12 weeks post birth

[laura2323]

Sorry if this is wrong place to post but don't know where else to put it!!

I had my DD 12 weeks ago, forceps delivery resulting in 3rd degree tear. Everything has healed brilliantly and to be honest is better "down there" than before her!!

However, the one thing that is bothering me is that I am now on my 3rd period since she was 6 weeks old! Lochia stopped exactly 6 weeks after her birth. I had 4 days "break" then period 1 started, lasted for 6days, 2 weeks break then period 2 very light for a few days, now I am on again. I thought at first could be lochia returning but I have my period symptoms (falling asleep all the time, migraines and the runs (sorry tmi!!!)).

I am in absolute agony with them, can barely bend over and picking her up hurts my back. I haven't had regular periods for 5 years (roughly every 6months or so) as have been on cerezette due to heavy bleeds, and I have now started taking it again.

My question is, is this normal to have so many periods in a small amount of time?! I know periods can be sporadic and irregular but I wouldn't think there was much to remove after just having a baby!!! Do I need to see my GP?!

Tia

Hello Tia, yes you should see your GP. Definitely worth getting checked out. It may be you have a mild infection and just need a short course of antibiotics, this was the case with a good friend of mine.

I would go see your GP. I had a tiny bit of retained placenta with DC1 and the lochia (varied between light and heavy) kept going till it was removed. GP wasn't concerned till 9 weeks then I got sent for an ultrasound. Retained placenta products was size of pinky finger nail but my body was trying to flush it out. I had a D&C when DC1 was 12 weeks old and bleeding all stopped at 14 weeks.

With DC4 I was unwell with fevers after 3 weeks and was given antibiotics that caused me to pass a retained bit of placenta the size of my hand.