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I'm at my wits end! I am breastfeeding my 7mth old and have had constant bleeding since she was 3mths old. I'll ger bad cramps then spot for a week then get a day or two of nothing then it starts again. My dr suggested the mini pill which I've started and been on 8days and now the bleeding is so heavy.
I don't know if this can be hormones? Dr says it's due to me mix feeding and hormones.
My baby is mix fed, breastfed from 6am till about 5pm and has a bottle at 7 and sleeps 12 hours. I express when she has the bottle and again before bed about 10 so it's not such a big break. I've done this from day 1 though and did with my older child and never had bleeding issues.
Going back to the dr today to ask for tests but does anyone have any idea if this could be cause of the mix feeding?
I did try a few days skipping the late bottle and feeding instead but made no difference.
I'm ready to give up the bf if that's what's causing this as I can't handle the bleeding anymore :-(
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It doesn't sound like a Breastfeeding issue to me. A lot if things can cause irregular bleeding. I have growths on my uterus which cause some crazy bleeding.
I don't think it's breast feeding related either. I'd go to a gynecologist ASAP. All the best.