Hello,
I am going through a terribly anxious time and wondering if anyone could help my logical brain start working!
I stopped EBF mid Jan. I have had 5 cycles since then. The first 3 were 28 days apart (albeit heavy and long) and then my hormones appear to have gone BAM!
Pain midcycle, spotting for 5 days before period is due and depression. My newest symptom is that while I am spotting 4 days before period, it is a yucky brown discharge, until I do a poo which causes red blood. Then back to brown spotting.
I have had the following checks - stool sample (mucassy poo), blood tests to rule out inflammation and Thyroid, urine sample, swabs, internal examinations and two internal ultrasounds. I also had a smear in Septemeber 2022 (year and a half ago).
The only thing that has cropped up is my womb changed position. The first scan showed a forward facing womb and then a scan, a month later, showed a backwards facing one. Other than that, everything is clear.
Before I had my beautiful baby girl 10 months ago, I had a stillbirth at 33 weeks which wrecked me and removed my faith in my body. I'm terrified I have something terrible happening.
Anyone got any reassuring words of wisdom? I think I've seen 10 doctors in this time. Anyone else have irregular periods/spotting after stopping breastfeeding feeding? Anyone else experience period blood more so after a poo, brown at other times?
I want to try for baby number 3 (hopefully a 2nd living baby) and I'm scared my depressions and these symptoms will harm me.
Many thanks xx