Lochia question...

Okay... so... I am 2 weeks 3 days postpartum now and Ive got a few questions about this bleeding situation....

So after about 1week the lochia had slowly turned from bright red, to brown, to pinkish to clearish yellowy.. everything i've read and stuff says thats normal.. its mostly these last few days been clearish yellowy or with a little pinkish to tint.. but this morning it was bright red again and i saw another little clot pass. Most of the clots had stopped before the 1st week as well.

I was wondering if its normal for it to suddenly go back to bright red or if this is my period already starting back up? or what? Im not sure exactly when your period comes back... I know it takes longer if you breastfeed, but Im not doing that anymore due to some problems that Ive already discussed with a lactation consultant. So... how long does it take for your period to come back if you mostly just formula feed and is that what Im seeing now at 2 1/2 weeks PP, or is it still lochia.. and if it is, why did it turn back to bright red again?

ETA: I have not done any kind of strenuous activity at all. The hardest bit of exercise I have done is walking around walmart showing off my baby while buying groceries... other than that i am at home all day either on babygaga or watching tv just hanging out taking care of my newborn.

Did you do anything strenuous recently? excercise? walking? heavy lifting? That can cause the bleeding to start back up again bright red like that. Just take it easy and stay off your feet as much as possible. If you're really worried call your doctor.

It probably turned a brighter red due to the clot passing, the clot was probably attached and the bleeding is coming from that site. It should probably become lighter now, if you start bleeding heavily call your doctor. It shouldn't be your period this soon.

you're prolly just straining yoursel to much.
It took my period about 7weeks to come back..
I bleed for 6 had a 2 day break then my period was here.
But every woman is different  

that was probably the scab falling off - sounds pretty normal. you only have to worry if the clots are the size of your fist or larger or if the bleeding is soaking a maxi pad in an hour. your body may also be telling you that you have done too much in the last 24 hours

Quoting nurse_maya28:“ that was probably the scab falling off - sounds pretty normal. you only have to worry if the clots are ... [snip!] ... bleeding is soaking a maxi pad in an hour. your body may also be telling you that you have done too much in the last 24 hours”

yeah the hospital said if i soaked a pad in an hour or had really really big clots then to call them or my dr. other than that i hadnt heard of this being anythign serious so im not that worried, just curious...

now whats this about a scab falling off? where did i scab up at? like inside where the placenta was attached to me or something? i havent heard of this before. sounds quite plausible though...

Quoting ~HisLovingGirl~:“ you're prolly just straining yoursel to much. It took my period about 7weeks to come back.. I bleed for 6 had a 2 day break then my period was here. But every woman is different  ”

i havent done anything even remotely straining... physically anyways.
but thanks for an idea of when my period might show back up.

Quoting Azaera:“ Did you do anything strenuous recently? excercise? walking? heavy lifting? That can cause the bleeding ... [snip!] ... bright red like that. Just take it easy and stay off your feet as much as possible. If you're really worried call your doctor.”

heh. ive been on my ass for the majority of the past 2 weeks so i highly doubt its anything to do with being too physical strenuous for me.

Quoting bryceandtorriesmommy:“ It probably turned a brighter red due to the clot passing, the clot was probably attached and the bleeding ... [snip!] ... It should probably become lighter now, if you start bleeding heavily call your doctor. It shouldn't be your period this soon.”

i didnt think it would be here soo soon, but when did yours come.. when do you think its normal to come back?

Quoting Jett's Mom! [+ sz mommy]:“ yeah the hospital said if i soaked a pad in an hour or had really really big clots then to call them ... [snip!] ... like inside where the placenta was attached to me or something? i havent heard of this before. sounds quite plausible though...”

yeah there is a scab from where the placenta was and it falls off at about 2 weeks post partum. some people see bleeding and clots others never do - i didn't.

Quoting nurse_maya28:“ yeah there is a scab from where the placenta was and it falls off at about 2 weeks post partum. some people see bleeding and clots others never do - i didn't.”

oh okay. that sounds like it then.. thanks.