Concerned: bleeding at 8 weeks postpartum

abbycd · January 2009

Hi,

I will call my dr. about this when he is back in the office this afternoon, but I was wondering if anyone had experience with bleeding for a long time after birth. The birth and recovery went really well, no issues. My bleeding decreased a lot but never went away and now - 8 weeks postpartum - it is actually really strong, bright red with even a little clot that came out. I am breastfeeding exclusively and as I said I never stopped bleeding (and I didn't get my period till over a year after my first baby) so I'm pretty sure this isn't a period. Has anyone experienced this? Do you think it is a cause for concern?

Thanks,

Abby

chach916 · January 2009

Are you on birth control? I was still bleeding at about 10 weeks and when I went to the Dr they told me it was the birth control. Haven't had problems since.

I would definetly call your Dr though.

abbycd · January 2009

Nope, not on birth control, but thanks for your reply.

katydid2007 · January 2009

I bled for 10 weeks. It slowed at around 7 weeks and then picked up again. I called my dr. when it was about week 9 and they said if it lasted more than another week (week 10) to come in for an ultrasound to ensure that there were no issues. The bleeding stopped so I never called. I would call your dr.

MrsHadley · January 2009

I'm not there yet, but I wanted to tell you that I only bleed for 3 weeks with my first and I'm almost at 6 with this one.

I would call my doctor though 10 weeks seems WAY too long. GL and let us know what your doctor says!

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