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when should i test? weird periods....?

ok well i had a baby 4 months ago. then, i got my first period after he was born... then i got 2 more periods that same month - now, its been like 25 days or so since i started my last bout of bleeding (im not 100% sure - it all just sort of blends into one). what i want to know is, my breasts are heavier and ive started producing milk again - well its like milk whereas its white but its sticky like colostrum, not watery at all like breastmilk (i breastfed for four weeks, hes now 17 weeks and i havent leaked for at least 12 weeks) and im tired (but could easily be bcause i hemmoraged during birth and lost a lot of blood - plus a newborn!). should i test for pregnancy? and if so, when should i wait until? ive got no regular symptoms of period to go by except that the three periods i had were INCREDIBLY painful for the 3 days before and then all throughout and i dont have any cramping yet. any advice appreciated! :) oh i forgot to add one of the most important parts!! i started the pill the day i started my period, took it throughout the month while bleeding ect and stopped it at the end of the month when my last period started so i think i only actually ovulated my first period when i started to take the pill (cuz you dont ovulate on the pill) which was around july 1st i think... then i had those other two weird periods midway thru and then the last week of july. any tips? should i have already tested since i dont think i would have ovulated those last two periods and my last ovulating period was almost 2 months ago? i dont have morning sickness which is what told me i was pregnant with my son but the breast leakage kicked in in the last week or so, as well as the breast heaviness/ does all this make sense? if not - let me know and i'll try to clarify. no i bled for the six weeks after he was born, didnt bleed for 3 weeks and then had my first actual period, started the pill, starting bleeding twice more (not sure if i ovulated) and stopped the pill and havent bled since

Public Comments

1. Go ahead and test now, if you are having signs like the breast issue then it should be effective to test soon. Don't forget the morning is the best time. Periods tend to take awhile after having a baby to get back on a regular cycle. Keep in mind, however, a woman is the most fertile for the first year after having a baby.
2. Take a HPT...if you are pregnant, you need to know. If you are not, you'll feel better knowing it. Breasts do not normally start producing milk that early in a pregnancy. Perhaps your milk did not completely dry up? It can take a while. I know of mothers who were able to relactate (which is starting to breastfeed after stopping) quite some time after weaning. Was the "first period" immediately following his birth? That would not be a period. If you have been bleeding this much in an irregular pattern, you could have a hormonal or physical issue going on (such as a retained placentia). Probably not, but if I were you, I'd leave a message for my doctor. He or she will call back with information in a time frame that represents how urgent he or she thinks the issue is.