Major bleeding 3 weeks after c-section?
So for about a week after my c-section I had fairly minimal bleeding. Since then I've just had some discharge type stuff. But last night I started bleeding - a lot. It looked like someone was murdered in my bathroom and I was (sorry, TMI) humongous clots. It was so much that I actually had the MFM on call paged (given the nature of my pregnancy I was treated only by an MFM, no regular OB) at 4:30 this morning.
He said that your first post-partum AF can be very heavy, but what I described sounded excessive. Plus he said that it was awfully early for me to have AF, that it usually comes like 6 weeks post partum. Also, given "that it's me" he can't write it off (apparently I am officially infamous in the practice as the "if it can go wrong, it will go wrong" patient). He said to drink a lot of water and to call the office at 9:00 if the bleeding is still heavy. It's still heavy, but I haven't seen any clots since I've been awake, so I think I'll wait it out and see what happens. But did anyone else experience anything like this?
Re: Major bleeding 3 weeks after c-section?
no CS for me and my PP bleeding was pretty normal, but after my m/c I had something similar. Bleeding went on for a while an then some clots/tissue and the bleeding picked up again. Not suggesting you had a m/c but maybe the clots were preventing other bleeding and once they got loose the bleeding picked up again.
Just a thought.
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I was told my by perinatologist that the bleeding can vary. Like you might think it's almost done and then the next day you could be bleeding more again. I was told that it typically takes about 6 weeks to be finished with the bleeding.
Also, I think I remember reading that you wanted to start exercising. Well, if you have, that might also be the cause for the increase in bleeding. I was told that if I'm more active on a certain day, that might cause me to bleed more. In my case, the more active I was, the more I would end up bleeding.
Good luck!
It took me about 5 weeks. Had a few days of nothing and then I got my first AF at 6 wks.
I was going to ask if you'd been more active too.
With that said, I had some massive bleeding like that around 8wks pp and it was due to a tear that wasn't caught when I gave birth. In your case maybe your csection stiches are giving you some grief on the inside?
Probably better safe than sorry in this case. I think I'd still call and be seen. Those babies need a healthy momma.
I had a c/s with twins and had very little bleeding by the time we left the hospital (7 days). When I got home, the bleeding did increase especially the 3 week PP timeframe. I was told call for golf ball sized clots or going through more than one pad/hour.
Also, with multiples remember that your uterus was stretched alot more than a single baby.
I was still having a lot of bleeding and big clots three weeks out. ?It didn't stop until the four-week mark. ?But it didn't look like anyone was murdered.
I'm glad you called your MFM.?
i had a ton of bleeding up until about 4-5 weeks pp...but it was consistent, personally i would go in..going the better safe than sorry route
good luck lady!
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At 2 weeks pp, I felt like crap.....chills and sweats and then HEAVY bleeding. Like you described, it was scary. I called my OB and the nurse said it sounded like I over did it. She said increased activity would do that, and my body was telling me to slow back down. I figured I was good to go, but she said no.....I was cleared to do light activity....not a cleaning marathon!
I hope that is all it is for you!