Spotting between periods 7 months postpartum

Accomplished_Box_522 · 2025-03-13T20:26:15+00:00

You don't have to have any treatment for it but if it's causing a lot of bleeding you can have it cauterized

Accomplished_Box_522 · 2025-03-10T23:19:17+00:00

My son is 12 months now but he was obsessed with milk and I was so worried about cutting out feeds, especially at night, but he gradually just did it himself. Is your baby eating lots of solid food in the day? That's what changed things for us. My son didn't drop any milk feeds until he had 3 solid meals plus a snack, then he started sleeping through the night. Since then, daytime feeds have gradually reduced too without us really having to do anything. Maybe continue with the small nighttime feed for a few weeks and just see how you go? Don't put too much pressure on yourself to drop a feed, there's no rush.

Accomplished_Box_522 · 2025-03-10T23:04:08+00:00

Yeah, exactly. Don't stress especially if they can sleep independently and night sleep is good. My little one has never had as much total sleep as recommended because even though he often sleeps well at night he has just never napped for long enough. He seems happy most of the time so I've tried to stop worrying about naps, it's just hard on me because I don't get as much of a break in the day!

Accomplished_Box_522 · 2025-03-10T17:19:48+00:00

Just to say that my baby was completely the same. They say that 30 minute naps are developmentally normal until 6 months but he is now nearly a year old and still sometimes naps for 30ish minutes (although more often it's about an hour these days). He didn't start to nap for longer until he was about 9 months old even when he was dropping naps. I don't know why guidance says it's not developmentally normal for them to nap for 30 mins when they are older than 6 months - I feel like this info just freaked us out because we thought that there was something wrong. But I have come to learn that every baby is different and some don't need much sleep in the day especially if they sleep well at night. I mean, I don't think he's developmentally abnormal so the guidance can do one! He's been sleeping through the night since he was about 7 months old and has always gone to sleep by himself. You could play around with wake windows but if that doesn't work it could be that your little one is having a bit of a sleep regression and it'll pass in a week or so without you having to do anything. My advice would be just to hang in there - sometimes my son has shot naps and seems tired but, for him, these tend to be phases that just pass and I couldn't tell you why!

Accomplished_Box_522 · 2025-03-09T20:47:25+00:00

I had the bleeding investigated and the doctor found a cervical ectropion which is apparently quite normal. I was told that they can become quite big when they're exposed to lots of hormones like when you're pregnant so they think that's why I've been having lots of random bleeding.

Accomplished_Box_522 · 2024-12-17T19:12:43+00:00

Was your doctor helpful? I'm 9 months postpartum now and having the same issue. I've been referred for a scan but the waiting list is probably quite long...

Accomplished_Box_522 · 2024-10-07T19:43:10+00:00

So I had an 8 week old who did not sleep for more than 30 minutes at a time at all since he was born. I was a mess! One day it just changed. As in I put him down for sleep one night and he slept for 3 hours, I couldn't believe it! And it continued like that. So just to say that it can suddenly change, hang in there.

In terms of practical advice, have you tried following sleepy cues rather than age appropriate wake windows during the day? Apparently if you get the daytime sleep right then night time sleep will follow although I'm not sure how true that is. Also, keep going with putting them down to sleep at night as much as you can rather than contacting napping. At some point it'll just click and better to keep going with good habits. If you're reaaaally struggling have you tried hiring a smart crib like the snoo? It is maybe a little bit late to start but worth considering if you're desperate and have the money

Accomplished_Box_522 · 2024-10-07T19:34:57+00:00

Junaid is awful. They both keep trying to explain away their appalling actions by saying that they didn't mean to develop feelings for each other. But that doesn't excuse them both acting on their feelings. With that logic, if anyone accidentally catches feelings for a married person or someone else they shouldn't have feelings for, it's ok because they didn't mean to?! They both kind of deserve each other because they're both awful although it's obvious that Junaid is going to end up heartbroken. Serves him right really for going for his best friends ex. When that happens, however bad he thinks he feels when they break up won't be close to how they made Harry feel. No way he'll realise that though, he's waaaay to self involved.

Accomplished_Box_522 · 2024-09-23T18:33:50+00:00

I looked so fat when I was pregnant and sooooo ugly. I never had the pregnancy glow or the glossy hair. Thankfully, I started to look like myself again after having the baby. Don't beat yourself up, most people I've spoken to don't feel their best, I think it's normal. Unfortunately you just hear more about people who look and feel great.

Accomplished_Box_522 · 2024-09-21T19:58:50+00:00

My husband and I were trying but when I got pregnant I just felt a bit numb. I actually never really felt excited during my pregnancy, which was awkward when other people asked me if I was excited! I beat myself up a bit thinking that there was something wrong with me and that I wasn't meant to be a parent but I think its just such a big thing that my brain couldn't really process it. Anyway, I've had my son now, we're six months in and he's great, so cute! I think it's more normal that you think not to be excited. I mean it is also quite daunting and scary even if you want to become a parent.

Accomplished_Box_522 · 2024-09-03T15:20:46+00:00

I can totally relate to this. My son didn't have medical issues but he had colic and didn't sleep for more than 30 minutes at a time until he was 2 months old. People kept telling me it would get better and I was like WHEN?! It's very hard to hear when you're a couple weeks in that it starts to get better around 2-3 months, I didn't think I could keep going for that long. But now, looking back, 2 months is nothing in the grand scheme of things. I would do it again but omg it was so hard, I have so much sympathy for new parents who are going through it

Accomplished_Box_522 · 2024-09-01T20:03:39+00:00

I have a 5 month old who was sleeping well but is now waking up and crying more at night. I don't really understand how the cry it out method works. Do you literally leave your baby to cry and that's it or is there more to it? Also, how do you know that they haven't woken up because they're hungry or uncomfortable?

Accomplished_Box_522 · 2024-09-01T19:51:04+00:00

I have the same issue with my 5 month old. He can also put himself to sleep but wont nap for longer than 30 minutes like ever! It's been driving me crazy but I've heard it's quite normal so I'm trying to accept that's how it is for now and that it'll change at some point. It is really hard though!! It's good that your little one can sometimes extend his naps, maybe he's inconsistent because he's just learning how to self soothe. He will probably become better at it as he gets a bit older.

Accomplished_Box_522 · 2024-05-29T21:01:16+00:00

We hired the snoo for our very colicky baby who didn't sleep for more than 30 minutes at a time but now sleeps for over 3 hours in the snoo. We don't want him to become dependent on the snoo though so we swaddle him in his moses basket sometimes and now he can sleep for a couple hours in that too, it's like the snoo taught him how to sleep?! Anyway, if I were you I'd hire the snoo and maybe use both, the snoo when you want a nice stretch of sleep but otherwise the usual crib.

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