Mothers experience prolonged vaginal bleeding after delivery

“I’m 12 weeks pp and got my first period back 8 weeks pp and it was AWFUL. My periods had always been painless and almost no PMS except some moodiness and only lasting 3 days. I can feel my second period coming soon, I’m feeling cramps that feel like early labour and I’m absolutely ravenous about food (specifically chocolate). I feel like I have the cliche period now, it lasts a week and it’s heavy and painful and the PMS is wicked. Did anyone else have this happen? Any insight on if it ends? &#3”

“My baby was born 11 weeks early and I’m 5 weeks postpartum. I guess from all the NICU back and forth I’ve over exerted myself and even though I was healing great, I’ve started bleeding all over again like I gave birth yesterday. I am certain it’s not my period. Plus my feet swelled up again around the same time the bleeding started and my previous hip bursitis has flared up as well. So what happens if I don’t rest and take it easy? Because my husband is a full-time student who is renovating our”

“What the heck. My periods were pretty light before having my baby. Literally would last 3 days, light bleeding. I got my period back yesterday (12 weeks post partum) and this has been SO heavy. I swear these cramps are worse than the contractions I had! Im changing my pad every 2 hours. I’m super sad because my period has never been so heavy. I’m not passing clots or anything but it’s uncomfortable. For anyone who’s given birth before, did your period go back to normal as the months went on? I m”

“I am prescribed Cytotec because of lochia retention and I wonder if anyone here had the same experience? I am 8 weeks postpartum and was recovering well after C-section. I've been taking Cytotec 1/2 pill, 3 times a day. After the second day I had a huge bleeding, soaked 4 pads in 4h with blood clot and I wonder whether to take the next doses.. I have to take it 3 more days according to the recipe but I am scared of losing too much blood if this continues. Anyone had similar experience? Did y”

“Spotting for about a week straight on and off... First postpartum period? 4 months postpartum Before pregnancy I had very regular periods with moderate flow. About a week or two ago I started spotting... It was different than the usual dark red-brown/dark brown. It was slimy and clear with pink/red in it. It ended up becoming light brown/tan at some point. But it was multiple times a day for about a week, and I never had to wear a pad. Just changed my underwear or wore a liner. At one point it,”

“My first cycle started at 5 months postpartum on 9/30. Oct 1 was technically day 1. I am currently on day 5 and still having significant bleeding. Dark red/bright red blood, gushes throughout the day while wearing a pad. I am not soaking through pads in an hour but this is heavier than what I am used to and my usual periods don't have this much bleeding especially on day 5. Oddly enough I have had zero cramps. It just seems like it isn’t tapering off. When I messaged my doctor, this exact sa”

“For the past 2-3 weeks I’ve started spotting and having mild cramping on and off.. the bleeding is light pink and very light but has been happening every day.. not even enough to fill a panty liner but does stain my underwear, and there’s always light pink blood when I wipe. Is this normal before your period returns properly? Is my body just getting ready for a period again? I’m 10 months postpartum and exclusively breastfeeding but my son is eating some solid foods so I guess is drinking a litt”

“I’m 6 months postpartum but I feel no where close to being healed. My hemorrhoids keep acting up with my most recent one needing pain killers. My pelvic floor still feels soooo tight and I’m still waiting the earliest appointment I could find in my area (Nov appt, 7 months after delivery). I had third degree tear during delivery and a very traumatic 58hr labor. I feel I haven’t recovered mentally from that trauma either. My baby never latched so I exclusively pump which has given me soooo much r”

“Hi all! I’m 2 weeks postpartum with my third baby! I had a massive PPH with my first (2000+ ml of blood lost) and had an overall traumatic time and as a result get very triggered re bleeding even periods, let alone actual postpartum bleeding due to fears of a secondary haemorrhage! I’m just looking for advice on what’s normal, I’ve completely forgotten with my oldest two and this time I had very light bleeding for the first 12 days (maybe because I have synthetic oxytocin after birth?) and now m”

“Hi so I had my baby vaginally on 8/7. I had my first period on 9/6 and shortly after my period ended the lochia stopped completely. Now on 9/22 I have started bleeding heavily again like a period. Is it normal to have two periods? Should I be concerned that I’m bleeding again? submitted by /u/shrekielover [link] [comments]”

“I just started my first period after having my baby six weeks ago and I thought I was bleeding out. I was bleeding through my pads and shorts. I had an appointment with my doctor on Tuesday and she said it’s normal but it still freaked me out submitted by /u/Rare_Research6255 [link] [comments]”

“1 day pp and yesterday I experienced heavy bleeding that was chalked up to me having to pee. The blood decreased but just recently i had two big blood clots. I am very scared. I told the nurse and she informed the doctor. I’m scared to stand up because ig i dont want to bleed i know that sounds irrational. The doctor wants to weigh my pads after each change so now i’m just anxiously waiting. I can’t tell if i’m having other symptoms or if i’m just extremely anxious. Any advice would help 🥺 &#32”

“14mo postpartum after having my second and now weaned off nursing for about 2 months. My last 3-4 periods have been crazy heavy (like soaking a super tampon and a maxi pad within 2 hours), I’ve had huge painful breakouts the week prior, and a ton of bloating. Prior to my second baby I had been on birth control since I was a teen so trying to figure out if this is my “normal” or if my hormones are still sorting themselves out. Did your period ever lighten up postpartum without birth control? &#32”

“Hello, I am 8 weeks postpartum today, I had a second degree tear apparently at the same spot as last time delivery. Some background information, during my previously postpartum delivery I had taken a long time to fully recover. I had missed my 6 week clearance somehow didn't know I hadn't healed. I had sex well past the 6 week point and had pain. I thought maybe because it's been awhile We tried again and again and it was too painful and I thought for sure somethings wrong. I went to”

“How long did your postpartum bleeding last? I’m 2 weeks postpartum and I will have days where I have zero bleeding and then randomly the next day I will have a very light flow of red blood. It’s just so confusing 🫤 submitted by /u/ParsleyTime5687 [link] [comments]”

“This all happened about an hour ago and I’m confused. I gave birth end of January, has a pretty traumatic birth that resulted in a forcep/episiotomy delivery. I was back in the emergency 6 days later with a hematoma. I have since done pelvic floor therapy, and I am back to exercising and generally feeling pretty good, although I do experience some pain in my left groin area if I’ve been sitting for too long and this is actually a newer thing I’ve noticed so I’ve been on my list to book in for mo”

“I am 6 weeks pp from a totally normal vaginal birth (and normal pregnancy) and have been having weird symptoms: -my lower abdomen and low back have not stopped hurting since delivery. It feels like I tore or pulled a muscle somewhere in there. It’s made working out (or even just sitting up from a chair) difficult. I’m waiting to hear back from a PT about an appointment. -my bleeding stopped for a week or two around 4/5 weeks pp and then suddenly returned. The blood is dark red but not superrrr d”

“I (26 FTM) got my first period postpartum and I feel like my hormones are going crazy. Honestly, I feel like my postpartum hormones were treating me well! I didn’t get my period back for 10 months (exclusively breastfeeding at the breast, co sleeping, and baby not sleeping through the night all helped). Now that I’ve had my period (2 weeks ago) and gone through more of my cycle I feel so different. I am so bloated all the time, I gained a couple lbs, and much more irritable. I feel like getting”

“I’m 10.5 weeks pp from a c section and I’m still bleeding on and off. Today, I’m bleeding again bright red blood and I just was last week and it stopped for about 5 days and now it’s back. The bleeding is never super heavy but it’s more than just spotting. I messaged my obgyn if this is normal and she said yes. But it doesn’t seem right. Online it says bleeding on and off is normal for the first 4-6 weeks. I’m now almost 11 weeks. I feel like shit today too. I’m nauseous and having loose stools.”

“Hello! I am 6 weeks postpartum. With my first child I had an emergency c section, but this time around I was able to go through a VBAC. Both, in my opinion, are hard and painful in their own ways, but I was told a VBAC would be less painful and that has been the absolute complete opposite for me. If given the chance, I’d go back and do the scheduled c section. The duration and location of pain this time around has made it soooo much more difficult this time around. I went gkme post labor the day”

“My postpartum bleeding was never heavy, even in the hospital. I pumped for three weeks until I switched to exclusively formula feeding. At 5 weeks it looked like the bleeding was finally tapering off, only brown in the clear fluid when I wiped. Then it started up after two days of no bleeding. Then it stopped in week 6 for three days and started again. Then at 7 weeks on the dot it stopped for two days, then it started up again. It was never enough to fill even a quarter of a pad, and I’d only w”

“I stopped bleeding around the 4 week mark just before 6 weeks i got period cramps and I had light bleeding for 2 days. Day 3 it was gone and surs enough a week later same thing period cramps snd light bleeding/spotting but worse body aches this time. The first time I thought maybe because baby slept 9 hours straight it triggered it. With my first baby my period came back once I wasn’t feeding for 6-7 hour stretch at night. Well this baby has been going 5-6 hours since 3 weeks. Anyone experienced”

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“Hi all i know this is a common topic but kinda a specific question if anyone had a similar experience! I’m 3 weeks post partum and noticed an uptick in my bleeding this week. Nothing crazy— not saturating a pad in an hour or having big clots but like a moderate period flow after the bleeding had already tapered a bit. Contacted my OB and my ultrasound was negative for retained products and she said my healing looked good. She basically said it could be normal progression of healing just on the l”

“I am 12 weeks pp after a 3 A tear and haemorrhage. I had postpartum bleeding for six weeks, then stopped for two weeks, came back for 5 or so days which I thought was my first period, then two weeks later I am spotting again today. Has anyone else experienced this funky bleeding pattern postpartum? I called the hospital and they said if I am not passing clots size of a golf ball and have no other symptoms then just to ride it out 🤷🏻‍♀️ submitted by /u/Tellmimoar [link] [comme”

“I hope this is the right sub! I’m not looking for medical advice or anything I do have a postpartum visit this month for my 6 week mark! I’m just wondering how long other women bled for? I’m almost 5 weeks post partum and I’m still spotting/bleeding but it’s a dark brown color, I figured it should be over by now I’m not experiencing anything else just the constant light bleeding, sometimes it takes a rest for a few hours but seems like it’s always back the next day, should I be concerned? How lo”

“I hope this is the right sub! I’m not looking for medical advice or anything I do have a postpartum visit this month for my 6 week mark! I’m just wondering how long other women bled for? I’m almost 5 weeks post partum and I’m still spotting/bleeding but it’s a dark brown color, I figured it should be over by now I’m not experiencing anything else just the constant bleeding, sometimes it takes a rest for a few hours but seems like it’s always back the next day, should I be concerned? How long is”

“First time mom and I’m 2 months pp and breastfeed..I mainly pump but nurse her atleast once in the middle of the night. I completely stopped bleeding maybe 3 weeks ago and just produce a lot of discharge. I have read that breastfeeding messes with hormones aswell. But I am just so lost. Is it normal for my discharge to have an odd smell? It’s reminding me of the freshly pp smell but not exactly that. Should I go get checked ? Give it some more time? I do shower daily and wash up but by the end o”

“I messaged my OGYN but it’s 5pm so she won’t get back to me. I’m just over 9 weeks post c section and I’ve been bleeding on and off for last 5 days. My bleeding completely stopped about 2.5 weeks after my c section. It just came back and it’s been on and off for past 5 days. First day I was bleeding for a few hours with tiny clots. Second day I bled for a few hours (very light) and I had some cramping. 3rd and 4th day, literally nothing and now the 5th day is back again lightly. What’s going on?”

“I messaged my OGYN but it’s 5pm so she won’t get back to me. I’m just over 9 weeks post c section and I’ve been bleeding on and off for last 5 days. My bleeding completely stopped about 2.5 weeks after my c section. It just came back and it’s been on and off for past 5 days. First day I was bleeding for a few hours with tiny clots. Second day I bled for a few hours (very light) and I had some cramping. 3rd and 4th day, literally nothing and now the 5th day is back again lightly. What’s going on?”

“A few hours ago I had my 6 week checkup. I was cleared for everything, but when I came home and peed I saw blood dripping into the toilet. I haven’t really bled since 4 weeks post partum. They did do a pelvic exam and she checked my cervix. Is this normal? submitted by /u/anonymoususer249 [link] [comments]”

“hello! i am currently 4mo pp vaginal delivery no complications. after about a month i started going on walks ~3x week and after 2 months i tried to go daily (really just when baby allows) about a month ago, i started working out again. i’m trying to lose weight for my brothers wedding in november but making sure to eat enough to keep my supply up. about a week ago (the day after my husband and i had sex), i saw some tissue like stuff when i peed and had a light pink discharge for a couple days,”

“9 weeks postpartum and I’m pretty sure I’m having my first PP period. TMI, but about 9 days before the bleeding started I had a pretty significant amount of thick, clear discharge, which makes me think that was ovulation/fertile cervical mucus. Then in the days leading up, I also got super clingy to my baby 😂 Like, I wanted her constantly, even when she apparently did not want me nearly as much. And then… my period shows up. The bleeding is heavier than my periods used to be, and I’ve also been”

“I had my first period 8 months post-partum and it was very difficult - contractionlike pain, passing clots. My OBGYN said it was normal. Well, they got a little better but they are still a lot harder than they were before I got pregnant. Before baby, I hardly ever took midol and the heaviest my flow got was needing a medium tampon. Now, I stick with pads because I can soak through supers immediately on day one and two. I pass clots, but nothing as large as golf balls or fill up a pad in over an”

“This is embarrassing…but I’m about 10 weeks postpartum with my second. and have started noticing some painless bleeding after a BM starting a few days ago. It’s mostly just on the paper. I had a pretty straightforward delivery - baby was born very fast after just a few minutes of pushing and I had a minor first degree tear. It started after a bout of bad constipation…traveling, dehydration from chasing after a toddler. I was also wearing my baby a ton more than which I think has caused some gene”

“Hi! I gave birth to my first child 5 weeks ago during what was a traumatic delivery. I pushed for 3 hours before my OB cited arrest of descent, developed a placental infection, baby turned sunny side up, had a nuchal chord and large birth weight (9 lbs). Though it was my biggest fear going in, forceps were used as I was told a C-section would be increasingly dangerous for me and baby given circumstances. I’m not sure if it would have and can’t allow myself to dwell on the what ifs there as it is”

“Trigger warning: birth trauma, PPH, infection My first baby was a traumatic birth. I had a 3L PPH. For my second baby, they were prepared. I bled again but it qas quickly under control and I "only" lost 900ml blood. I was in hospital for 1 night and I was so happy with the birth. My bleeding resolved at 3 weeks. At 4 weeks, I had one day of spotting, which I thought was from too much exertion. At 5 weeks, I started bleeding. For the first 2 days, I thought it was my period and I though”

“I’m ebf and I stopped bleeding around 4 weeks then it started back up again at 5.5 weeks and hasn’t stopped since. I’m at 7 weeks now. Originally I thought it was my period but I’ve never had super long cycles so to be bleeding for a week and a half raises some red flags for me. Has anyone had a similar experience? submitted by /u/Waste-Upstairs5829 [link] [comments]”

“I’m 12 days ppt after my 3rs. Vaginal unmedicated delivery. After birth I received several meds to slow down the bleeding including petocin and cytotec. The bleeding wasn’t even that bad but I have a history of retained placenta that was caught almost immediately after delivery but they were being cautious. Anyways I had a few days of the heavy bleeding then at like 4 days ppt I had several hours overnight of no bleeding. Then it picked up with consistent flow and gushes (I’m also nursing). Then”