bleeding (again)

[Maruschke]

My lochia disappeared (except for spotting) 4 days ago. I didn't even spot heavy when I pumped. Just pumped at 12, stood up, and blood and a few clots gushed down my leg. Ran to put a pad on (was only wearing a liner) and soaked the pad with dark red blood and a few more clots within the minute. Put a second pad on... no more clots but it is filling up with bleeding similar to first day AF in quantity. What's going on? Just a little concerned because APH is why bubs was early.

[Charlotte91]

I bled off and on for 7 weeks with DD. that was a pain!
This time I bled for a week, stopped for 2 days, then it came back really heavy for a week, and has been slowing down now.

You could always talk to one of the SCN nurses, they're probably midwives.

[Charlotte91]

I also passed clots for just over 2 weeks. Usually in the shower.

[Maruschke]

When it restarted, did it restart with a huge gush? That is what was weird... from absolutely nothing, to soaking a pad in a minute? O.o

[Olive]

I'd ring your ob/midwife, it could be a secondary PPH
Xxx

[~Ash~]

Mine has been stopping and starting also - it starts again pretty suddenly but I wouldn't say I've had any gushing. I did get a very big clot at one stage - phoned the hospital about it because it freaked me out and she said they are ok but if I had anymore big ones to see if I could break them up to make sure they were just blood (gross!) and if there was anything solid in them to go to the hospital to get checked out.

I would definitely get checked out - its always better to be safe than sorry!


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[Charlotte91]

Yep, mine started again really suddenly and was very heavy for 2 days.

[LuluHB]

Mine started and stopped for five weeks with clots throughout so I wouldn't have any concerns normally, but given your history I would definitely get it checked. Hope its all ok

[Ilithyia]

Did you notice any tissue or membranes in the loss?

You may have had some retained products and the pumping contracted your uterus enough to flush anything left behind.

How is it now?

[Maruschke]

There were no tissues. I'm just spotting now. How weird!

[Three Graces]

Yep, I stop, started for weeks and weeks. Just when I thought it had finished, it would start up again, bright red. Around 5 weeks post natal, it went really bright red and I was soaking the pads one night. Huge clots. I called the obs and ended up going back to hospy to be checked out. I'd had a c/s and they did blood tests etc, which didn't show an infection. They weren't thinking there was retained placenta due to the c/s so I had an u/s. Sure enough they found 3mm and my body was trying to get rid of it. My obs wasn't keen on doing a d&c so soon after the birth and recommended we wait and see. Turns out, as soon as I had handed over $ for the private u/s, it all came to a stop.
It was worse at night, than during the day, I'd get up for a night feed and have to run to the loo b/c the clots were so huge and then after calling the obs, it would ease off again. I'd definately see somebody if it keeps up.