This is a delicate issue to post I know, but curious if this is/has happened
to any of you ladies here. Been LC'n for a month (long enough for
2 TOM's), I've noticed a big change in my TOM. Use to be about 7-10
days and heavy, but the last 2 have been more like 3-4 days and very
light.. I'm kind of assuming this has something to do with
insulin/hormone changes since LC'n? I do have an appointment
with my GP in a week and have a whole list of questions for him,
this one I will add to it, but just wondering if anyone else has experienced this?

*Feeling Sheepish about this, with all the men-folk here*
NoSurender

I have my TOM Now. It does seem much lighter and I don't have any cramps. I really couldn't tell you why the change, but Please let us know when you do. Maybe we have nicer things to look forward to in the future?

I've had 2 periods since taking on a LC woe and I too have noticed changes. I do not have nearly the intensity of cramping that I use to have. I just with the PMS would go away......that's still there!

I Had my 1st TOM being in induction, and it was HELL! Horrible Cramps, and lots of.....lasts the same time though. HAAAA and by the way....I PMSed for an entire WEEK!!!! Before used to last one day (Just before TOM).

My first TOM lc-ing came when I had barely started: I was still on the Pill, and yet TOM came really early and lasted 7 days--but it wasn't a crampy & heavy TOM. Then it came 33 days later, was kind of normal and the most recent one was 26 days after that and also easy to bear--except I got a migraine toward the end (dehydration, I think).
I have a uterine fibroid, so I am interested in seeing how this affects me. I had been on the Pill to control bleeding. This month is the first I've ovulated since being off the Pill, so I expect a heavier period. I still drink coffee, and that is supposed to help fibroids grow.
It's one big adventure, ladies!
Eri Z

lol an adventure is right.

i'm on the pill myself and first 3 months it came like 2 weeks early. very spotty and unpredictable flow. this month (3rd month) it is extremely light, so light i wonder why it even bothered showing up!

All women are different and will react differently to LC during their period. I was irregular-and now much less so. I had bad PMS, and now just a day or two of the crankies. I seldom had cramps, and now they get hideous! Flow is different from month to month-but at least two days of bleeding like a stuck pig. I still get my pre-period pimples on my chin-but my face is clear the rest of the month.

I'd been off the pill about 6 months when I started LC'ing. The next month's TOM was pretty nasty & they have honestly gotten worse. PMS used to be a day or two before, now, at least 5 days. Cramps are deadly to where I have to use a heating pad at night and clotting is massive. I went back on the pill for a month in July & had to quit b/c of the tremendous headaches I was getting. It did control my PMS & cramping for that month though...

At first they got heavier, now they are lighter. I'm used to having 10-12 day periods with EXTREMELY HEAVY flow. Now they are about 5 days and really light.

Oh and the clotting I used to have is completely gone. I'm also on a new pill, I think it's a combo of the pill and lc. And no more cramping. I used to be in bed for the first 1-3 days of my period in horrible pain.

Wow well I hope mine gets a little better! (I think it is slightly better now that I've been on Atkins for a couple of months) but for the most part it has gotten shorter, but EXTREMELY HEAVY and uncomfortable. However I have to admit my PMS is gone with the exception of the day I start, when I get the symptoms. Ah well... gotta love it.

My mom called today to tell me she read an article that said when LCing your estrogen level increases a lot...so supposedly that mean heavier cramping and bleeding...

I dont understand though as my last one was HEAVY and longer than usual and this past one was pretty light and a normal length... and not the crampiest I've had either.

Mine seems to be worse. maybe a tad bit shorter its usualy only three days anyway but heavy. I actualy look forward to it though because the last two monthsI had a woosh right before it started. It was about four pounds both times. I was sure it was water but the weight never came back soo...

Gabrielle

i too read some article awhile ago that said lowcarbing will generally worsen your pms symptons.

Can you find the article, or does anyone know more about this? I suppose the fat breaking down is releasing it, so it will stop eventually? I have John Lee's book on estrogen dominance around here, maybe it's time to look up some ways to keep estrogen levels down. IF that's what it is. I know caffeine and alcohol can make that worse, and I do still drink coffee (slap self on wrist )

Yup exact same thing with me, its really a great thing!