Return of period after birth

[kristi14]

I had a baby 6 wks ago and im now on my 2nd period since he was born, is this normal?

After having DS my post partum bleed lasted for 21 days, i then had a 1 day break from any bleeding and on day 23 i got my first period back. I know it was my period and not postpartum bleeding starting up again because the colour was very different (alot darker), the smell was different (tmi i know but it was) and so was just all of it, it was exactly like a period and also lasted for 5 days like normal. I also noticed i ovulated 9 to 10 days later.

Yesterday my second period started, 21 days after the first one (normally 28 day cycle) and it seems to me to be quite heavy. So my questions are:

*is it normal to be on ur 2nd period when u only gave birth 6wks 2 days ago?
*should this second period be so heavy since i only had my period 3 wks ago?

Im not sure if its heavier than normal or if this is what its normally like and ive just forgotten so am getting used to it all again. I keep feeling "gushes", its not clotty or anything but yeah, just seems heavier.

[Taurean]

My post partum bleeding was a lot like that. It was heavy and constant (clotty, etc) for the first week then it eased up and came and went until about 6 weeks. I didn't bleed again until AF returned when DD was around 11 months old.

My close friends have all said their bleeding after birth was much like you're describing too so maybe it is just that.

[delphmoon]

My periods returned pretty much exactly on time one month after DD's birth and continued every month until I got pregnant again 6 months later.......

[kristi14]

Thanks for your replies, i really appreciate it

Yes, i normally get my first af 28 days after the birth, but this time it was 23 days and then another 21 days after that which is unusual for me and what had me most worried was how heavy it was. I didnt think it could be so heavy since its only been 21 days since my last af and prior to that af i had had 21 days of post partum bleeding. I didnt think there would have been enough time to build up enough lining to be so heavy. It eased off today from what it was, so thats good, cos yesterday tmi, but pads were leaking and i had changed more pads than i normally would.........hence the concern. But yeah, much better today thank goodness.