No lochia after c-section

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I only bled for a day after my second section (elective, but complicated). After my first I had a full 6 weeks of bleeding, most of it light, which I thought was pretty normal.

I can't find any references online to anyone having this little bleeding. Should I be concerned? Is it all going to gush out later? Or could it be causing an infection because my body hasn't expelled everything it ought to?

Help!

I bled for several weeks aftre my section. Heavily for about a week I think, then for another 4-5 weeks. Sorry I don't remember exactly. It was much less than with the previous birth, which was a VD.

I didn't either. My obstetrician told me she'd given me a good clearing out . Not sure if that's even possible TBH, but I was happy.

I had only very light bleeding after mine with DD3 -less than a week of towels and I only needed maternity towels for 2 days- I was glad that clearly the surgeon had been thorough! I think that they are careful to remove everything after a CS.

However I did have a piece of retained placenta after DD2 (vaginal birth) which meant that bleeding stopped abruptly two days after her birth, and started up again a week later after I expelled a piece of placenta that was probably blocking my cervix (painful contractions too, ow). I think that is very unlikely to happen with a CS.

It happens! Some women don't bleed at all. They are spoken of in hushed, reverential tones.

If you have an emcs you are more likely to bleed a lot/ haemorrhage. It depends often on the length of second stage.

Congratulations btw!

Ok thanks all, it sounds like there's a wide range of 'normal' when it comes to bleeding. I'd just convinced myself that I had some kind of blockage which would cause problems later.

I'll keep a look out for the bleeding restarting over the next few days / weeks, and try not to panic!

Thanks again.

I had emergency section and hardly bled at all. Was such a relief in comparison to first VB, which was awful and accompanied with severe afterbirth cramps.