Postpartum period - tmi
I had a c section 6 weeks ago Monday and am bottle feeding. All bleeding had stopped, just had pads for some small mucus discharge.
I got my period back at 5 weeks and 6 days.
Now I’m debating if it is a period. I’m 5 days in and it is shocking - it’s so heavy I’m wearing night pads in the day and postpartum pants overnight. Doesn’t appear to be letting up.
Has anyone else had this?
I was silly and googled, half responses are that it’s normal to have a heavy period and other half mentions postpartum haemorrhage 😭
I don’t want to go the the Gp as they’ll ask me to go to the hospital which is an hour away and I have no support for my 3 year old and 6 week old
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I am 6 weeks and 4 days and still bleeding really quite heavily mentioned this to my midwife and the GP and I have been told it was normal but it doesn’t feel normal! I am back at the GPs today for my 6 week check so hopefully get some answers!
Its most likely your period. I was 5 weeks post Csection when mine came and my baby is combi fed (breast and formula)
It lasted for about a week and a half and then that was it. Monitor the number of pads used in an hour though, as this will let you know whether you need to see the GP or go to A&E.
Hope this helps 😊
The first one is HEAVY! It’s a full hormonal restart after almost a year off so it’s a lot, plus cramping is tough as your uterus contractions pull on scar tissue.
After the first it gets lighter and more like normal. I’ve had two sections, my first one it came back at 9 weeks, the second 6 months. Both were like a horror movie for over a week but after that it went light again and 4/5 days tops.
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Postpartum period - tmi
I had a c section 6 weeks ago Monday and am bottle feeding. All bleeding had stopped, just had pads for some small mucus discharge.
I got my period back at 5 weeks and 6 days.
Now I’m debating if it is a period. I’m 5 days in and it is shocking - it’s so heavy I’m wearing night pads in the day and postpartum pants overnight. Doesn’t appear to be letting up.
Has anyone else had this?
I was silly and googled, half responses are that it’s normal to have a heavy period and other half mentions postpartum haemorrhage 😭
I don’t want to go the the Gp as they’ll ask me to go to the hospital which is an hour away and I have no support for my 3 year old and 6 week old
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