TMI - 2nd c-section recovery - bleeding - need advice

melpiii

soliciting some advice. had a c-section almost 4 weeks ago. second c-section. been steady bleeding - not too much though and a gradual decline over the last few weeks. tonight i was sitting on the couch and felt a gush. went to the restroom and had lots of blood in my pants. also had some chunky discharge (larger than clots) that looked and had the consistency of chicken liver. i never had this with my first section. i quit bleeding in less than 2 weeks. anyone experienced anything like this? dr. office is closed so i can't call it in to ask. i am not in any pain nor have i been cramping. just concerned due to the blood amount and the funky chunky stuff. i thought i should be done by now. please help!

LJR 84

Normal..as far as I know. I bled for 5-6 weeks after both c-sections! It would also stop for a couple days and then return full force. Annoying for sure!

Mrs.M317

I would call your dr.  I bled for almost 6 weeks after both of my sections, but never had any clots. The clots concern me.  You can always talk to the on call dr and see what they say

ak1234

How big are the clots?  Are you overdoing it?  For LO #2, for me, overdoing it was a surefire way to increase bleeding.

melpiii

thanks ladies for the advice! i ended up calling the L&D and had the on-call nurse call me back. she said although the bleeding was substantial, since it was a gush and had quickly tapered off - - it was normal. we talked about my activities for the day and she thinks i was on my feet too much and overdid it. she said the chunky clot-like stuff was 'old blood' and was probably trying to just work its way out. with my level of activity yesterday my uterus was probably contracting overtime and it just came out all at once. i was told to put my feet up and rest for a few days and go to the er if it happens again. if the bleeding increases into next week, come in and see the dr. thanks again for the help!