First period

Tiffany • Maverick born 11/30/15. Loving the mom life now.
I'm 9 weeks pp and just got my first period yesterday. Man-this is horrible. The cramps. The flow. All of my body hates me I think. The only thing that hasn't been crazy is my hormones. I'm really hoping this doesn't last long. Does it return to normal after the first one or am I stuck like this for a while?