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Discharge - 8wks post partum

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Toadhall44 · 05/04/2025 13:25

Hey,
I gave birth vaginally 8 weeks ago. Half way through, I started to get creamy yellow discharge that had a very strong bread smell to it. I had two swabs. One at 1 week pp and one at 5 week pp that came back normal.
Today it's like I have been on my period but yellow discharge - had to change my panty liners 2 times in several hours. It smells like bread but only if right up close to nose - you can't smell anything unless actively checking its smell. I'm wondering if this is still lochia at 8 weeks? Last night it was clear yellow and now creamy yellow.
I'm exclusivley breastfeeding, no stitches, no fever.
I am going to get a GP appointment on Monday but wanted to know if anyone had anything similar? I can't help but fear I have some long lasting infection that has been missed which is going to cause long-term damage.

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Grimbeorn · 05/04/2025 13:38

Lochia can go on much longer than 8 weeks but it doesn't smell like bread as far as I remember. Do you mean it's yeasty? Have you got any other symptoms of thrush? If you do I'd definitely get BF friendly thrush meds from the pharmacist before going to GP as that's what they would try first anyway (assuming you have no other symptoms you haven't mentioned on here that would point to something else).

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