I'm extremely worried....

[mommyto3girlies]

I don't know where else to post this but last time I had questions about the mirena,I was able to get help from a few of y'all ladies...so I'm hoping someone may be able to help again. So I got the mirena put in about 2 weeks ago. I just had my baby Dec  6th, I haven't had my first period yet but a few days ago I started having this dark brown, almost black blood. Is this normal? None of it's been red at all and it's not extremely heavy just average I guess. I just don't know if this is normal for the mirena or normal after having a baby. It's been 4 years since my last kid so I can't

[mommy_to_many]

Your welcome

[mommyto3girlies]

Thank you very much, you were way more helpful then google.

[mommy_to_many]

Bowel's can be loose with menses, that is normal especially after a baby. Keep an eye on it. If it becomes profuse especially with other symptoms listed above, get yourself seen.

[mommy_to_many]

Also, if the discharge develops a strong odor you need to be seen.

[mommy_to_many]

Okay.... As long as you can feel the strings, it's probably just your menses. The first few menses after baby can be darker and/or heavier. If you can't feel your strings you need to call the doctor on Monday or go to the ER tonight/tomorrow. If you start soaking a pad or tampon an hour or more; develop a fever over 101, chills or start vomiting; start passing clots the size of silver dollars or larger; develop severe pain that tylenol or ibuprofen doesn't help... I want you to go to the ER immediately. If the bleeding doesn't get lighter in color by Tuesday /Wednesday next week, call your doctor. My biggest concern would be a piece of retained placenta or the IUD migrating and creating issues (which is very rare). I hope this helps.

[mommyto3girlies]

I haven't checked for strings, I will as soon as I'm done feeding baby

[mommyto3girlies]

Yes, I've had cramping but also diarrhea so cramping Could be from that. I'm not sure why I even have the diarrhea, it's oddly been going on almost since the bleeding. No fever that I know of and I'm not beast feeding. A few clots, maybe dime sized when I pee but a good bit had been almost stringy and I quit bleeding two weeks after birth

[mommy_to_many]

Are breastfeeding exclusively?

[mommy_to_many]

Are you in pain? Have a fever? Any clots and if so, size please (dime,golf,etc). Can you feel your strings?

[charhelm13]

I had light pink spotting for three months after the mirena was put in but I would talk to your doctor especially if you had already stopped the normal after birth bleeding. Are you cramping?

[mommyto3girlies]

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