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Re: bleeding 6 weeks after birth

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Jun 2002 19:25:33 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 29 Jun 2002, LaDonna wrote: >
>I'm not sure if this is really the place to ask questions pertaining to
>instances after child birth, but this has been the only realy insightful
>and helpful site I have come across and I hope someone can help me. I
>gave birth 6 weeks ago and just got up an hour ago from a 2 hr nap. When
>I got up I had severe bleeding, gush-like equivalent to maybe 4-5 tbsp.
>I have had no cramps, as I usually had with a period, and even so my
>periods are never gushing or sudden like that. I haven't had bleeding
>much since, just slight spotting. But my question is, is this a "new"
>period or something more? Am i going to have to deal with my periods
>being different? And if this is even what it is, is tampon usage at
>exactly 6 weeks after delivery safe? I had a tear also during delivery
>by my urethra and it caused me a lot of pain the first few weeks, but
>now it always feels like a pressure instead of a pain, could the
>bleeding be related to that? Please help. thanks.
>
>--
>LaDonna
>

LaDonna

No way to tell as it has just happened. Will have to wait and see what happens in the next several weeks.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
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