Silly c-section question

[babybouncer]

I feel I should know the answer to this, but I don't. I had a VB with DS, but am due to have a ELCS with this one due to placenta previa (sorry - no idea how to spell that!). So my question is this - will I still get lochia bleeding after a C-section? More? Less?

Yes you will. IME it was about the same.

Yes and normally less.

Yes, you'll still have lochia after the operation. Initially you may find it's a bit less because your vagina is cleaned well with a swab to remove any blood/clots immediately after the operation. After this you'll probably find it's fairly similar to a vaginal delivery.

HTH

Yep I found it about the same

I have had 2 CS and no VB, so cannot compare "more" or "less", but yes, got lochia, but only for about a week or so both times, and nothing more than a normal period.

Yep. Where the placenta is attached you will have a large wound which will take time to heal. Plus associated trauma and leftover lining and stuff.

Had two cs, bled for 6wks and 3 wks respectively. Light immediately afterwards but increased in severity around day 3/4, then did that tapering off/restarting thing for a while.

I has a 10 week lochia CS with twins if that makes any difference [ confused]

Ive had 2 cs.. 1st emergency & bled heavier & longer than with 2nd ELC. Think it does vary from lady to lady but I am prepared for the worse. :(

Mine was about the same with the section as with vaginal.

I don't think it is silly neither, I had kinda hoped they would Hoover it all up after and that would be it

Definitely not a silly question. I assumed they would have "hoovered" it all up too, and therefore when I was in the shower and it looked like a scene from Carrie I pulled the emergency cord, convinced I was dying.

Yes, a few weeks for me each time. Embarrassed to say that I didn't know what lochia was the first time.

After my CS I had hardly any bleeding at all... literally was a two days of 'very light period'.

I was surprised to have it for six long weeks. Was only about two weeks with my vb. No idea why it lasted so long, everything went totally smoothly

Less than VB for me- had 5 weeks of it with VB and about 3/4 for cs and was much lighter.