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Period 8 weeks postpartum?

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RebahSara · 05/04/2019 18:54

Hi All,

I'm hoping that you ladies will be able to give me some advice on this, My son is nearly 8 weeks old and I am EBF. Postpartum bleeding appeared to stop a couple of weeks ago, however I have noticed some light vaginal bleeding today. I am surprised about this, since I am EBF and was led to believe that this would keep my period at bay for at least a few months. I have recently been using a dummy and giving my LO the occasional bottle of expressed milk, could this be the reason why my period has resumed a little earlier than anticipated? He has also started having longer daytime naps and sleeping for slightly longer stretches at night, though only 3 to 4 hours at a time...not through the night by any means! My main concern is that he is not getting enough milk at each feed, although I'm not sure if this would necessarily have any impact on my period...he certainly appears to be happy and thriving Smile My husband & I have recently become sexually active again, on an almost daily basis...maybe things are still a little fragile down there and the renewed activity has caused some bleeding? I have even considered that it could be implantation bleeding, if I'd already managed to get pregnant again?! So many questions!

Thank you in advance for your contributions!

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PurpleMumma · 20/06/2019 21:28

Hi RebahSara,

I was just scrolling through the posts and I too am experiencing light vaginal bleeding 9 weeks pp whilst EBF. My periods took about a year to return with my first so I was very surprised to see that my period may have started already!

Have you had any advice at all yet? I’m wondering whether to go to the GP but don’t want to waste their time if it is normal to get a period so soon after birth.

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