going to cry, postpartum AF issues
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So my first AF came back at 5 months PP, and was 13 days and heavy. I knew it could be long and heavy, so I didn't think anything of it. Then 10 days after it stopped, it came back, and I am now on day 23 of my period! Yesterday it was so heavy I stood up and it gushed down my legs (sorry TMI). I called the doctor and I am on a super high dose of progesterone to try and get it to stop. I can't take estrogen to stop it bec I am EBF and it dries up your supply. I just want to cry I feel so awful and sick and gross. I am not anemic, they did check that.
Anyone else with this issue? Wasn't sure where to post this on. Any resources? Could there be another issue causing this? We want to TTC#2 in a couple months, but I feel like I'm never going to stop bleeding long enough to do that.
Re: going to cry, postpartum AF issues
Check your Thyroid and Vitamin D & B levels... Both are tied to heavy AF and there's a such thing as "PP Thyroiditis" where it's a temporary condition...
Good luck!!! It's that or start investing into Kimberly Clark so you get dividend checks back...
thanks! I will ask for the thyroid test. Is "PP thyroiditis" testable?
I should def invest...;)
Yes, it's the same as regular thyroid testing... Make sure they test your TSH, T3 and T4... If you're at all off, go see an endocrinologist for getting the dosage stuff figured out because once it is diagnosed it's a process for things to regulate out (think a while worth of 6wks to 3mo to 6mo retests to get things leveled. It's a pain but WELL worth it if the thyroid is the problem.