Bleeding 7 weeks after C-section after exercise

[Brizzlemum123]

Hello!
I’m 7 weeks post c section, recovery has been very smooth and I’ve felt fine for weeks. My bleeding had decreased up to 6 weeks as expected. Since 6 weeks I’ve started moderate exercise and have noticed I’ve bled after long walks - red blood/ lochia. Doctor says it’s either period or infection so am currently taking antibiotics, but it seems weird to me that it’s noticeably after walking. Anyone else experienced this after exercise?

Thank You!

I had this; the doctor said if it carried on past 9 weeks I’d be sent for an ultrasound to check all was ok. It ended up stopping at 8 weeks.

Exactly the same happened to me when I started running again at 7 weeks. I slowed down a bit and it cleared up.

Really reassuring thank you! It felt weird to be seeing level of blood I’d had 2 weeks after section. I’ll slow it down and monitor, thank you

Quick update for anyone who sees this post and is experiencing the same thing. Turns out I had some retained placenta/debris in my uterus which needed to come out so I had to have a procedure under general anesthetic this week. It was relatively simple but I’m glad I kept pushing the doctors on it as it seems heavy bleeding post 6 weeks isn’t very normal.