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C section - postpartum bruising

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Jellyggv · 30/03/2019 18:16

My son is just over 4 months and probably the last month or so my hair has been falling out (I know to be normal post partum thing) but my legs keep getting bruised and I don't know how as I'm not hitting them on anything? We're talking like 15 small bruises all over... I massaged my leg the other day as it was sore and this bruised. Is this a common enough thing to happen after having a baby where you bruise easily? I'm breastfeeding and had a Caesarian if that makes any difference to me having this issue???

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DuggeeHugs · 30/03/2019 20:15

The hair loss sounds normal enough but I'm not sure about the bruising. Were you given anticoagulant injections (clexane)? Might be worth a check with your gp about it

Jellyggv · 30/03/2019 21:08

I did have the injections to take home after but haven't had them since 2 weeks after birth. I'm now 4 months? I'll mention it to my doctor as I didn't think bruising was normal. I'm scared something is wrong with me.

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eurochick · 30/03/2019 21:34

The hair loss is normal. The bruising is not. You should see a dr.

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