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Heavier period after baby, 13 months PP?

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Conversationalcheddar · 24/06/2026 10:33

Hello. I’m on my second pp period and it’s awful, I’m saturating heavy flow pads every 2 hours and having to change. Feel faint and dizzy. My first was totally normal and relatively light. I’m also 13 months pp (breastfeeding so period return was delayed) so unlikely to be left over material from birth being expelled. Every time I move I can feel huge gushes (sorry, TMI but it’s quite distressing, I’ve always had light periods!)

I feel like if I contact the doctor they’ll just say it’s normal but I feel awful. Was this your experience? Did it go back to normal?

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Byron1990 · 24/06/2026 14:44

Mine have been like this since I stopped BF my second and it’s awful, exactly as you describe with heaviness and dizziness and lasting for ten days instead of my previous five. It’s been going on for a year! I have no advice because I’ve found the doctors to be useless as my smear was normal and I’m not bleeding in between. Apparently my iron is normal but I’m exhausted and achy all the time. Sorry to not be more helpful, I’m sorry you’re experiencing this it’s rubbish

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