Bleeding post birth

It may not be the case for you but I had on going bleeding (heavy) and passing clots after 5 weeks Pp. Many health professionals kept telling me it’s normal. After pushing for tests and ultrasounds turns out I had a lot of retained placenta and needed surgical removal. I hope this is not the case for you but worth pushing your GP to follow up. 🤍

I was bleeding for 2-3 months after a miscarriage and I had retained tissue, it's not normal to bleed for that long.

What did your doctor say at your 6 week followup? I’m surprised that they wouldn’t have raised a concern that you were still bleeding at that point.

my 6 week check was pretty poor I'm afraid to say. They didn't seem to know what to ask and I didn't know what to expect. I'll be calling the GP this week to speak to a different doctor but I'm in a small village and they were the only female GP so I'm not holding out a lot of hope...

I’ve been having lochia discharge still and what looks like bright red sediment coming out still. And I am 9.5 weeks postpartum. My husband is worried about me seeing as I healed up by 6 weeks during my first pregnancy. This is all weird to me and I’m very uncomfortable. It feels as if I’m cramping daily and my lower back hurts. But when I called the OBGYN office, they said it’s all normal…

I bled for a while too but that’s because right as the bleeding from birth finally started to taper off my period decided to start 🤦‍♀️

I'm sorry to hear you're in discomfort too!! That is truly rubbish if you're feeling unwell with it too!! I hope you start to feel better soon 💕

I suspected that might be it but the pill hasn't made an impact so now I'm very confused!! Thank you for replying x

Something that can be frustrating is that it will take your body roughly 18 months to recover from having your little one but that also includes your hormones. I hope you are able to find some answers and that you can enjoy your days without all that bleeding very soon 😊