First AF after birth

[SarahH]

Sorry about this but I just want to check if it is normal....

I got my first AF on Wednesday after having Arianna... and well it's totally different to what I got before. I have got REALLY sore tummy ache - worse than the contractions - seriously!!! And it's really heavy - it's kinda like the bleeding i had the first day after Arianna arrived.

Is this normal? As if it is - why does nobody tell you it hurts like hell!!

S. xx

 

[MrsG]

I think it is quite normal, my first one after having LO was really really heavy and lasted 7 or 8 days. I cried as my AFs were always light and for three days max before I had LO!! Thankfully they do seem to have settled down and are better now.

 

[SarahH]

Oh thank you so much... you have cheered me up now!!

My AF used to only last 2days and I've never had period pain in my life!! Hence why I feel so poopy!

THANK YOU!! Hopefully it'll only be this once!!

S. xx

 

[Julia]

Hi,

My first AF was the opposite - no pain, not very heavy - much better than before I got pregnant!! Like yourself, most women I know had a really bad first AF (one friend had to stay in bed for a couple of days with the pain).

The only thing I can think of is perhaps the reason I did not have a very heavy first period is because after I had the baby, I bled for 7 weeks heavily and also had quite a bit of pain so I think I might have emptied my womb out!!!!

Your situation sounds completely normal - but I always think that if you are not sure (even though everybody else is saying it is normal) ask a professional to put your mind at ease!!!!

A first bad period is bad news especially due to the fact you have not long experienced the worse pain known to the human being!!!

Good Luck, Julia xxxx

 

[nicki]

I've had 3 periods now & they have been painful & alot heavier than they were. The last one wasn't as painful so I htink its sorting itself out. I reckon it hurts more because everything inside is bruised & battered & it takes an age to heal up properly.

Hope you are feeling better hun.

 

[lauramumof2]

I dont remember a bad period after Jess.