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Confused...B'feeding And Period?

3 posts on this thread and the last post was on August 14th, 2007 11:03 AM
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wailing - August 13th, 2007 7:12 PM
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I'm 8wks pp and think I've gotten my period (again?). The confusing thing is that 2 wks ago, I thought I got my period (started spotting lightly)...then the spotting stopped. Now, I'm bleeding again (bright red and heavier like a period). What is going on? Is that normal? I had a C-section. Anyone else have this intermittant spotting/bleeding so early? At my 6wk appt my OB said the spotting was normal but would I have had another full fledged period so soon?

lily10 - August 14th, 2007 9:30 AM

hmmmm... I would call your OB about this. I thought that woman who breastfeed don't get their period for quite some time. A good friend of mine did not get hers until she weaned her son at 18 months old. Did you just start taking birth control or something?


Kristin72 - August 14th, 2007 10:50 AM

Hi, It could be retained placenta. This happened to me and I was bleeding ALOT for 9 weeks. It was more like hemoraging but you may need an ultrasound to rule this out! They found a 5 cm piece adhered to the wall of my uterus. Otherwise..there is a chance it is your period or it could be something else all together..Good Luck

excited2bemama - August 14th, 2007 11:03 AM

Wailing- i read somewhere that if you feed less often ( or in you case if u gave ty some formula for a few days) it could tell your body that its time to have a period- the more they suck it tells your body to hold off and the less they nurse it tells your body to go ahead become fertila again- I had some a period I think around 6 weeks post partum- she was sleeping long periods at night with out nursing.. but nothing since then ( I am 12 weeks now) and now she nurses at least once through the night...
and it is perfectly normal for some woman to BF completely and still get periods back early- everyone is different- but I think the rule of thumb is the more they nurse the less likely you are to have a period.