When does the bleeding stop? (C-section)

sasky · June 2014

It's been 3 weeks since my c-section and I'm still having vaginal bleeding. This being my first section, I naively thought I'd be out of the woods with that, but apparently not.

I'm wearing liners all the time. The bleeding varies between a light period and fairly heavy, bleeding through and outside the liner. (I should really pick up some heavier pads, I know.) My periods are generally light so I can usually get away with just wearing a liner without any issue. So it seems pretty heavy to me. There aren't any clots that I've seen, or gushing.

basil2 · June 2014

It gets progressively lighter but for me, bleeding cont until 1 month and at 6 wks I'm still passing minimal amounts of blood tinged discharge. Totally annoying but unfortunately to be expected.

RayRay007 · June 2014

I thought I was pretty much done after a week but then got too active, and ended up bleeding (mostly lightly) for 5-6 weeks IIRC.

SmallCityLiving · June 2014

Mine was light most of the time but it lasted ten weeks. I was pretty active with walking and going back to running at 8 weeks but it didn't seem to get worse with those. Just light and steady for a long time. Hope it doesn't last as long for you but don't panic if it does.

24karat · June 2014

Almost 6wks, though occasional spotting happened for a few weeks after that too.

Ylvelill · June 2014

Gah! I am in week 2 and I am so over the bleeding! You ladies are not making me feel any better. X(

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Jenn06L80 · June 2014

Mine was really light. I would go for days and have none then do to much activity and pass clots. I would say I was completely done by 4 weeks but only had a handful of days that bleeding was medium or heavy.

eandk18 · June 2014

I remember asking this question too....I think I bled for at least 6 weeks post partum. It was annoying! Good thing for me though is I didn't get my period back until 5 months post partum (without breastfeeding!)

mommyof4boys · June 2014

You'll have the same amount of bleeding with any type of delivery. I bled for about 6 weeks with all three deliveries.

KatieGummow · June 2014

PP period stopped at exactly 4 weeks PP for me.

amy1007 · June 2014

11 weeks!! 11. It sucked. My vaginal delivery took 6

bumpuser924057 · June 2014

About six weeks, but it stopped for a while at about four weeks and just when I was confident that it was done and stopped wearing pads, it started GUSHING out in spurts. Just when I had to go out and buy more freaking giant expensive pads, it stopped.

MrsHobbyMonster · June 2014

I bled for six weeks, it started to taper off and then my period started.

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FaeryStarGazer · June 2014

It was three weeks, almost four for me but then my period started at 11wPP

Mama-Bear · June 2014

6w with my vaginal delivery, 6w with my first c/s, 9+w with my 2nd c/s (had to start taking BCP's to kind of reset my hormones because my bleeding wasn't letting up). It's totally normal to still be bleeding at 3w.

MrsCali_Bride · July 2014

It was about 3 weeks with my vaginal delivery (singleton) and around 5 weeks for my c-section (twins).

megs2011 · July 2014

Ugh I was bleeding what Felt like forever. I think by 6 weeks I was light/brown blood. I didn't get much of a break between that Ending and my first post-partum period

Mrs.Guz · July 2014

Mine last about 4-5 weeks. Seemed longer than my vaginal delivery.

JoDoc · July 2014

I bled for 9 weeks. I can't say that there was no chance that I didn't have my period during the end of that, but it was a good 9 weeks before I could securely go without any pad of any sort.

Kaly16 · August 2014

Approx 6 weeks for me

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