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Re: Attn Elizabeth Heavy periods postpartum
From: Jas (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 6 May 1999 10:09:59 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks so much for responding. I should have mentioned also this was my
5th pg and never had this heavy flow like this after the others that's
why I posted concern.
Thanks again
Jenn
At Thu, 6 May 1999, Elizabeth wrote:
>
>At Thu, 6 May 1999, Jas wrote:
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>>I am 32 and 4 mos postpartum. I exclusively breastfeed every 2-3 hrs
>>except at night when baby goes on an 8 hr stretch.
>>
>>For the last 3 mos I have experienced a heavier than normal period. It
>>is so heavy that the first 3 days I soak through several pads an hr then
>>it gradually tapers to a normal flow and ends on the 7th day. Before
>>pregnancy my periods were very light lasting 4-5 day. During the heavy
>>flow days I have very uncomfortable cramping and I feel absolutely sick.
>>Is this something I should have looked into or is it normal and to be
>>expected? I absolutely do not want to go on the mini pill or any form of
>>oral birth control right now. Is bc's the only way to regulate the
>>period to make it lighter? What else can be done?
>>
>>Also is my milk affected by such heavy bleeding as far as its quality?
>>
>>Finally is there any harm in having a heavy flow month after month?
>>
>>Thanks for any input
>>
>>Jenn
>
>&& Hi Jenn,
>
>I'm not a medical professional, and I'm not sure if you're bleeding is
>'too' heavy, but after the birth of both my babies, my cycles were
>incredibly heavy! It does taper down. I think it's the uterus getting
>back into sinc w/the rest of the body after being pregnant and providing
>enough blood supply etc for the baby. If you're concerned, perhaps you
>should see your doctor just to make certain. But I do recall not going
>far from home the first few months after having my babies ;-).
>
>Good luck,
>Elizabeth
>
>--
>Elizabeth
>
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