3rd Trimester

Question for 2nd time moms

How long did your PP bleeding last after delivery? Also, when I ask about bleeding I mean bleeding like you would have with a period... I had a vaginal birth and am breastfeeding.  I posted this on 0-3 and got about 2 replies.  TIA!
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  • My 2 previous pregnancies I bled for 6 or 7 weeks the first time and 5 weeks the second time I think. Seemed like much longer than others I knew...  But maybe not.,
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  • I think it was about 10 days or so before I could go without a pad.  Same thing, vag birth, BFing. 

    But that first real period after birth, watch out!  I literally had to drive 45 minutes home to change clothes.  It was unreal. 

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  • For me, I had HEAVY bleeding (much heavier than a period), for about 10-14 days.  Then it was light for another week or so. 
  • mine lasted 10 days like a nomal period flow but annoyingly lingered for abpout 4 weeks
  • mine only lasted about 1 1/2wks steadily, then there was spotting for a # of wks afterwards. And for me it wasn'y so much bleeding as it was that nasty lochia stuff. I had a C-section I don't know if that is why of if that is just how my body was. Everyone is different. Once the PP bleeding stops, its likely you won't have a period until you stop BF'ing, most women don't, but that doens't mean you're not ovulating so if you do not want to become pregnant again use BC!!!
  • 5.5 weeks with my 1st formula feeding

    4 weeks with my 2nd breast feeding

  • Had an emergency C/S with DS... I bled from August 1st to Thanksgiving. Then didnt bleed for 7 months.  They aren't sure why I bled for SO long nothing they gave me stopped it. It just stopped on its own. I'm sure I am not the "norm" for PP bleeding. I am REALLY hoping that this time it not as bad!
  • Ok heavy bleeding for like 1.5 to 2 weeks then lingering grossness for the rest and I BF DS and he nursed like ALL the time and I got my period 6 weeks pp...
  • I also had a vaginal birth and breastfed. Mine was heavy for about a week, moderate for another week, and then light/spotty for another week or two.

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    But that first real period after birth, watch out!  I literally had to drive 45 minutes home to change clothes.  It was unreal. 

    Mine wasn't that bad. It was similar to my pre-pregnancy periods, which were always fairly light. I also didn't get mine until DD was 18 months, just before I finished weaning her.

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  • With DS I bled for 6 weeks.
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  • For me, it was heavy for less than a week and then lightened up considerably. Then the light bleeding lasted for around four more weeks. 

    Just when I thought it was gone, I got another day or two of heavier bleeding right around six weeks, which apparently is pretty common. After that it stopped.

    I had a vaginal birth and BF'd as well.  

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  • With DS, I had vag birth and had period bleeding for about 10 - 12 days after, then spotting (only needed a pantyliner) for about 2 weeks after that.

    I EBF'd too and didn't get another period until DS was 7 months old.

  • Pretty close to a solid month, had to wear the diaper for like 2 weeks, then switched to a big pad, then eventually a liner, it was alot, thought I was hemmoraging in the beginning!
  • I bled for maybe 2 weeks but it wasn't very heavy- it was a bit heavy the first few days (the last week I used pantyliners).  I was breastfeeding exclusively until a little after 6 months and at 7 months my period came back.  Really it wasn't bad like everyone says- it was a normal period for me and no extra cramps, etc.  I also had a vagnial birth.
  • 6 weeks.  like a heavy/med period for about 1 (cant remeber exactly) and the rest was like spotting depending on the day. it would kinda come and go.  i wore heavy pad for about a week and a light pad for the rest.  then pantyliner for the last week or so.  GL!  it is liberating when you dont have to wear a "diaper" any more! :)  i think if you are Bf'ing it gets lighter faster (IMO) because the bf'ing contracts your uterus more and pushes all that lochia out.   
  • I had AF-like bleeding for 6 weeks after my vaginal birth with DS.  I then had 1 week off, and got my period a week later for 2 more weeks.  Good times.
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  • I bled for about 3 weeks and then spotted for a week....and then got my period.

    Lucky me.

    I didn't BF, though.

  • I think I bled for about 3 weeks with DD. I was NOT bleeding at my 6 week check-up.
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  • I bled for about 4 weeks, I think.  I also passed clots the size of golfballs.  Nasty, but normal.
  • I only bled for about a week then had the brown discharge for about another week. I got off pretty easy. Vaginal birth and EBF. I didn't get my period for 14 months when I stopped nursing DD.
  • The bleeding lasted about a week to 10 days...the first week was a LOT of bleeding, like a really heavy period, then for the remaining few days it was just spotting.
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