How long was your postpartum bleeding?

Discussion in 'The First Year' started by faerieprncs, Jul 17, 2009.

  1. faerieprncs

    faerieprncs Well-Known Member

    Just curious how much longer I can expect to be bleeding. It's not real heavy...maybe just like a normal period bleed, but I don't remember it lasting this long with DS...
     
  2. becky5

    becky5 Guest

    With the twins I only bled for about a month.
     
  3. ohjojo

    ohjojo Well-Known Member

    10 loooonnnggg weeks! i thought i was never going to stop...[​IMG]
     
  4. LMW1015

    LMW1015 Well-Known Member

    Mine was pretty much like a normal period off and on for 6 weeks then it was spotting off and on for another 2-3 weeks.
     
  5. rebekahj

    rebekahj Well-Known Member

    I bled for over a month, even though I had a c-section, but thought it was normal. I didn't talk to my OB about it until I started hemorrhaging and got put in the hospital. :( Turns out I had an infection in my uterus. Not to scare you, but just make sure and talk to your OB about what to expect in terms of bleeding.
     
  6. WaterGuzzler

    WaterGuzzler Well-Known Member

    With DS I bled for more than 4 wks, with DD1 it was less than that but I don't remember how long, both of those were vaginals. With the girls and my section, I only bled for a week or so and was so shocked! It was never very heavy either.
     
  7. tinalb

    tinalb Well-Known Member TS Moderator

    With L&L I think it was around 4 weeks.
     
  8. mrschenoweth

    mrschenoweth Well-Known Member

    For me, it was about 7 weeks. I don't know if it matters, but I had a c-section. I don't remember it being that long with my first child either. Then I didn't get my first period until almost 3 months after the twins were born (sorry if tmi). Again, didn't remember it taking so long the first time around. Overall, I really felt it took a lot longer for my hormones to get back in order with the twins vs. my singleton.
     
  9. miss_bossy18

    miss_bossy18 Well-Known Member TS Moderator

    ditto! it felt like friggin' forever. my sympathies to ohjojo!

    there were a couple of times i was concerned about the quantity of the bleeding & i called my doc, but everything turned out fine & my body got back to normal in its own sweet time.
     
  10. ambernruby

    ambernruby Well-Known Member

    I had a section and bled for 3wks and then i had my first perioed 4wks later. I thought 3 wks was along time but judging by some of your posts i got lucky!!
     
  11. meganguttman

    meganguttman Well-Known Member

    I can't remember exactly, but it was less than a month. I had stopped by the time the boys were home from the NICU. I had a csection and didn't think I would bleed at all. Boy was I wrong!
     
  12. scrappycindy

    scrappycindy Well-Known Member

    I was still bleeding at 9 wks... it had stopped and started a couple of times though during that time... it was never very heavy - even in the hospital.
     
  13. Farrah

    Farrah Well-Known Member

    about 5 weeks, the last week or so was real light. i had a c-section.
     
  14. DayDreamin

    DayDreamin Well-Known Member

    It will be 12 weeks for me on Monday :grr: . It stopped for a day, but then came right back. It's not heavy, just like a light period. I am SO ready for it to stop completely!
     
  15. crescendo97

    crescendo97 Well-Known Member

    I bleed for 5 weeks.
     
  16. fromthecabbagepatch

    fromthecabbagepatch Well-Known Member

    I bled for 7 weeks with my daughter. I thought that was absolutely insane, but was expecting that this time around as well...if not worse..being twins and all. However, I bled for only about a week. And even then it was very random. I guess they did a better job of "cleaning me out" this time around (c-section).
     
  17. oh-baby-baby

    oh-baby-baby Well-Known Member

    2 1/2 weeks. c section here also. Then I got my period 2 weeks after that.
     
  18. becasquared

    becasquared Well-Known Member TS Moderator

  19. swilhite25

    swilhite25 Well-Known Member

    Four weeks almost to the day. The actual bleeding (like a period) had tapered off for the most part by 2 weeks I think, if not sooner, and then it just got lighter by the day.
     
  20. Angelsamb

    Angelsamb Well-Known Member

    8 weeks... last 2 weeks were spotting. only used pantiliners
     
Loading...

Share This Page