how long should periods be after c-sections

Sylvie - posted on 06/16/2012 ( 3 moms have responded )

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i have a question! Okay I had a C-section on April 25th 2012 & i haven't stopped bleeding sense that day, Odd ends here and there i get blood cloth (some big and some small) is this normal or should i get scene by doctor asap? Please help me out, my periods are very heave at times and others light, sometimes it even stops for 1 hour or 2. this is freaking me out.

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Jocelyn - posted on 08/08/2012

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idk, i stopped bleeding that lochia stuff like 2 days after i had my c/s. then because i went back on the pill that next week, i started my period about 4 weeks after that. i have been bleeding 9 hours on/9 hours off ever since and im really kinda pissed. the doc says thats normal and to give it time, but still, im getting sick of it. i ache all over inside now, which i never had issues with cramps before i had a baby, and its been 3 months now. im really tired of spotting all the time!

Lynn - posted on 07/25/2012

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Yes, you should make an appt. with your doctor bleeding this long is not normal and not a continuous 'period'. I had the same thing happen with my first c-section and needed some additional follow up care. Definitely call and be seen.

Tina - posted on 06/27/2012

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might be a good idea although i've had two c section 1st emergency. I can't remember exactly but i think i only bled a couple of weeks with the first but i lost alot of blood during labout. The second i was bleeind on and off like you for about 8 months i also have the implanon which may have been part of the problem certainly see the doctor about your concerns though.