3rd postpartum period…bleeding through ultra tampons at least every 2 hours..normal?
Okay I need a reality check because this feels kind of insane to me. Before I got pregnant my periods were super light. Like 3–5 days max and I could use light tampons the whole time no problem..maybe 1 regular if it was extra “heavy” or if I ran out of lights. Now I’m on my 3rd postpartum period (12 months postpartum, but breastfed so it didn’t return until 10 months) and it is SO heavy. I’m literally bleeding through super plus and even ultra tampons (which I didn’t even know existed until last month) in like 2 hours. Sometimes less. So I have to wear a pad with ultra tampons and the pad still gets relatively saturated. I heard the first one can be a little heavier after childbirth but SHEESH. It’s been like this for all 3 and it’s just not getting better.
I’m not in crazy pain or anything, just some cramps, but the amount of blood is honestly stressing me out. Like I feel like I have to plan my entire day around it.
Is this just a normal postpartum hormone thing and it’ll chill out eventually or is this the kind of thing I should actually call my OB about?
Would love to hear what other people experienced because this is just not what I expected at all…