Yes, and I think one of the hardest parts is that people expect having children to somehow make everything better. My own experience with adenomyosis taught me not to assume that just because something changes after pregnancy, the underlying symptoms will disappear. For me, the pain and the way it affected my everyday life became something I had to take seriously instead of constantly trying to normalise it. I’d be really interested to hear what symptoms changed for others after having children, especially whether it was pain, bleeding or the day to day fatigue.
I haven't had children myself, so I can't speak from personal experience there, but my endo symptoms definitely changed over time. What used to be mostly intimacy pain became more of a mix of pelvic pressure, bloating, bowel pain and pain around ovulation too. I'm curious how many women noticed a completely different symptom pattern after pregnancy.
I remember wondering about this too because pregnancy can change so much in the body, and it’s hard to know what is normal afterwards. I have heard from others who noticed their symptoms changed or even became more difficult after having children, while some felt better for a while. It can be really confusing when your body feels different after such a major change.
Yes, I did notice my symptoms becoming worse after having children. Before pregnancy I could manage the pain and heavy bleeding to some extent, but afterwards the pelvic heaviness and cramps became much harder to ignore. My periods also became heavier and the pain started affecting me outside the actual bleeding days. I initially thought it was just my body changing after pregnancy, but eventually I was diagnosed with adenomyosis and realised there was more going on.
Yes, I noticed my symptoms became more noticeable after having children, especially after my periods returned. The pelvic pain and heavier periods gradually became harder to ignore. I initially thought it was just part of the changes after pregnancy, but I eventually realized it was worth getting checked.