Had emergency c section 4 weeks ago. All is going well with the recovery, perhaps been doing a little too much at times. Yesterday morning I was changing baby and felt a sudden flood. Ran to the toilet and there was so much blood. Figured I’d started my period, thought it was quite soon even though baby is on formula, and brushed it off. Anyway, I was up half the night with extremely heavy bleeding, blood on the floor and bedsheets. My partner took me to A&E at 5am, the gynaecology team refused to see me saying it sounded like a period, nurse said perhaps I don’t remember what a period is like? Fair enough, I am a first time mum so I don’t know exactly what to expect, but I can’t shake the fear that something isn’t right. I feel so weak and tired I don’t even feel I can do basic things for baby, I’m dizzy when I stand, I’m soaking through a pad in less than an hour, when I stand up it gushes out I have to run to the loo and just sit there until the water is pretty much red.
Was anyone else’s first period like this? I was made to feel so stupid and time wasting at A&E I feel like I darent go back. This is all new to me and I’m struggling to trust my instincts vs professional judgement!