After pains and then some more after pains

[Sticklebricks]

i gave birth 5 weeks ago and jeez i seem to have been in pain one way or another since then. After the birth it's after pains, then I had a uti which caused abdominal pain and now I think I'm getting my first super-painful period. It just won't stop. So is it just me or does anyone else feel like shite 5 weeks after the event?

It's uncanny, you're absolutely right. Update: thought I'd take a bath to ease the pain and noticed a fair bit of blood and then (tmi alert) when I stood up I felt something 'leave' me, and it was a large lump of placenta!! Totally horrible. So just spent the evening in a and e and now have two lots of antibiotics and off for a scan tomorrow to see if there's anything else lurking. Really disturbing evening! Thanks for reassurance - the pain has now gone, so you're right, it's not normal at all. Should have nagged for a scan sooner rather than put up with it.