Feeling stupid- is this my period?

sunflwra

Hi ladies- I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! Mine came with a little personal drama and I'm hoping you can help if you've had similar situations. I delivered my loss 2 weeks ago today. I had some heavy bleeding for about 3 days after and then nothing until Thanksgiving day when I had debilitating cramps followed by 2 days (so far) of heavy bleeding, small clots, etc. I know physical recovery can take a while, but since it had been more than a week with no bleeding- could this be my first post-partum period or just more recovery pain/bleeding? Or do I just need to wait and see how long it lasts to decide?

I want to start charting but not sure how at this point...

diamante1181

IMHO you should call your doctor. It could be that everything is fine, it just seems really soon to have AF make an appearance, plus from what you describe it's best to have a professional opinion. You don't want to ignore that because you don't know if you have tissue left inside your uterus, or if it is late post-partum hemorrhaging, etc.

jess123456

I would also call your doctor to ask. I experienced something very similar a bit after my loss. I assumed it was my period and my doctor said it wasn't. Everything ended up being fine and I got my period back a few weeks later.

sunflwra

Thank you ladies.  I called my OB and she wants me to come in tomorrow morning for an ultrasound.  I haven't had any fever, so she thinks everything is probably fine but I was planning to go back to work tomorrow, so she wants to check it out first before she gives me my release.  I appreciate the feedback!

mingaling2

Glad you're getting it checked out. Hope all is well.

CRUN2012

Hope everything goes well for you today!

sunflwra

Thanks ladies. The scan went ok- there are some clots left (not too large but still need to get them out).  The doctor gave me 2 days of Methergine to hopefully help get things finished up and back to normal.  I was supposed to go back to work on Monday but she kept me out for another week to get through this medication and then I should be going back.  Not gonna lie that I'm a bit relieved about having another week before facing work people and the questions.  Just gotta work on getting ready for it

CRUN2012

Enjoy your week off!! For me the anticipation of going back to work was much worse than it actually ended up being...and now I'm so glad to be back. I hope the same goes for you!!