Question?

[Dollface]

So I know when you have a natural birth that they tell you that you'll bleed for awhile afterwards and you need to have pads and stuff.. but do you still bleed like that with a c-section?

[Nicole]

I doubt it, but I don't know.

[Dollface]

yeah.. i need to know. oh and Nicole.. did it take you longer to get your period back since you breastfed?

[SamanthaG]

yes you will still have heavy period like bleeding after your c-section.

[Nicole]

yes, I gave birth may 18th and didn't start my period until late august early sept. But I heard if you completly breast feed it will stay away longer. I had to supplement so that is why mine came back sooner.

[SamanthaG]

What I mean is right after delivery there will be "period like" bleeding.

[Dollface]

how long will it last?

[KegunsMama]

I had a C-section with my son in feb. & I had hardly any bleeding, just some spotting here and there & maybe one day of it being like a normal period, but I was also breastfeeding so I'm guessing that had something to do with having less bleeding.

[Dollface]

yeah. I'm going to pump so they can feed her the milk while she's in NICU

[KegunsMama]

That's good. I pumped to while I was in the hospital then once I came home I got my own pump, but breastfeeding only last for about the first month for me, now I wish I would've stuck with it because my son has had to go through about 4 different formulas.

Oh & my bleeding lasted on and off for about a month, mainly just spotting though.

[Dollface]

hmm yeah well since this is the only baby I'm going to risk having.. I want to have the whole experience so I'm determined to breastfeed no matter how hard or painful it is.

[NicolasMom]

I wish I would have known that if you breastfed your period would be gone longer, I would have kept trying. Nicolas refused to latch on in the hospital, and it hurt, so after the second day I gave up. My breast were so sore.
:(

[Sophia's Mommy]

Yeah it's the same.. I wondered the same thing when I had a csection with my daughter.. (still depends on the person though to as how long/how much)

[Just Jen]

I had 2 Csection's and bfd after both of them . With the right support under the baby and the correct latch it's a breeze ! I also did not get a period until ds was 9 month's old but it's not regular yet , that is kind of a pain .LOL

[Dollface]

yeah. tomorrow I'm going to ask them if I'm going to be able to pump.. I don't know if they have pumps there or if I need to take mine.. blah

[AllysMom08]

Yes! I bled for about 2- 2 1/2 weeks! Not heavy and nothing awful!

[3ChiGooses]

Yup you sure do...unfortunately LOL.

[Dollface]

I can't believe how long ago I posted this question... now I'm waiting for my period to come back.. I almost miss it!

[Khristine]

lol yea i'm looking at a lot of old posts and just going aww haha..

but yea after my csection with my 1st i got the awful bleeding afterwards.. and didn't get my period till she was 4-5 months.. but with jasmyn, had her all natural and had the bleeding.. i breastfed both babies and with jasmyn got my period when she was 2 months..

[Dollface]

Kasey is 5 months old now and I still haven't gotten mine

[3ChiGooses]

If you breastfeed that helps hold the old girl off for a while LOL. When I breastfed well she stayed away for about 4 mths.

[Dollface]

well.. i spotted the other morning and felt sick to my stomach all day but then it went away and now I feel fine. I know I'm not prego so what is the friggin deal!

[YummyMummyNat]

I bled non-stop all day and night every day for 6 weeks then to top it all off, even though I was breastfeeding, stupid AF turned up 3 days after I stopped bleeding GRRRRR

[MmmyOf1BBoy]

Yeah you'll still have it like regular. like it'll be heavy and stuff.

[makeawish]

I didn't I bled very little after my c-sections. It was like a really light period for me.

[MoMmYoF5]

after i had my c-sections i was bleeding for like 5 or 6 weeks. It was a bummer but it's normal to bleed like that after having a baby...I also pumped while my oldest was in NICU. He stayed in there for about 2 months.. Hated it too!!!

[Dollface]

this thread was sooo old!