tmi bleeding after section

[Maman]

hi,

with my first section i only bled very lightly for like 2 days, this time im 8 days post section and im bleeding bright red and pretty heavy still. its intermittent, but yesterday for instance no bleedign then i went out and came home and as i sat down it literally poured out and id completely filled a maternity pad to the point you could have wrung it out (niiiccceee )

is this ok after a cesarean? i know it may be for natural birth but what about section?

 

[fi79]

My section was four weeks ago and I'm still bleeding a little. The bleeding was never heavy bit it's been pretty consistent (some days more than others). They told me to expect bleeding for ul to 6 weeks so I think it's normal. Hth!

 

[Princess pea]

I think this pretty normal hon. I bled for a week v lightly, then started again fir a couple weeks more which was massively heavy, clots and everything.

 

[Kezza P]

I bled for 6 wks after my section & went to the doc worrying it had been going on too long, he said up to 8 weeks is normal.

 

[karenm28]

Yes I was told you bleed more after a c-section, not sure why. I do remember wearing 2 pads for ages and when I stood up it would pour out (sorry tmi!) It happened in the hospital when I stood up for first time to get out of bed, I thought I had heamorraged when it gushed all over the floor but midwife said nope that's completely normal. It did slow down after about 3 weeks and stopped at 4 weeks exactly xxx

 

[Maman]

ok, phew! lol i thought id hurt myself! after last section and not really bleedign i had nothing to go on lol

 

[Miraclebaby01]

Hi I had a secion 11 weeks ago (1st baby) and my bleeding at first was nothing really quite light and then i went days without anything and then it came heavier and heavier then nothing and then it was like your filled my pad like a big gush some days then it tapered off after 6 weeks. But if i walked too much or picked up something to heavy it started again xxx

 

[StarBoHo]

I had a c-section 18 days ago, so fairly recently, and I'm still bleeding. I was told that if I did a lot one day then I would notice my bleeding would be heavier the next day...and it's true. I was also told I could bleed for weeks after, even 6 weeks later, and that it was completely normal.

 

[Lashes85]

Can't really comment as i've never had a section, just wanted to say Congratulations Maman

What did you call your LO? xx

 

[melissasbump]

Yes, i had fairly heavy bleeding, i actually felt it gush out of me at one point!!! It stopped after about 6 weeks xx Congratulations on your LO!

 

[maratobe]

I had my section 17 days ago and Im still bleeding... When I'm standing for too long or I'm out and about shopping I start bleeding again heavierly and it annoys me! But I was told that doing too much will cause it to happen!

 

[hulahoop09]

I had mine just over 3 weeks ago and am still bleeding. Never been anything more than a heavy period. It does taper off a little but then if I go out walking etc it can come back quite heavy again. I have been told this is normal and if too much walking/exercise etc does cause bleeding to take it easy. xx

 

[babytibby]

I had mine 11 days ago and its tapered off quite a bit but today I have been out shopping for 4 hours or so and its come back with a vengance tonight.

Its always a good tell tale sign to slow down when it gets heavier

 

[Itsychik]

I bled for about 3 weeks after my EMCS...apparently I'm lucky it didn't last longer!

Although that was the last time I had any bleeding at all. Does anyone know if it makes a difference for future periods? I'm wondering what it will be like when AF eventually comes back...

 

[Periwinkle]

I'm still bleeding lightly four weeks on.

It's definitely true that if you over do it or do more one day that it becomes heavier.

 

[Maman]

its well annoyign isnt it. last time seriously, 2 days it was less than period, just a bit of spotting this time its like a river... id be feeling nearly normal if it stopped.

... cant wait to get down to business with my oh again. how long do we have to wait for that?