how long did you bleed for after a c-section?

[prada]

i'm 16 days in and still bleeding, it stopped yesterday after going v light and back again today... how much longer will i bleed for or is it now my period??

thanks

btw i am bf...

Well I was BF and I bled for around 3 weeks but it started to get lighter after about 2 weeks.

Good question,. I'm going to ask my doctor tomorrow!

I had a section 3 weeks + 2 days ago and am still bleeding lightly. It has also stopped on a few days and then returned.

I bled for 6 -7 weeks post birth with all 3 of mine, 2 were Csecs.
Then on week 8 post partum with the older two I got my period. Lucky me!

Oh, and I BF all of them!

11 weeks - I didn't think much of this at the time but reading the replies it looks like that is quite a long time.

8 weeks i think. Wasn't BF.

4 or 5 weeks I think but it kept coming and going until it finally stopped altogether. 11 weeks on, I've only now got my period (I'm FF)

Ooh you must have read my mind as I was going to post the exact same question

I am 17 days post c-section and still bleeding - but it comes and goes tbh - just when I think it has stopped, it starts again

Looking at these responses, it seems that this is perfectly normal and may go on for some time!!

13 weeks

seemed to stop and then start again if i did any exercise/exerted myself more than just a gentle stroll.

Nearly 10 weeks.

4 weeks, also bf, few spots at about 6 weeks, which I think was as I started exerting myself more. Haven't had a period yet, DS now 7 months.

8 weeks but only lightly at the end

I bled for about 4 weeks and then my period came back at 6 weeks. It was exactly the same with dd, who was born vaginally and I was breastfeeding both times. I don't think it is on really!

I bled for nearly 4 wks,had a week "off" and then had a period.

Can anyone answer me this........why on earth don't the surgeons have a good old" suck out" fo you risides whilst in there getting the baby out??

DP thought I was bleeding to death when I got up a few hours after my C/S-looked like a bloody pig had been slaughtered in my bed.

Would have been so much easier if they had a god old "hoover" whilst at it.

I agree with you whoosh. I couldn't move for 2 days after my section and when I stood up it was like a haemorrage of all this nasty black blood. DH screamed and ran for a nurse while I stood there open mouthed. oooooooo and it smelled disgusting too. TMI I know

OP I think I bled for three weeks, then every time I over exerted myself I would start bleeding again, so just try and take it easy!

thanks! i've added more pads on my sainsburys order!! how i hate pads!!!

also agree with whooosh, when they finally changed my bed it looked pretty horrific down there!!