TMI. AF after baby.

[misty]

It's been a long time since I last got AF, so I cann't remember. But she has returned for the first time since I had the last baby (14mths ago). It is very heavy and has been for the past three days - but I realize that things can be a little out of wack when she returns. The thing that has me concerned is that I have has some blood clots, quite large ones, about the size of a fifty cent peice. I'm not sure if this is 'normal' or something I should be concerned about???

[*Efjay*]

Boo to AF's return.

Mine was always sightly different each time my cycles returned after each of my kids. This time round I was a little concerned due to heavy bleeding & cramping I had not experienced before.

I would take a stab & say it is normal and just your body adjusting. BUT I do wonder if you have had your iron levels checked at all? I don't know if it could effect AF cycles but apparently low iron can effect the duration of the post natal bleeding. So I wonder if its possibly that low iron levels could mess with AF as well? Might be worth a bit of a full body work up just to make sure you are running at full performance. 4 kiddies can take its toll on your body so Im sure it couldn't hurt to just have a general check over

Hope things settle down for you. Nothing worse then heavy prolonged bleeding.

[*Efjay*]

well, there you go.. A quick google would suggest that low iron can in fact cause lengthy heavy AF bleeding. I would pop along to your GP during the week & ask them to do a full blood body count. Also start on some iron supplements.

Also this may be of interest re the clots

Check your hormones – too high estrogen or too low progesterone can cause heavy periods. I often see this in peri-menopausal women or women who do not ovulate regularly because their progesterone is very low. Elevated estrogen levels can also increase the amount of clots.

[helle]

When do the clots appear? All the time or first thing in the morning?