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so_n2_u1116

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Lochia/postpartum Bleeding Question
Posted: 10-21-06 19:48pm

I read on a website that the blood should only be red for 4 days after the birth, then it should be brown. If it lasts longer it is a problem. This is my 10th day and its still red. Is it really a problem?
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Nataliachick7

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Joined: 02 Apr 2006
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Location: Wisconsin

Posted: 10-21-06 19:55pm

I bled bright red blood for about 7 weeks. And it was a lot of blood.
It wasnt slowing down so they put me on the pill and it stopped.
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alanna

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Joined: 13 Feb 2006
Posts: 100
Location: Norfolk, VA USA

Posted: 10-23-06 06:37am

I also had this problem...But my bleeding changed from bright red to pink after about a week and a half. I had called my doctor after 7 days, and she said as long as I wasn't passing clots bigger then a golf ball, to not worry. And sure enough, my bleeding got better like 3 days later.
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