bleeding after pregnancy (TMI!)

I didn't finish up until about 7 weeks. Oh and I can't remember about colour, all I do remember is (TMI) passing a clot about 5 - 6 weeks

Edited by MonicaMouse

I bled for 6 weeks, and it was red at times and more heavy at times. i would just speak to your midwife and ask her what she thinks if you are worried. Mine told me that the bleeding can stop and start for a while, and can be quite heavy if you have been quite active that day etc

Apparently it can be normal to bleed for up to 12 weeks post partum.
I bled for 8 with my first and was lucky enough to bleed for the full 12 after my second. It was red, steady flow for 8 weeks then brown spotting for the following 4.
Good times!

Mine stopped and started the last few weeks, so annoying!!  I think it was about 6-7 weeks til it was gone completely?  And then I got my period lol!

lol, ive still got spotting 5 months later! i think its the crappy pill im on too though. almost worth getting pregnant to stop the bleeding. almost not quite!

see my MW is away for two weeks and didnt leave me a backup, esle yea I would have asked her. Its a bit more heavy now and painful...but Im so relieved to know its normal to bleed for longer!

from memory 3 weeks with Vincent & i haven't got bleeding but brown spotting. not enough to fill a pad, but enough that two thin panty liners (doubled up) isn't enough. So is it normal to get a clotty membrane thing? TMI but i had some on sunday, looked like the outside of the placenta.

thanks denny, i talked ot my midwife bout it yesterday & she said if i get any flu like symptoms to let her know. i told her bout feeling heavy like i'm going to get my period, but not likely to since i didn't get it for nearly two years after having Vincent. lol. yea, she said to keep an eye on it if i start feeling yuck it will be an infection but if it was going to be bad, i probably would have started feeling yuck already.

hmm i didnt get any flu symptoms because mine wasnt an infection - just keep an eye on it esp. if you start passing large clots (the size of a 50c piece).

I bleed for 9 weeks passing lots of clots and bits the whole time especially in the shower one would drop then a quick flood of blood scared the hell out of me the first time but after a visit to a&e (on midwifes advice after 5weeks) a scan showed a small piece of placenta but they told me to wait and let it pass as surgery could cause a rip and heaps more problems. 2 more hospital visits (cos they keep saying if it hasnt passed in a week we will definately do something each time i visited) it finally stopped on its own.