first period after birth

~daisychain~ · Dec 28th, 2009, 12:05 PM

hiya

not been on here for ages- no time but was looking for some advice.
sophie's now 5weeks old and i bled after birth for about 2weeks. had gotten really light by the end tho. two weeks ago i started bleedin really heavy again and was told it was my period. its been there 2weeks and is so so heavy, sorry tmi but running down my legs and leaking straight threw pads in couple of hours.
is this normal?
xx

flower01 · Dec 28th, 2009, 12:33 PM

ooh im not sure hun. id maybe check with gp? ive figured my first period again will be just like they used to be? be interesting to know if there different.

xxxxx

madkoi_baby · Dec 29th, 2009, 02:14 AM

Just wondered, are any of you breastfeeding? I have not had my first proper period yet since birth but I am breastfeeding so I have heard it is normal not to have one

Kayleigh09 · Dec 29th, 2009, 03:07 AM

It could be worse if you're breast feeding as it makes your womb contract... Not sure though, i'd give your doc a call hunny x

Mynx · Dec 29th, 2009, 08:33 AM

Evie is 5 weeks old now and I still havent had my period yet. I was bleeding up until last week, but for the last week or so it was very light. Sometimes it would start up a little heavier again but then get light by the end of the day.
Breastfeeding makes a big difference to how heavy your flow is too as Kayleigh says, it makes the womb contract and this can often make for a bit of a flood.
I'd call the doc tbh, just to rule out infection etc.

Dec 28th, 2009, 12:05 PM	#1
~daisychain~ Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,703	first period after birth hiya not been on here for ages- no time but was looking for some advice. sophie's now 5weeks old and i bled after birth for about 2weeks. had gotten really light by the end tho. two weeks ago i started bleedin really heavy again and was told it was my period. its been there 2weeks and is so so heavy, sorry tmi but running down my legs and leaking straight threw pads in couple of hours. is this normal? xx

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Dec 28th, 2009, 12:33 PM	#2
flower01 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Posts: 3,663	ooh im not sure hun. id maybe check with gp? ive figured my first period again will be just like they used to be? be interesting to know if there different. xxxxx

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Dec 29th, 2009, 02:14 AM	#3
madkoi_baby Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northampton Posts: 220	Just wondered, are any of you breastfeeding? I have not had my first proper period yet since birth but I am breastfeeding so I have heard it is normal not to have one

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Dec 29th, 2009, 03:07 AM	#4
Kayleigh09 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 866	It could be worse if you're breast feeding as it makes your womb contract... Not sure though, i'd give your doc a call hunny x

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Dec 29th, 2009, 08:33 AM	#5
Mynx Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 8,438	Evie is 5 weeks old now and I still havent had my period yet. I was bleeding up until last week, but for the last week or so it was very light. Sometimes it would start up a little heavier again but then get light by the end of the day. Breastfeeding makes a big difference to how heavy your flow is too as Kayleigh says, it makes the womb contract and this can often make for a bit of a flood. I'd call the doc tbh, just to rule out infection etc.

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