Well it's been awhile for me, but I remember mine staying red for at least a couple of weeks, maybe longer. I think your aches and pains are normal. Mine turned brown toward the end, but I did too much (laundry and cleaning, etc.) and it started bleeding red again. So I had to take it easy for awhile. I don't think you have anything to worry about right now though. Sounds normal to me.
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It's been 21 months, but... I *think* mine didn't turn brown, or if it did, it was WAY at the end. I just didn't have real heavy bleeding after the first few days. I was able to abandon the monster hospital pads and switch to regular maxipads. I bled for 3 weeks total (which is a short time, from what I hear - I've got friends that bled for 6 weeks).
You can always call your care provider and ask if it was supposed to turn brown, but I really don't think it has to. Ok, I just looked it up in "The Mother of All Pregnancy Books", and it says it starts out bright red and then tapers off to an almost colorless or yellowish discharge. I think I had the yellowish way down towards the end. This doesn't say anything about it turning brown within a few days, so I think you're probably ok, but again, it never hurts to call your care provider and ask.
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You can always call your care provider and ask if it was supposed to turn brown, but I really don't think it has to. Ok, I just looked it up in "The Mother of All Pregnancy Books", and it says it starts out bright red and then tapers off to an almost colorless or yellowish discharge. I think I had the yellowish way down towards the end. This doesn't say anything about it turning brown within a few days, so I think you're probably ok, but again, it never hurts to call your care provider and ask.
Mine was red the whole time up to the last 3 days when it turned brown. I know that I overdid it but the bleeding was never any heavier than my regular periods had been so I didn't understand what they had said about the clots, which I never had, and the heavy bleeding and color change. I was too shy to ask the dr or anyone else so I didn't and I think I am ok.
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(I'm 5 months pregnant again as I type and dd is 10 months)
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