Anyone with a baby girl have this happen?

[EkkaGrrl]

My little baby is having what is apparently withdrawl bleeding. My doctor told me this normal and caused by a withrawl of my estrogen. I've read a little about this but my older dd didn't have this problem.

Did any of your little girls have this? If so how long did it last? Ruby is 9 days old now and there are still spots of blood on her diaper. It doesn't seem to bother her but I feel bad for her.

[zofranland]

i think every baby is different in how long this lasts. i work in a hospital wiht newborns. it happens quite frequently.

[Marlet]

With DD1 it only happened once or twice. With DD2 it didn't happen at all. FWIW little boys can have it too.

[alisonsage]

hmm...it happened w/dd1 a few times. not so much w/dd2- she just had a funky looking white discharge for a few days.

[Cujobunny]

didn't happen here, but my mw did tell me it could and called it "pseudo-menstruation".

[Sabo]

Yes. I could have sworn that I told dh about the possibility, but he didn't remember. He changed her first bloody diaper and had this terrified look on his face. I just said, "Oh, that's normal. It happens to some girls."

[Gremco]

My girl had it, along with the white discharge. It cleared up at about two weeks and she didn't seem to be bothered by it.

[vesper0]

My mom said that it happened to me when I was born. The doctor told her it was normal and it just stopped, I believe, around the first week or so.

[EkkaGrrl]

Thanks everyone! I knew that it could happen but it was just kind of shocking to actually see. I really appreciate hearing your experiences.