Still Bleeding After 3 Months

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I bled for at least 3 months and my doc wasn't to concerned because it wasn't super heavy. I did feel like I got a little weak from it, but it eventually stopped. I think some peoples bodies just have a hard time recovering.

Hi A.,

GET A SECOND OPINION!!!!! I would look for another doctor.
C. P.

after i had my lil girl i got the mirena. let me tell u i did nothing but bleed for 3 months straight mu doc kept telling me it was norm. i called the company they said it wasnt. if i was u avoid that all together. try taking birth control pills or even start with the shots for about 6 months then switch to the pill that is finally how i got mine to stop.BUT PLEASE AVOID THE MIRENA. it aint what it is cracked up to be. hope this helps u some.

I'm not sure the Mirena would help. I had it put in at my 6 week follow up after having a baby and have not stopped bleeding since (5 weeks). The doctor did tell me that the first 3 months would be irregular, but if using Mirena is supposed to be your solution, I'm not sure it would be helpful to stop the bleeding!

Hello, A.! I completely understand how frustrated you must be! I have 3 children, and bled for what seemed like forever with each of them. With my 1st 2 I was told to wait it out. With the 3rd, I became anemic. My doctor put me on birth control pills, which I took 2 a day for 10 days. What that did was basically "restart" my internal clock. It worked! This might be something worth mentioning to your doctor. However, if you are breatfeeding, birth control pills tend to dry up your milk supply. Good luck!

if your doctor has never seen it then I would ask for a second opinion. This is your body and your baby needs you to be there so please seek out another doctor just for this issue.

Sounds like you need to go see another Dr. and get a second opinion. Are you taking any form of birth control? I know this can cause bleeding as well. Are you nursing? All of these things can contribute. Best of luck!

A.

Ask your doctor about taking the depopreva shot or birth control pills rather then mirena - it helped to regulate me. Even if you don't want to stay on it, one of two months may help.

When I had my oldest daughter I bled for 6 months. I was breast feeding so my dr had put my on a low estrogen birth control pill so as not to cut down my milk supply. When she found out that I was still bleeding she put me back on my regular birth control it stopped almost immediately. Hope this helps.

Hi A., I had the same thing happen to me after my second child. We were in the middle of a move and I never went to the doctor, but it did eventually stop. I think I bled for about 5 months just like you said; sometimes it was very heavy but then it would lighten for awhile. I had actually had the mirena placed at my 6 week check up right before we moved, so I kind of blamed the bleeding on that, but once I went to the GYN in the new city I had stopped bleeding and he didn't seem too concerned about it. I hope this eases your mind a little, but I wouldn't stop trying to find out what is going on. K. L.

I had that problem with my fourth child which I had by c-section. the doctor said it was nothing to worry about unless I went through a box of pads in a day. I don't know what he was thinking but I was tired. Just make sure you take your iron pills.

I have actually heard of it. My friend had her's for about a year after she had her second child. She got an iud and still stayed on hers. She then had to take birth control along with the iud. She did eventually get the iud removed and stayed on birth control for a while until it finally regulated.

Hi, A.,

The only thing I can say with any certainty is that, while you and your doctor are figuring out what is going on, you need to supplement with iron. Just adding more iron-rich foods to your diet probably won't suffice with this long-term blood loss going on. I'm using chlorophyll for my pregnancy anemia, which, unlike most iron supplements, doesn't cause constipation.

Iron deficiency can show up in the form of weakness and fatigue (hard to distinguish from being a new mom!), and, more specifically, pale or even bluish or greenish skin and light blue fingernails when resting (they might pink up with even light flexing, etc.). Also, you might be experiencing occasional dizziness, rapid/hard pulse, and palpitations. Sometimes people don't run into symptoms at all till they really start to crash.

It might be that you had a placental abruption that went unnoticed and is like a cut that never scabs. That is the only thing I can think of.

You might want to consult with a midwife. They know a lot of things that the doctors don't, and might be able to help you resolve the problem without getting a hysterectomy or other invasive procedure that has life-long consequences. I have found my midwives, and the ones whose books I've read, to be so knowledgeable, that from now on I will always take any of my reproductive health issues to THEM.

I hope your doctor warned you not to take asprin? Also, avoid flaxseed/oil, cod liver oil, fish oil supplements, and other things that thin your blood and increase your blood loss (or may even be the cause!). Check all of your supplements to see if they can cause this, too.

Take good care of yourself.

L.

Dear Friend :

I beleve with your physician that this is an unusual problem. You can wait for more tests or find anothe gyn-ob specialist. God bless.

I was in the same situation as you after the birth of my last child, who just turned five. After giving birth to him I bleed for a year straight, everyday. I kept going to the Dr. went from 1 DNC's to 2 DNC's to no avail. Went thru several different types of meds that were suppose to help, still nothing happened. When my baby turned 14 months I ended up having a hysterectomy. BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE!!, I just wanted you to know that you are not the only one that has been thru this. I can't believe that your Dr. made you feel like that you were one of the few cases, it happens more than we all know. Hope this makes you feel better. If you have any more questions, just ask I'll be happy to answer any that you might have. It's a BUMMER keep your head up!

I would say that doesn't sound normal. I would request as many tests as you can and maybe get another doctor's opinion if you can.

I didn't have the bleeding, but I love my Minera IUD.