Ok Mama's I need some advice, I had a baby 6 weeks ago.(August 17th) What i'm about to say is going to be TMI.My body seem like its been crazy with bleeding. I bled for maybe 2 or 2 in a half weeks. Off and on. I had a C-section(4th one) and a tubal ligation. From September 20-22 had maybe very light spotting. Stop the 23rd without any spotting or bleeding. The next day(24th) return bleeding. Don't remember how long it lasted. Anyway September 29 had spotting again and then Monday the 30th started bleeding.I had a doctor's appointment the 2nd with my obgyn for my 6 week appointment and a pap smear. I told him what was going on that I was bleeding threw a tampon every hour and he told the nurse to give me a depo shot to see if maybe that will help with the bleeding.That was Wednesday. Thursday It stop completely. Friday afternoon started with some light spotting. Saturday seem to stop and start back again today(sunday) I'm completely confused. I never had a depo shot before,so I don't know rather it was supposed to stop my bleeding or not. My mom said maybe they need to do a d & c. I have hypothyroidism after my 3rd child was born. Found out when he was 6 months old.I'm on medicine for it. I'm wondering if its from the tubal or maybe my thyroid is out of wack? I had to return in 3 weeks to him(my obgyn). I been stress out since coming home from the hospital. Between tending and taking care of 4 kids,school and homework,cleaning,soccer practices and games, doctor's appointments, etc it never slow down here.lol. So what ya'll think? Anyone had unexplained bleeding after giving birth? This is the first time for me so I don't know whats going on.
edit:i did stop using tampons. I guess that's why he wants me back in 3 weeks to check me out again. the nurse said your body takes 6 weeks to return after having a baby.they didn't seem concern with the bleeding. maybe i'm stressing to much. who knows!
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they did a pregnacy test and it came back negative. My mom been telling me over and over to rest. With my husband and 3 older kids in school and at work during the day I usually go back to sleep for a few hours with the baby. Thanks yall!!
Did they do a pregnancy test. Same thing happened to me. Positive pregnancy test because there was a piece of placenta left behind. A D&C
Took care of the problem.
You're doing too much.
Enlist the help of family members to run the kids around.
Let them car pool with other parents for a bit.
Let the cleaning go for a few weeks.
Rest up for 2 solid weeks (put yourself on bed rest) to give yourself a chance to heal up.
The longer you put it off, the longer you'll be fighting a losing battle.
It's possible your hormones have you all keyed up.
It's common for new moms to exhaust themselves trying to be super mom.
You need to take care of you now so you get better so you can take care of everyone else.
Congrats on baby!
Sounds like your doing too much. Slow down & see if that helps.
You are doing too much. Remember a C-section is major surgery. Women have them so much now that I think people forget that.
I don't know what your husband's work schedule is like, but enlist his help to take some of the load off of you. If you are friendly with another parent on the soccer team, see if they are willing to carpool until you heal properly. Only do very light cleaning, if any at all. Have your other children and husband do that.
When I had mine the nurse told me to rest no matter what. Carry only the baby, avoid steps etc while healing. She said women try to do too much and that a lot of problems women have when older are the result of that. I don't know how true that is, but I wasn't going to take any chance!
Get some rest and congratulations!
first off - congratulations on your new baby!!
Second - you shouldn't be using a tampon just yet - at least in my opinion.
If you are bleeding through a tampon an hour - a Depo shot isn't what you need.
Stop using tampons - use a pad. If you bleed through one of those in an hour - go to your emergency room. IMMEDIATELY.
You need to get a to-do list and give out chores to your husband and older kids. You need to get some of the stress off your plate - if it means hiring someone to come in and clean - then do it.
Talk to your church - ask for help with dinners. It's OKAY to ask for help!!
Please don't wait 3 weeks. Please stop using tampons and use pads until you either get back on schedule or slow down in your bleeding!
Congrat
I bled for 8 weeks on an off after a vaginal birth - nothing too unusual. Honestly with it being your 4th and all the stress you are describing I bet that you just haven't given your body enough time and rest to heal.
My midwife always told me that if the bleeding picks back up post partum it's a sign that you're overdoing it. If you can get some help for a week or two and REST with your baby. I would not be surprised if that helped a lot.
Good luck.
I don't have this experience, and maybe someone else will tell you something helpful if they went through this. But, I'll tell you two things that stand out to me. You are doing too much and aren't getting enough rest. From your list of activities, it sounds like you forgot that a new mom isn't supposed to jump back into a regular routine. But you didn't just have a baby - you had a c-secon and a tubal ligation. You aren't as young as you used to be (4th baby) and your body isn't going to act the same with each birth.
The other thing is that you need to discuss your schedule with the doctor and ask if this could be because you've been busy - are you stressing your body out. Then ask him what the action plan is after trying a depo shot. If it's a D&C, you should know about it.
Regardless of whether a D&C is the next step, I think you need more rest, to be off your feet some, and get someone to help you with your chores.
I bled for a little more than six weeks with both my kids. I have had really heavy periods for the past several years and the doctor said to take Advil or Naproxin to help slow the flow.
I bled for ten weeks after my c section, and the doc was not concerned. It wasn't as heavy as yours seems to be, but if they're not worried, I'm sure it's okay. It's annoying, though!
My midwife said that if you start bleeding heavily, that it's due to overexertion. You need to rest more (easier said than done). And easy on the stairs. Try to limit those as much as possible.
With my first c-section, I bled for 9 weeks. With my second, I only bled for 5 weeks. Each pregnancy/birth is different. I'm guessing w/4 kids, you're probably over-doing it.
