Sorry to be so graphic but I don?t know who else to ask??????I had quite heavy lochia after the birth of my baby a month ago. By heavy I mean I had to use maxi nighttime pads and change them every couple of hours. This has tailed off over the last month, going from normal maxi pads to regular to panty liners. Also the blood has changed in colour much as it does with a normal period but it gets worse when I?m BF. Now at day 30 I suddenly have bright red blood again, though not as heavy as a period. I don?t want to ignore it in case it?s an infection or something I should worry about, but I don?t want to go to the doctor to be told it?s just my period!! When I looked at the pregnancy books they say that you shouldn?t have a period for about 4-6 months after the birth if you are breast-feeding.