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To ask you how long your period lasts?

101 replies

Shadow1986 · 18/09/2018 21:25

Trying to determine how bad my periods actually are in comparison to others.

They last 7-10 days but are not heavy the whole time but there will be blood all of those days at some point. Heavy for around 2-3 days.

Anyone wish to share for my own research purposes? Grin

OP posts:
shapeshifter88 · 18/09/2018 21:26

4 days usually. super heavy for 1 then gradually lighter.

Rottie454 · 18/09/2018 21:27

4 days and only heavy 1 day

More2Fly · 18/09/2018 21:28

4 days

HabbyHadno · 18/09/2018 21:28

6-7 days usually

Passmethecrisps · 18/09/2018 21:29

About 4 days with 2 medium flow days. I am fairly lucky I think.

MaisyPops · 18/09/2018 21:29

3 days. 2 light flow + 1 spotting.

Littlechocola · 18/09/2018 21:29

Used to be 7-9 days. Now 2-3.

5bobaweek · 18/09/2018 21:29

2.5 days. Not heavy.

Greenandcabbagelooking · 18/09/2018 21:30

2 heavy days
2 medium days
2 days spotting.

WhenISnappedAndFarted · 18/09/2018 21:30

Used to be 10-14 and now it's down to 6-7

Claireshh · 18/09/2018 21:30

Roughly four days. Two days really heavy.

vilamoura2003 · 18/09/2018 21:30

Lasts about 6/7 days, with first 2/3 days extremely heavy and then the latter 3/4 days much lighter 👍

DramaAlpaca · 18/09/2018 21:30

Menopausal now, but I was the same as you OP. Glad not to have them any more tbh.

Livedandlearned2 · 18/09/2018 21:31

Four. One heavy then.getting lighter.

ASauvignonADay · 18/09/2018 21:31

3 days then normally 1/2 very light

JayZed · 18/09/2018 21:31

3 days. First day is like the texas chainsaw massacre. Day2+3 gradually lightens up (thank fuck)

delphguelph · 18/09/2018 21:31

5 days. About 48 hours heavy then light the other 3.

Gardeninginsummer1 · 18/09/2018 21:31

1.5 days. I get a heavy day... but I think my periods are incredibly light. The 0.5 day I can get away with no sanpro almost

eyeswideshit · 18/09/2018 21:32

3 days. Light, heavy, light

Supermummy06 · 18/09/2018 21:32

7 days.. 5 days heavy Sad

schooltripwoes · 18/09/2018 21:32

5-7 days. Usually light for 1-2 days then suddenly very heavy for a day, a bit lighter (but still heavy) for a further 1-2 days then carries on fairly light for another couple of days.

SleepFreeZone · 18/09/2018 21:32

Three days. Day one usually very heavy, then tapers down. Then day four and five I can get spotting and small gushes.

EmmaC78 · 18/09/2018 21:33

2 days. 1 day heavy and one light to medium. I feel lucky when I read some people lasting 7 days or more!

IsTheRainEverComingBack · 18/09/2018 21:34

About two days, maybe a third day if very Light spotting. I know I’m lucky, my DM had 10 days of gushing her whole life.

Lauren83 · 18/09/2018 21:34

2 days really heavy, 2 days average, 5 days spotting