https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:31:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/month-long-period-after-babytmi#post-2572784 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 20:39:48 +0000 SweetCaroline 2572784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@antigone: I have no experience with your specific situation, but have been anemic several times. Its no joke and I would push to get your iron levels checked to ensure your iron supplement is adequate. When your iron stores are depleted, it can be a struggle to function. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/month-long-period-after-babytmi#post-2572385 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:59:15 +0000 mrsjazz 2572385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never taken Provera...my doctor gave me Lysteda to stop/lessen my heavy bleeding. You should get your blood work done. My heavy bleeding caused severe anemia and I eventually needed a blood transfusion and weekly iron infusions to get me back to a normal level. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/month-long-period-after-babytmi#post-2572383 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:56:38 +0000 antigone 2572383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies! They didn't do any blood work. I've been taking the prescription iron supplement I was discharged from the hospital with, which helps with the fatigue. But the anemia is miserable, and the provera makes me kind of nauseated. The things our bodies go through! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/month-long-period-after-babytmi#post-2572317 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:00:18 +0000 kes18 2572317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think it's normal, so it's a good thing to use medicine. Hopefully it is just your body regulating. I had periods like this when I was young (13) and I had to go on combo birth control (I took like 3 pills a day) to get them to stop. I was also severely anemic by that point. It's awful, you might want to take some iron supplements so you can feel better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/month-long-period-after-babytmi#post-2572189 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:54:45 +0000 KT326 2572189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This has happened to me twice after having my son. But I also need to note that I have PCOS and have never had a regular period ever. </p> <p>My doctor gave me provera to stop it as well, I think it took about a week after starting the pills. What he didn't tell me was to expect another shorter, much lighter period about a week to ten days after stopping the provera. When I called he said it was my body trying to get back on track. </p> <p>Did they do any blood work? Mine did a full panel just to make sure everything else was ok and that I wasn't anemic. </p> <p>Hopefully it works soon! Having such a heavy long period really sucks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/month-long-period-after-babytmi#post-2572147 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:30:49 +0000 antigone 2572147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm almost 7 months postpartum. My first period after baby was longer than usual, about 3 weeks. This period has been the period from hell. It's lasted almost 4 weeks, with bright red blood, clotting, and has shown zero sign of stopping. I thought it was normal to have irregular or heavy periods after baby so didn't think much about it. Then I started displaying symptoms of anemia, so I contacted my doctor. She put me on a 10 day course of provera and said it should stop the bleeding.</p> <p>I wondered if any of you ladies have gone through this, or what your experiences were taking provera to stop heavy bleeding. I'm on day 3, and still bleeding. Did it work for you? Do you remember how long it took?</p> <p>I'm feeling like an awful mom because I'm so fatigued I want to sleep all the time, have little appetite, and am not being as interactive with my LO or taking him out of the house much. </p>