Patient's question:
The baby is now one year and three months old. Around the time the baby was eight or nine months old, they started menstruating, and last month, I tried to wean the baby but it lasted only about four or five days before they started drinking milk again. The expected menstruation was delayed by more than twenty days. Does breastfeeding cause menstrual irregularities?Doctor's answer:
Babies who are breastfed may experience delayed menstruation. This is because frequent sucking by the baby stimulates the release of oxytocin and prolactin in the body. It may disrupt the normal menopausal mechanism, leading to delayed menstruation. Typically, menstruation fully resumes after weaning. This concludes the explanation for "How to deal with unsuccessful weaning when the baby is now one year and three months old?" Lastly, we wish the patient a speedy recovery and a healthy life.