How long did you bleed postpartum?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I stopped bleeding at 6 weeks. I had an easy vaginal birth (I pushed twice) and a second degree tear. I started working out 12 days postpartum (get approved to work out 10 days postpartum by my OBGYN). EBF and got my period back at 21 weeks.

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[Anonymous]

4-6 weeks. I also never took it slow. I felt so energetic postpartum that I couldn't sit down. I was at stroller strides at 4 weeks. I was dying to meet people for lunch and at mom's group. I followed that lead and did what I wanted to do mentally. But I think it meant more bleeding.

That being said, my best friend still had large golf ball sized clots at 6 weeks. She had a retained placenta. It had grown into her uterus walls and so it didn't all fall out. So be on the lookout if it's that bad.

[Anonymous]

6 weeks, but it was very little blood after the first one or two
Weeks.

[Anonymous]

I’m 12 weeks postpartum and still experiencing intermittent bleeding. I’ll go about a week between bleeding episodes and then heavy bleeding and clotting will start again. Had an ultrasound and blood work done 12 days ago and everything was normal.

[Anonymous]

About 3 weeks. Then I got a period 6 months later.

[Anonymous]

Less than 2 weeks with 4/5 vaginal births, no tearing, EBF (no pumping). Is it your 1st child? I remember with my first, it stopped and then returned 2-3 days later. PP bleeding lasted 4 weeks with my first born.

[Anonymous]

Closer to 8 weeks than 6.

[Anonymous]

5 weeks. But when I would do "strenuous" chores like lifting laundry baskets and vacuuming, I would bleed more bright red several hours later.

[Anonymous]

6 weeks. Then I did not get my periods for 2 years. I was nursing for 3 years, EBF and on demand for 9 months.

I cried when my periods started again, I really liked not having my periods. I think that because DC was not having too much of my milk as he grew up (only in the morning, before naps and at night for comfort) and drinking more of regular milk and eating solids that the amount of milk I was producing went down. Lo and behold, my body became ready to get pregnant again.