Ugh I know the feeling. I'm EBF and thought I wouldn't get it for a while. Got it last month and this month. Thank god they were very short. Tampon def felt like it wasn't right.
I remember tampons hurting when I had a vaginal birth last time. It really takes a while to feel back to normal inside. I always felt so bruised and uncomfortable. I used pads until I felt better but my periods got lighter after having a baby though. This pregnancy I had a c section and my periods still came back the way they were before thankfully. My c section scar still gives me the creeps but I guess a perk this time was that I didn't have vaginal pain.
Re: Period....
same here.