2 week postpartum bleeding
Hi all, my bleeding has really reduced lately which is amazing as I was bleeding so heavy after birth for the first week.
However, the bleeding has gone a brown colour now, very mucousy and thick. It seems to have this awful smell to it which is literally making me feel sick every time I go to the toilet.
I’m changing my pad very frequently, using a peri bottle to clean up, dabbing dry and using spritz for bits and showering every morning so it’s not like i’m being dirty.
I had a 2nd degree tear (no stitches) and it’s look clean and like it’s healing, not infected at all (from what I can see).
I just don’t understand the smell and it’s worrying me a bit, anyone else having this or know what it could be?
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It sounds like old blood coming out, I had a c section currently experiencing this now 2 weeks pp but from previous natural births and tears when it gets to that stage it’s the old blood just cleansing itself out of your body.
Take yourself to triage and they’ll give you antibiotics xx
I was told there's meant to be a smell to it, like a musty smell. If you're concerned though I'd give maternity triage a call and ask fir advice. They can see you for 12 weeks pp
I would contact triage or your midwife lovely as you could have an internal infection, I had a bit of a smell when midwives checked my stitches and have put me on precautionary antibiotics for an internal infection as my stitches looked fine, they also took a swab for testing xx
i had this with no smell and found out i have an infection so best to get checked x
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