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Gynecology (Expert Forum)
Bleeding after birth
Answered by
Elaine Brown, MD - Pregnancy, Gynecology
Elaine Brown, MD - BLOG
Billings - MT
Bleeding after birth
by starrider6686, Jul 01, 2009 12:09PM
I gave birth 8 wks ago and i am still bleeding is this normal?
Doctor's Answer
by Elaine Brown, MD, Jul 04, 2009 11:48PM
, Jul 04, 2009 11:48PMTo: starrider6686
Hi!
Congratulations! I hope everything went well for you and the new little one!
Yes, it can be entirely normal to bleed for that long. The bleeding should be tapering down. Too much bleeding would be more than a pad per hour or any large clots. If you are not having that much bleeding, you are most likely OK. If you want to stop the bleeding quicker than Mother Nature, you could ask your obstetrician to prescribe oral contraceptive pills. Be sure to let your doctor know if you are breast feeding--we use a different pill for nursing moms.
Hope this is helpful!
Dr B
Congratulations! I hope everything went well for you and the new little one!
Yes, it can be entirely normal to bleed for that long. The bleeding should be tapering down. Too much bleeding would be more than a pad per hour or any large clots. If you are not having that much bleeding, you are most likely OK. If you want to stop the bleeding quicker than Mother Nature, you could ask your obstetrician to prescribe oral contraceptive pills. Be sure to let your doctor know if you are breast feeding--we use a different pill for nursing moms.
Hope this is helpful!
Dr B
Member Comments (1)
by chika_z, Sep 09, 2009 01:02AM
A related discussion, afterbirth bleeding was started.
