August birth mamas.....

[veronicalynne]

how much are you still bleeding? I had Jaffer Aug 5th and I was bleeding enough that they wanted to give me oxytocin (they knew i didnt want interventions and were very good as per my birth story). The lochia was getting lighter and lighter until just yellow and then 2 days ago I felt a little cramping in my stomach and lower back and I am bleeding bright red blood again now. Not alot ....more like the 3rd day of a 5 day period but enough that when i use the washroom the water turns red. I just dont know if it is something to worry about or not.

Mods, I put this post here because I wasnt sure where else to put this and I specifically wanted to ask mamas who had babies around the same time i did. Sorry if this is in the wrong place.

[kris4chloe]

Had dd on 8/7 and for the past two weeks it has been off and on, it will trickle down to brown and then stop, but then start right back up bright red and slightly heave for a bit. So everyday is a crapshoot, I still wear the nighttime pads just in case.

[goldfinch]

I delivered via c-section on 8.11 and I'm having the same experience as kris4chloe.

[meredyth0315]

My bleeding is about the same as kris4chloe & goldfinch, except my c/s was 08.22.

[greenmom4]

C was born 8/17. He's three weeks old today and my bleeding has pretty much stopped completely. Thank goodness. I still get some streaks of brown/yellow, so I'm still wearing a pad, but for the past few days it's been really light. I hope it stays that way!

I don't think you need to worry, does it seem to be lightening up again? Were you on your feet more than usual when the bleeding got heavier?

[Surfer Rosa]

I've had the same experience-seems to stop, then bright red, then gone, then...you get the picture. Right now I haven't bled for 2 days, and I don't want to jinx it, but maybe it's the end?? Goodness, I hope so!
Mine didn't seem tied to how much activity I was doing.
Rowan was born 17/8.

[robertandenith]

that is a lot of bleeding I think... ?

I gave birth Aug 5 too and I am not bleeding at all at this moment. I stopped using pads at all a wk ago. I stopped heavily bleeding the 3rd day after giving birth but I am sure it had to do with eating bits of my placenta raw then taking my own placenta pills.

[AKA_PI]

Gave birth via c-sec on August 4 and bleeding stopped 2.5 weeks pp.

[hyz]

I gave birth on Aug. 5 too, and I've bled every single day since then--I have to wear a pad all the time. It was slowing down and getting browner until about 2 days ago, and now it basically looks just like I'm having my period (slightly more, and mix of dark and bright red)--maybe I am, although I'm breastfeeding on demand, so I didn't think I was supposed to. My postpartum appointment is on Thursday, so I'll ask about it then.

Oh, and I had a natural birth, but I also had some heavy bleeding afterwards that required oxytocin.

[Love_My_Babies]

This is my first birth without pitocin, and I have been bleeding off and on since August 22. I keep calling my mw to ask if it is normal because with the pit, I bled all at once and it stopped by 4 days pp. She keeps telling me it is normal, but to keep her updated.