Help Please. I thought I had AF back but... *warning TMI*

**Ryatha** · April 26th, 2010, 01:32 PM

Ok, so DD2 is nearly 10 months old, not fully BF any more but still feeding at night. Last night after a bit of action, I started bleeding and though OK, AF is back. That would explain the sore back I had and the mood swings, my PMS is really bad. AF usually lasts about 5-7 days for me and is very heavy.

How ever today, nothing, absolutely nothing... I'm very confused.

This is the TMI part:

The blood was red, like fresh, not like AF would normally be. Do you think that I'm just more sentitive now after my second DD or do you think it indicates something is a bit wrong? There wasn't any problem with friction and nothing hurt at the time.

I would appreaciate any help - thanks

**Just Me** · April 26th, 2010, 01:44 PM

I'm not entirely sure but it could be a break through bleed. This is just an overload of hormones causing you to bleed just a bit. I had it every day for a few hours after I started taking the mini pill. It was just a little bit of fresh red blood. I have stopped taking the pill and every now and then have notice that I am bleeding a bit. It is quite common in women that breastfeed.

If you didn't have any pain associated with it, I don't think it would be anything major to be concerned about. If you are really concerned though, it doesn't hurt to have a talk to your doctor.

I hope everything is okay. It is scary to bleed without knowing why

**Ryatha** · April 26th, 2010, 01:50 PM

Thanks JM - I hadn't thought of break through bleeding,

I had it when I was younger but that was ages ago, I guess I'll just keep an eye on it and go to the dr if I am worried.

**Fleur** · April 26th, 2010, 02:31 PM

I had completely forgotten until I read your post, but I had the same thing a couple of months back. Just the once, after DTD, nothing more. I did go to the GP for a checkup but she was very unconcerned, said what JM said - probably a break-though bleed or even AF returning but just not regular.
Never happened again, and I forgot all about it until now!