AF or Lochia?

[visitor1]

Dumb question.....

How do you know the difference between Lochia and AF:icon_question:

I had lochia for 3 weeks.... then around 5 weeks i got a bleed for 5 or so days and on/off spotting brownish dischagre then went clear....all up around 7-10 days....

Id love to know if AF was back.... would give me an indication if i should be purchasing a HPT any time soon

[Melbo]

Hey Kimbaz,

I had this problem too with not being sure if I had had AF or not. I had lochia for several weeks, getting lighter and lighter all the time. Then we seemed to go into full AF without a break. I must have ovulated at some point immediately following William's birth but after the caesar, I probably didn't notice. This suspicion was confirmed when I had AF again about 29 days later (as per my old schedule).

So the short answer is that sometimes it is hard to tell. I take it you have not had any bleeding since and that is why you're mentioning HPT? Are you still breastfeeding? Because I didn't breastfeed my cycles returned to normal pretty much straightaway but it may be different for you.

Cheers,

Mel