Postpartum bleeding and pains
My bleeding stopped after a few days but I’ve had some light red bleeding yesterday and today (9 and 10 days postpartum). Also some more abdominal cramps. Is this normal?
I’m also on laxatives which are making my stomach a bit uncomfortable so sometimes it’s hard to tell if the abdominal pain is birth or bowel related! 🙈
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Also still bleeding at 22 days. I had abdominal cramps at that point too from bowel movements and gas, it cleared itself by about 2 weeks and then felt loads better. I had a section and felt the bowel issues put pressure on my section area
Yes I would say normal, my bleeding has been off and on. The cramping will be connected as it's your uterus contracting which then causes more of the bleeding. Still very normal at this stage and longer to be bleeding.
Yes deffo it does start and stop, and cramping is super normal as everything heals and contracts x
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Yep normal, especially if you're breast feeding. I'm 22 days postpartum and still bleeding. With my first I bled for 6 weeks