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8 weeks post partum odd discharge?

Okay, so I'm 8 weeks post partum, had a C-section &  my PP bleeding had stopped around week 4 and then a week after that I'm pretty sure I had gotten my period (only breastfed for the first 2 weeks and then had to stop) lasted about 5 days, and then no bleeding or anything after that. Was totally fine. So this past week I had my '6 week' checkup (really 7.5 weeks), and my doc said everything looks good, was healing fine and what not- however I had been having random mild cramps (which I did tell her about, and she told me that as long as I'm not bleeding when I'm cramping its fine and it could be my body trying to pass a clot.)
SO then yesterday, I started having discharge like when you are ovulating, y'know thicker kind of jelly like, which isn't what concerned me, what concerned me is that it was streaked with brown, and then I also had passed 2 very very small brown clots. later my cramps went away. but then today I'm cramping again, and same thing as yesterday. so what I'm wondering is if this is normal or if this is something I should be worried about? I thought maybe its fine since my doc told me a few days ago everything seemed ok but now I'm just anxious over this :/
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This is all very normal.  Hormones, after birth, etc. all can contribute.  Brown streaks are just a bit of old blood coming out and different discharge is hormonally related.  Honestly would not worry.  good luck
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