5 weeks post partum… period!?

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Ugh! The question in this post is “What are the chances that I’m starting my first period after pregnancy?”

So, lochia only just turned the pale browny/cream on Monday of this week, stayed that way all week. Friday I had pinkish discharge; yesterday I had some red bleeding, not a lot and it tailed off in the evening and none overnight, today more red bleeding but not loads, 1/12 of a pad maybe?
I’d not say I’ve overdone it at all, I built a flat pack table on Friday but I was sat on the floor pushing it round with my feet rather than lifting or straining myself.

Bottle fed baby and c-section delivery.

Last DC lochia finished at 5 weeks exactly and period arrived at 7 weeks exactly. All other pregnancies have had a 2-3 week gap between lochia ending and first period.

It’s a period isn’t it!

I think it could be your AF given that you're FFing

Ugh, I’d hoped to have at least a weeks grace between bleeding, not 3 or 4 days!
Realised the flat packing was yesterday so I’m ruling out the over doing it and thinking yep, period.

Sounds like it. I was gutted to get mine back so soon after birth too. I was even EBF!

I got mine week 6 after my first so it probably is yes.

1st pregnancy I went straight from lochia into period with no break as I remember I had my period at my 6 week check.

@Wrongsideofpennines love the username!

Yikes, it would appear it is then. I will brace myself for the hyper-tidal wave that first period always is.
I just… I don’t even feel like the lochia finished and only 5 weeks postpartum! It’s practically cruel!

With dd2 I got mine 6 weeks PP and I was EBF. I was absolutely fuming 😂

Appears to have been a false alarm; nothing for 24 hours now.
I have my 6 week check later this week, at 5 weeks 5 days postpartum so will talk to the nurse then about what’s going on.
I love that my body can grow and nurture a child but also hate that it can play such tricks!