okay so this is probably just me spiraling but i need a reality check. i had my annual with my OB last week. margot is 19 months old, i’ve been fully weaned for a while, and my cycle has been… weird.
not just irregular, but the pattern is off. like two days of spotting, then nothing, then three super heavy days. it’s just not what it was before, and it feels disorganized. i tried to explain this and my OB basically gave me the pat on the head.
he was already turning toward the door and said “well you’re 35, you’re postpartum, your hormones are still finding their new normal.” and that was it. no questions about the pattern, no suggestion to track it, just a generic dismissal. i just sat there on the exam table feeling like an idiot. it’s that specific feeling of being told your own body’s