How long did Aunt Flo stay with you after you delivered? And how soon did she make her appearance afterwards?
Edit:: some back ground on the question. My friends have told me some out rageous things and I don't believe half of them. EX. My friend has a 14month old she claims to STILL be visiting Aunt Flo.
I had PP bleeding for about 5 weeks with both kids, although the last 3 weeks was flight bleeding. With DS I got my period back around 12w PP(I stopped pumping at 5 weeks) and with DD I got my first period at 10 months(I stopped pumping at 9 months).
After I had DS, I bled for 2 months straight but it tapered off at one point and got really heavy again. My OB said that I must have ended my postbirth bleeding with my first real period. Yayyyy!!!
I think I bled for 2 weeks? Only the first few days were really heavy. I got my period after 3 months WITH BFing exclusively. Everyone was telling me it would hold off for at least 6 months. I think it has more to do with how soon LO sleeps a good stretch because my daughter slept 6 hours starting at 2 months.
Not weird at all, it's normal to want to know what to expect. I bled just about until my 6 wk checkup the first time but it was very light after the first week or so.
the second time it was overall a little less and probably would have been done entirely at 2 or 3 weeks but I kept overdoing it and it would start up again.
Both times I did not get my period until a few weeks after I weaned, so sometime around 10 or 11 months. It was not missed!
I bled for about a week and a half to two weeks after having DS. My period didn't return until after I stopped bf'ing. I bf DS until he was a year and my period arrived about 6 weeks later. It was actually pretty normal too.
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I bled for about 6 weeks both times. The first time I had my period at about 3 months. I breast fed the 2nd time exclusively and had my period at 45 month.
PP, I bled for about 2 weeks. I passed a huge clot that freaked me out a little and I stopped bleeding maybe 2 days after that. I had my first PP period around 7 months.
I had PP bleeding for about 5 weeks with both kids, although the last 3 weeks was flight bleeding. With DS I got my period back around 12w PP(I stopped pumping at 5 weeks) and with DD I got my first period at 10 months(I stopped pumping at 9 months).
This for PP and also 12 weeks PP for AF... but I pumped exclusively for 11 months and still had AF come back 12 weeks PP
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I had a csection and had PP bleeding for a good week and a half. At the end it was very light. I started my actual AF a month of two after giving birth with all three and it lasted about 5 to 7 days. I have long periods to begin with until I got on BC.
Everyone is different. I bled PP for about 3-4 weeks. Tapered off and got lighter after about a week, though. I had my first period when DD was about 6 months then didn't have another one for a year. I had to be put on hormone therapy for a few months to get my cycle going again.
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after delivery which was done via c section i bled for a week or 2 it was heavy for the first few days then just a normalish period. I didn't get my actual period until about 6 months after delivery and it was outrageous the worst period I have ever seen or had to the point where i couldn't move and had to run to change my tampon multiple times an hour and had to call out of work.
I bled for 3 weeks and got my period at 6 weeks PP, despite nursing, with both DD and DS. With my first pregnancy, my cycle came back regularly about a month after weaning. With my second, it took 8 months postbfing to return, and even then, it wasn't regular. I only had one real cycle aside from the 6 week visit from AF before conceiving this time.
Sorry, that was probably convoluted.
I don't recall exactly how many weeks PP I bled, but I know for sure I was done by my 6w PP appt. I want to say it was only a week or 2.
Since we were breastfeeding, I didn't get my regular period again til somewhere between 6-8 mo PP. This was shortly after DS was eating more baby food with his nursing, so he was nursing less overall.
I was confused since I don't consider postpartum bleeding "aunt flo". But anyway...I had a csection and I bled lightly for about a week. Those I know who have vaginal births say they bled up to 6 weeks after giving birth.
My period returned after 4 months...and I exclusively breastfed. What's up with that??? I was hoping for closer to a year... I got cheated lol
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I bled for about 5 weeks or so PP, but then AF didn't return until ~15 months PP. I was nursing, though, and that makes a big difference. Some people get their cycle back quickly regardless, but others won't until the babe is weaned or nursing much less.
ETA: If your friend is STILL bleeding 14 months PP, she needs to checked out, obvs. That's seriously not normal. 6 weeks is about the max for normal PP bleeding.
If I can remember correctly I bled for maybe a week, week and a half (I delivered via c-section if that matters). Then I didn't get my period until a month after I stopped nursing DD (so 8 months after delivery).
Postpartum bleeding is usually gone by your 6 week postpartum ob visit. It pretty much starts immediately following the birth, and is usually quite heavy at first, but it's definitely not heavy the whole time. I think my bleeding was heavy for the first week, medium flow for the second, and then really light bleeding for another two weeks after that. Not sure I remember exactly, but I think it lasted about 4 weeks for me. Women vary of course, but by 6 weeks post partum your bleeding should be done, or you can ask your OB about it at your appt.
It's not a period, and it's anyone's guess when your first period will arrive or when those will be regular again... somewhere between 3 months and a year you'll probaby get a period depending on breastfeeding and contraception...
Aunt Flo hung aroun with me for about four or five weeks after both of my csections...now after two weeks it tapered off a lot. She disappeared and then reappeared almost as soon as I quit breastfeeding around 7months.
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With ds1 af came back on his first bday. With ds2, not until he was about 19 months.
I was still bfing both when af returned.
After I had DS, I bled for 2 months straight but it tapered off at one point and got really heavy again. My OB said that I must have ended my postbirth bleeding with my first real period. Yayyyy!!!
Mind you I wasn't bfing.
Not weird at all, it's normal to want to know what to expect. I bled just about until my 6 wk checkup the first time but it was very light after the first week or so.
the second time it was overall a little less and probably would have been done entirely at 2 or 3 weeks but I kept overdoing it and it would start up again.
Both times I did not get my period until a few weeks after I weaned, so sometime around 10 or 11 months. It was not missed!
"Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it the more it will elude you but if u turn your attention to other things it will come & sit softly on your shoulder."
BFP! 04/26/11 - DS born 12/28/11 - BFP #2! 04/02/13 - DD born 12/11/13 -
My Ovulation Chart
This for PP and also 12 weeks PP for AF... but I pumped exclusively for 11 months and still had AF come back 12 weeks PP
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Sorry, that was probably convoluted.
I don't recall exactly how many weeks PP I bled, but I know for sure I was done by my 6w PP appt. I want to say it was only a week or 2.
Since we were breastfeeding, I didn't get my regular period again til somewhere between 6-8 mo PP. This was shortly after DS was eating more baby food with his nursing, so he was nursing less overall.
Everyone is different though.
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My period returned after 4 months...and I exclusively breastfed. What's up with that??? I was hoping for closer to a year... I got cheated lol
I bled for about 5 weeks or so PP, but then AF didn't return until ~15 months PP. I was nursing, though, and that makes a big difference. Some people get their cycle back quickly regardless, but others won't until the babe is weaned or nursing much less.
ETA: If your friend is STILL bleeding 14 months PP, she needs to checked out, obvs. That's seriously not normal. 6 weeks is about the max for normal PP bleeding.
The hospital will send you home with mega pads, take them and then take some more.
PP - heavy bleeding for about 2 weeks and by heavy I mean take your worst day and multiple by 3.
Regular AF came back around 15/16 months.
Postpartum bleeding is usually gone by your 6 week postpartum ob visit. It pretty much starts immediately following the birth, and is usually quite heavy at first, but it's definitely not heavy the whole time. I think my bleeding was heavy for the first week, medium flow for the second, and then really light bleeding for another two weeks after that. Not sure I remember exactly, but I think it lasted about 4 weeks for me. Women vary of course, but by 6 weeks post partum your bleeding should be done, or you can ask your OB about it at your appt.
It's not a period, and it's anyone's guess when your first period will arrive or when those will be regular again... somewhere between 3 months and a year you'll probaby get a period depending on breastfeeding and contraception...
This. And I was pissed. I so wanted that two year absence.
ETA: I meant to quote CaityA83, but I obviously fail at mobile bumping. Off to the laptop!