How long did you bleed for after birth?

[knk2011]

Reuben is only a week old, but how long did you bleed for?
It's calming down but I can't wait until I no longer have to wear these maternity towels!!

 

[SparkleUK]

I bled for about a week. Not bad at all. Just had a brown discharge after the week so wore panty liners which felt so nice after those thick maternity towels!!!

 

[MrsKyliePaton]

I was around 5/6 weeks!! Did calm down after a few weeks and was able to go onto normal sized pads.

 

[knk2011]

Mine has calmed down but not enough for me to feel comfortable with a normal pad yet

 

[Sarah Lou 80]

6 weeks. I noticed it got worse once i started being more active. This worried me a bit but then it eased off again and went. I wish I'd only hled for a week like PP!

 

[_Lexi_]

Mine was about 8 weeks. After about 2 weeks I could of used normal pads, but with internal stitches and bruising from forceps, the thickness from maternity pads was a lot more comfortable!!

 

[icklemonster]

I bled for 6 weeks which I thought was about average? Sometimes it looked like it was going to cease, then I'd bleed a load more! At least if you continue exclusive breastfeeding you are not very likely to have a period for months, so just think of it that you are doing your next 6 months of periods in one batch. Congratulations too xxx

 

[knk2011]

Mine was about 8 weeks. After about 2 weeks I could of used normal pads, but with internal stitches and bruising from forceps, the thickness from maternity pads was a lot more comfortable!!

I find the cushioning a blessing too with my stitches.

 

[Clarabell543]

Six weeks but only heavy for about two weeks

 

[sevenofnine]

I was in the maternity pads for about 10 days, and then onto normal after that. Completely stopped around 7 weeks or so? It stopped briefly around 5 weeks, and then I started bleeding again around 6 weeks for a week or so.

Then I was all done!

 

[Kte]

Seems I took forever! 9 weeks with DD1 and 11 weeks with DD2!

 

[beth_terri]

2 weeks with Logan, just under 2 weeks with Rory. First week was super heavy, after that I just needed a normal sanitary pad. Period both times after a month. Xx

 

[Scottish mum]

About 2 months x

 

[xprincessx]

13 weeks

 

[Bevziibubble]

13 weeks

 

[knk2011]

I bled for 6 weeks which I thought was about average? Sometimes it looked like it was going to cease, then I'd bleed a load more! At least if you continue exclusive breastfeeding you are not very likely to have a period for months, so just think of it that you are doing your next 6 months of periods in one batch. Congratulations too xxx

Thank you
That's a good way of looking at it!
Or that my body is making up for the 9 months of no periods lol

 

[Sparkles237]

I bled for 3 weeks all in all

 

[stripeycat5]

About two weeks then again at 5 weeks so got on the pill sharpish even though I am ebf ;-)

 

[rjm09]

2 1/2 weeks with my son
3 weeks with my daughter

 

[optimistic1]

Bled heavy for like 2 weeks then continued bleeding lightly til 5 weeks and since I spot brown or pink off and on and I'm almost 10 weeks pp still wearing thin pads!!!!