Bleeding still bright red at 10 days PP?

[angelachristin]

Anyone else? I'm starting to get a little nervous. It is VERY bright red still. Sometimes there is nothing and then I get a big gush sometimes. I also really haven't had any afterpains, even when breastfeeding, since about 5 days PP, but I'm still having all this bright red blood.

[hipmummy]

I am as well. I had almost stopped bleeding. It is very little blood but what I do have is very red. I think I need to rest more .

[mkksmom]

8 days pp and me too. Is that bad?

[lovepiggie]

I had bright red bleeding for about two weeks PP. I was told by my doctor and the healthy beginnings nurse that it wasn't anything to worry about. As long as there aren't any pieces of tissue coming out (like blood clots that have silvery/white to them...) it should be okay.

[Lula's Mom]

I'm 2 weeks PP today and still bleeding red; it's usually only when I poop, though. Sometimes it's bright, sometimes dark, sometimes brownish. I think it's fine as long as it's not excessive.

[2boyzmama]

Signs to look for that might indicate a problem include a temperature, abdominal tenderness, odor with the blood/discharge, a sudden change in your milk supply, dizziness...

As long as none of that is happening, then you're probably okay. Just pay attention and report any changes right away to your dr. Did you have any birth trauma at all? Anyone pull on your cord? Did you have a long extended labor? All of those could cause larger wounds in your uterus that may take more time to heal.

[angelachristin]

Originally Posted by 2boyzmama

Signs to look for that might indicate a problem include a temperature, abdominal tenderness, odor with the blood/discharge, a sudden change in your milk supply, dizziness...

As long as none of that is happening, then you're probably okay. Just pay attention and report any changes right away to your dr. Did you have any birth trauma at all? Anyone pull on your cord? Did you have a long extended labor? All of those could cause larger wounds in your uterus that may take more time to heal.

My labor was very long, 20 hours or so, with a undiagnosed sunny side up child. I ended up transferring and did have her naturally but yeah, they pulled on the cord a little. the placenta seemed to come out easily, though. I've been trying to take it very easy today but it doesn't seem to be making a difference in the amount of blood. It's not a WHOLE lot, not soaking a pad an hour, but when I get a good gush I definitely have to change the pad, and there have been some smaller clots in the toilet when I go pee.

[cristeen]

bright red is pretty normal. Mine's still red at 8 days. Small gushes are also pretty normal, particularly when BFing, since that stimulates the hormones. And no cramping after day 5 is also normal. Once your milk comes in, cramping reduces drastically. I still get the occasional twinge, but nothing like those first few days.

Unless you're seeing a drastic change, have a fever, unusual cramping, a bad smell or something else of that sort, it all sounds perfectly normal.

[tzs]

i'm 3 weeks, still bright red, small clots. called my ob yesterday....they said it could be like that for...and i quote, "god forbid, 6 weeks" and still be ok.

[JordanKX]

Me too at 2.5 weeks. My OB says it's because I do too much - and I can tell that she's right. On days I'm officially lazy and not on my feet too much, it lessens and goes to a darker color, old blood looking. But then when I'm up and moving around, the next day it'll be back to bright red and much heavier.

I'm also having gravity pressure pains... like, when I'm standing for too long, I get pains in the vagina, like pressure. This too sounds normal from my OB's standpoint, but it's scared me a few times... like something's going to "fall out". That's the description I give the nurses :-) I think key is... relax and take it easy. I'm trying!