pp bleeding?

[letabug]

With my other 2 I bled alot, well it was like a heavy period. So far she is a week old and I just have super light bleeding like last day of you're period light. I was induced this time so is this normal for being induced? I don't have a fever, and it doesn't hurt to push on my belly.

[firefly mama]

I think extremely light bleeding can be normal. After both of my births the "heavy period" flow ended after 36 hours or so, I was on panti-liners by the end of week 1, and the bleeding pretty much stopped by the end of week 2. I went swimming in week 3. Oh, and I had totally natural, spontaneous labors.

[PatchChild]

You beat me to posting this. I was wondering if being too light was something to be concerned about. I only needed the heavy pads for the first three or four days and it's been panty liners every since.

[wombatclay]

My bleeding is lighter than last time...maybe it get's lighter with each birth as the body "remembers" what to do?

I still get "gushes" after nursing (at 1 week pp) so I'm using up the maxi pads I bought but don't plan on getting more...panty liners and mama cloth should be fine! I have an appointment in an hour so if anyone has questions they'd like me to ask...

[Jilian]

Mine is lighter this time around too. With DS1 I bled really heavily for a whole week then went to a heavy period flow for the next few weeks. I bled for the whole 6 weeks. This time around the bleeding pretty much stopped after the first week. Now it's down to spotting and a little bit of blood here and there.

[jbobys]

i was lighter with #2 also..she was induced, so i dont know if that has anything to do with it, or if it was cause she was the second, or what....

[NCMomworld]

I think it's normal. My midwife said it was also normal to have the bleeding pick up around day 10-12. That is what happened to me this time.