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Asked by kvstone

Q: 8 Months postpartum heavy period lasting 2 weeks, is this normal?

My son is 8 months old and I have had 2 very light periods since he was born and 2 weeks after the 2nd one I started bleeding again and this time it has been extremely heavy and has lasted for 2 weeks so far with no signs of stopping. The weirdest part is that I haven't had any cramping. Other then the bleeding I have had no other usual period symptoms. Anyone else experience something like this?

This question was asked Apr. 5, 2016 1:02pm
Category: Postpartum

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Answered by andycooper5 - Aug. 25, 2017 8:28am
Good afternoon
Congratulations! I totally ubderstand how over-whelimg the time of and after the oregnancy can be. Because of all the wrecked hormones, and the imbalance created in the body. Imbalance in our hormones, and a disturbed mensus is pretty normal with post-partum women, because the body is still trying to cope with all the heavy boost of the pregnancy hormones. It us said, that it usually takes up to anothrr year before the body of the mother is completely on her normal routines of mensus. It is thus best advisable to breastfeed until a minimum duration of 6 months, and to not consume any birth pills. Doing any of these can make your mensus stay in an abnormal condition for a longer period than in the women who follow these above said rules. I went through the same with my second baby. But my doctor asked me to take it as normally as possible without consumption of any medicine. Because it is normal adjustment happening within out body to get back on itsnormal hormon balance

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Answered by Chrissy3 - Apr. 9, 2016 12:24am
I went through something similar after my daughter was born! It does eventually lighten up. I was told it is normal for some women. What did your doctor say?

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