has always been regular and it still is. It was just a little irregular after Jade weaned so there was a couple of times there I thought I was pregnant. I still get irritable, but I don't seem to have cramps anymore. The flow is about the same too. It didn't take me long to get it back after Jade was born and I was bfing. Is was nice while I didin't have it though.

5littleladies replied: With my first 2 AF didn't change much, but after having Brianna it changed quite a bit-I used to be fairly regular, every 30-31 days, now I go anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks. I used to get cramps literally minutes before it started-I would dash off to the bathroom as soon as they started-now I get them for a week or more. They've been alot heavier too.

paradisemommy replied: different for me too. i used to be totally regular but ever since i had taven - it's all over the place, sometimes 3 weeks, sometimes 4 weeks. i get real irritable too during af which i don't remember getting *that* bad before. i used to have cramps really bad before but don't have them that much now - and i seem to bleed longer and a little bit heavier than before..yuck

maestra replied: Glad you asked this- I was kind of wondering too.

I have Mirena though, so I attribute that to a lot of differences.

Slightly regular before- about every 6-8 weeks now. But I'm not supposed to see much flow, so I could have it and not know.

More cramps now than before, bu I do seem to be less emotional.