How long did it take you to get back on your feet? i have been postpartum for about a week. IT was a natural birth..I did hemorrhage after delivery a bit and i know they were keeping an eye on my bleeding while i was at the hospital. i got home from the hospital on day 3 and my bleeding was already mostly pink. . but i went out to the store to get a few things and tried to clean a little and the next day my bleeding was bright red again. I have been trying to take it easy, but its still bleeding bright red and i feel really sore still when i get up and try to walk around. the bleeding isn't really more than it was before it went back to red. i thought i would be able to go for a walk or clean my house or something by now...is this normal or ? i am planning on calling my ob tomorrow.
OK i know that i will be bleeding for a while. thats not the question. My bleeding was already turning pink and it went back to bright red and has stayed that way, even tho i have been taking it easy. Is that normal or bad?
I bled afterwards red/red-brown for 2 weeks. There would also be huge clots that came out periodically. As far as walking/doing things/feeling okay. I was good to go when I got sent home on day 2.
Sounds perfectly normal. For me, I had to function normally when I got home. My husband was NYC police officer and my first three managed to be born during mega events, so no time off. My second was the best. He was born during the blackout of 77! There was looting, fires, riots all over city. He did not know his son was born for 36 hours. They let him home to bring us home. Ha!!!it was 105 degrees and he had not slept in three days, so I ended up driving us home! He showered, are, slept a few hours and he was gone again for two days!!!
I agree you are doing way too much! Walking around is one thing, but going to the store and cleaning the house are just not priorities. If you are cleaning, you are not "taking it easy"!!
You have to be able to let the house go, or ask for friends to help..You know those people who always say, "Let me know if there's anything I can do?" Tell them you need a person every other day to pick up, straighten, run a load of wash (do not be picking up wet laundry out of a washer and putting it in the dryer!), change the baby or the baby's sheets, empty the dishwasher, and everything else that involves bending and lifting.
Your body is talking to you. Listen to it. There is no premium in forcing this - it will take you longer to recover if you keep setting yourself back a few days or a week.
The fact that it went back to bright red isn't necessarily a concern, even if it had been pink. The big areas of concern when I gave birth were: 1. is the bleeding heavy (soaking a pad in less than an hour is usually given as a gauge)? 2. Are the clots bigger than they should be? Different sizes have been suggested, but I think if it freaks you out, it's worth calling the doctor about. 3. Are there signs of infection? Fever, any kind of strange discharge, etc.
You are going to be sore, and the bleeding can come and go, heavier and lighter for awhile. But unless you have some serious concerns (like the above) just keep taking it easy and you'll be back to normal--or at least, your new normal--in no time.
Birth is hard! I bled for close to a month. I was up and about after a few days but I was sore and slow. Just take it easy and keep your pace gentle, your body needs time to heal. Of course call your doctor if you are really concerned about the bleeding, especially since you lost a lot of blood after the birth (that didn't happen to me.)
Totally normal. I thought I was in the clear w bleeding and went bright red after 2.5 wks. Just tell hubby u need to take it easy and get off your feet! It's hard but please take it easy and u will be fine before u know it.
I bled for 6 weeks and then my OB gave me meds to make the bleeding stop.
You're doing too much. You need to rest. Don't pick up anything that weighs more than your baby. Sleep when the baby sleeps.
If you start feeling badly or run ANY fever, you probably have a uterine infection. Let's hope it doesn't get to that. Do everything your doctor told you to do and REST!
With my first, it was 3 weeks before I felt remotely back to normal, I bled for about 6 weeks. With my 2nd, I went home the next day and felt good enough to get out for a family dinner the day after that. I still had PP bleeding for about a month but felt pretty good within a week or so. Both were normal, bleeding can last anywhere from 2-8 weeks, and while it does change in color, what you describe sounds pretty normal. As long as you are not passing large clots or have an increase in bleeding I don't see any reason to call your OB. It sounds like they weren't very good at preparing you for what to expect.
It was 2 to 3 weeks for me for the worst of the bleeding but it didn't end altogether for 6 weeks.
Our son was 9 lbs 1.5 oz born vaginally.
I had a small episiotomy and the stitches itched something awful while they were healing up.
I used a sitz bath but I probably didn't use it enough - it really helps the healing.
My husband stayed home and helped me with everything (he's such a sweetheart!) so I had no heavy lifting.
The sleep deprivation was the worst.
For that it was about 8 weeks before I was getting a bit more sleep again.
