please tell me if you know what this might be, i feel dreadful

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woke up this morning, felt a bit rough, tired and achey, but not particularly unwell. few hours lster, at a party with d1 and felt hot. sweaty and weak. came home, had food, now feel sick and doubling over pain in my lower stomach, as well as feeling spacey AND A BIT WEAK. sorry. just been to loo and a few drops of blood, which made me think could be AF but had ist post baby AF 2 weeks ago.
any ieas what it might be, please?

whats AF?

AF = Auntie Flo = Period

How old is your baby now? No idea what it could be but do know that AF takes a while to settle after baby. Are you BF?

well the blood and stomach pains certainly suggest a period to me
hope you perk up soon

baby is 5 mo, am exclusively bf day and night so mightily P**ed off that period came back anyway. could it really be another period? i think this will spell the end of bf if so. real shame when it is going so well, but i cant cope with this.

Sounds like some sort of virus or possibly a urine infection? especially with the pains in the abdomen. If you are no better, I would go to the doctors tomorrow morning.

I know it is easier said than done with a little one, but, take some painkillers, drink plenty of fluids and try and get some rest.

Hope you feel better soon.

Sounds like food poisening, particularly if the blood is in your stools.

Why would having a period stop you breast feeding?

am now wondering if it might be a virus on top of another period. DH has taken dd1 out for the afternoon, have fed dd2 and put her in her cot but she is still very much awake! have taken some paracetamol and got a hot water bottle but feel utterly miserable.

have you had any more blood? it could be a urine infection like someone suggested?

Fab, have never really had periods as been on the pill for 15 years, except my 2 pgs ( was lucky enough to conceive straight away). period 2 weeks ago was so heavy was leaking all over the place and lots of pain, couldnt leave the house for two days. call me selfish but not prepared to put up with this, will have to go back on pill,therefore wont be able to bf.

thank you everyone for your help.

you can still bf while on the pill, they just give you one that doesnt suppress milk production. I went back on the pill and still managed to bf my dd for 8 months.

hth

sorry, compo, yes , have just been again and more bleeding. looks like it is another period. i am fed up

snuffle, really? can i ask what brand that is please?

just reporting back - having done a few archive searches, i think it might be an ovulation bleed (which seems to now have stopped)and mittelschmerz, on top of being somewhat under the weather/ something viral. am going to investigate the mini pill/ pill, but thanks all for your help.