PP bleeding

[*Karen*]

Geez, will my body just make up its mind?!

It is totally gone for two days, and then starts up again. It has been at this almost gone stage for about a week. With DS I only bled for a week and a half, but I think that is relatively short. How long is "normal"?

[neomia]

That sounds really normal. I am doing that too. My MW said she has seen PP bleeding even up to 6 weeks! But I don't think that is "normal". She did mention Angelica root tincture as helping with "cleaning out the uterus". I probably will try it if it ends up lingering a really long time.

[Kylahroo]

Normal for me seems to be 4-6 weeks. This time it's much reduced due to the c/s, but I definitely can go a day without anything and then go through 1-2 pads/day (especially when I'm more active).

Do you link bleeding more to higher activity?

[balancedmama]

Mine lasted a full 6 weeks with DD. I am pretty excited to be out of Depends at this point.

[BirthFree]

Mine was 12+ weeks the last 3x. (ugh!!) I'll be ecstatic about anything shorter!!!!

[Oonah]

Originally Posted by *Karen*

It is totally gone for two days, and then starts up again. It has been at this almost gone stage for about a week.

This is exactly how mine is at almost 4 weeks pp. I do blame it on being overly active some days. I am WAY out of the take it easy stage...I hope it ends soon!

[Jazzmin]

I am 24 days PP and finally out of panty liners as of yesterday! This was my longest PP bleed- it was only 2 weeks with the other two.

[Hokulele]

Well, my first pg I bled for a full 8 weeks. This time I'm almost two weeks pp and, like the pp said, just glad to be out of Depends! I'm still bleeding quite a bit, and heavily if I am active (like if I lift 3 yr old DD). So I think what you are experiencing is pretty well within the range of "normal."