periods

[winnie01]

had quite a heavy period this month. when i removed tampon it was completely soaked with bloots clots on this happen twice once was in the morning after being asleep all night.Help is this normal? hasn't happened before?

Normal for me, sadly. I often have heavy periods so par for the course.

Any unusual pain??

no unusual pain. do you have clots then?

As I get older I do...not nice.

maidamess- how old r u?

37 with very heavy periods. Yuck.

I have these. Lots of them. Clots are just blood that's clumped together on its way out. Periods change though. You should see your GP if you are concerned. Mine are heavy. They always have been though. Nightmare!

do u use tampons?

Not so many clots lately, tbh, but periods are less heavy than they used to be. Age strikes in varied ways I gather... I'm 39 now.

should i be worried. i want another baby

No. I managed to get pregnant with heavy periods. It just means the lining is getting thicker. Will keep the baby warm and snug.

Yep I use tampons, those ones that look the same width as a roll of kitchen roll!

I know many MNers swear by mooncups for easing heavy periods, but they just aren't my cuppa tea.

I'm sure I had very clotty periods before I conceived DS. HTH. If it's really out of the ordinary for you though, a chat to a GP might be best. No other symptoms though?

did you have periods with clots when u got pregnant?

Yes. Clots are clumps of blood. You don't have them in your uterus, they form on the way out.

so i do't need to panic? i was thinking fybroids or endometriosis?

Endometiosis is very, very painful. Alot of women have fybroids. I have them, my sister has them. She's had them for years and a funny shaped uterus. She had a baby last year (needed a c-section though). I would visit the gp and have a chat. Ask for an ultrasound to check for fibroids. They can cause painful periods. I'm not sure about heavy clotty ones though. I think they can. Go and have a chat. They can feel them if they are there.

Was your period a lot longer than normal? And has it happened before?

gp can feel fybroids do you mean?

PeaGreene no same time as usual why?

yup. Sorry. I'm still having flashbacks of my visit this morning (she says crossing legs).

Take no notice of my last question, I may be cross posting with your response, cos I'm no expert, but if you're the slightest bit worried, talk to your GP about it. TBH, from what you say in your OP, it sounds like the first time, with no additional pain, so normal. But you're obviously worried.

they can feel them by doing an internal?

I was asking about length cos I understand fibroids can bring on much longer periods. But I'm really not an expert.

Yup. Alot of tummy pushing and proding. Can also feel them externally. My sister can feel hers, she has a few ones which are quite big. I can feel mine if I press on my stomach (uterus area- outside). They are like small bumps.

Winnie. Stop pushing your stomach around.