WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2002: Re: Help, I have been bleeding almost non-stop since i weaned my 21 month old.

Re: Help, I have been bleeding almost non-stop since i weaned my 21 month old.

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:07:08 -0600 (CST)

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In reply to: Christi: "Help, I have been bleeding almost non-stop since i weaned my 21 month old."

At Tue, 15 Jan 2002, Christi wrote: >
>I nursed my son 3 times a day until October, and since October I have
>taken one feeding at a time. Now, we have completely stopped nursing. I
>hadn't had a cycle since before I got pregnant. I bled for a few weeks
>after having him, but I never had a cycle. I started spotting in
>October, and I figured that it was normal to spot and not have a full
>cycle because he was still getting his evening feeding. By November the
>spotting had gotten heavier and heavier until it seemed like a regular
>cycle, and around the 27th of November it seemed to stop. But by the
>3rd of December I was spotting again. Go figure! That continued until
>about the 18th when it began to pick up and it seemed like a normal
>cycle. It stopped shortly after, Christmas and I figured that I was
>getting back on track and that it was probably normal. But on the 3rd
>of January my husband and I had sex and the next morning I was
>spotting!!! Been spotting ever since and now since about Saturday the
>12th it has been a heavier flow. Help has anyone experienced this? Am I
>nuts? What should I do, just learn to deal with it?
>Thanks

It is time to go see your doctor. This is not likely to be anything serious, but it is still time and past time to get in corrected.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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