Post birth bleeding

Wanting some advise, my baby will be 6 weeks on Thursday and I’ve just started to bleed again, i only bleed for 1-2 weeks post birth so this feels really random,
I have just started walking and light weight training, could this be a sign I’ve started too early? Also having some cramps??
(I am exclusively breastfeeding)

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Hi Ashley, same happening to me. I was surprised thinking I had already got my period although it was alot lighter than usual but my midwife said it's very common to bleed again at 6weeks. Apparently your hormones and milk change alot at 6weeks and many women start bleeding again for a little bit at this time

I had some light bleeding around 6 weeks and my doctor at my 6wk checkup said that it’s possible (but uncommon) to get your period around this time even if you are exclusively breastfeeding. She said if I bleed again 4weeks later then I’ll know it was my period, and if I don’t it was just post partum bleeding 🤷🏻

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