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Q: Is spotting normal after delivery?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on March 18th, 2007

AF after birth..very graphic question...?
I had my first child Jan 18th and I still havent had my AF yet. I took a preg test at the dr it was negative they said spotting was normal and my AF would start on its own between weeks to months!!! I am bottle feeding since day two just so you know. But my question is I had spotting here and there nothing regular the last few weeks. Now I had spotting alittle everyday or close to it for the last week but this morning was alittle different. I spotted the normal light pink when I went to the bathroom once a dayfor almost the past week then once I had alittle darker twice when I went to the bathroom the one day then it was gone again. I just went to the bathroom and it was pink/brownish with alot of mucus then nothing but alittle drop of pink blood the next time. I hope you could follow that and understand it. Is this normal?? Is my period coming? Or what the heck is going on??? Can anyone help??

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on March 26th, 2007

Pregnancy Answer A2504

Women who breastfeed their babies develop lactation amenorrhea in 80% of all cases. This means that when breastfeeding, these women do not menstruate for several months. Women who bottle feed their babies (don’t breastfeed) normally re-establish their regular periods in the first 6 weeks after delivery.
During the first 3 weeks after delivery, women experience a vaginal discharge which can bloody during the first 10 days.
In your case, you are still experiencing bloody vaginal discharge, or spotting, 2 months after delivery. It doesn’t seem normal so you can request an examination and follow up with your gynecologist.

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