https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:15:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-bad-was-your-lochia#post-86950 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:16:05 +0000 lemondrop 86950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first couple days were pretty horrible, after that it was pretty light for about 3 weeks. I had a few stitches too- that was the worst part, it was pretty uncomfortable. </p> <p>The sitz bath put more pressure down there than I liked, things got much better when I realized that spraying down there with the removable shower head worked great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-bad-was-your-lochia#post-86939 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:56:58 +0000 MsMamaBear 86939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a cesection, so it wasn't bad. So maybe over in 2wks if I remember right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-bad-was-your-lochia#post-86899 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:29:09 +0000 Katm558 86899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DS1 I totally felt like I could just sit on a bucket and it would overflow (sorry TMI!). It was horrible, and although after the first two weeks it got a bit better, it was still way beyond any heavy period I'd ever had.</p> <p>However, with DS2, it was much, much easier. I didn't tear as much, so that could have something to do with it. Although the uterine contractions were worse post-partum, my bleeding was significantly less, and eased up much quicker (probably about 4 weeks versus the 7+ weeks for my first pregnancy). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-bad-was-your-lochia#post-86863 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:49:30 +0000 Lozza 86863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, mine lasted several weeks and was super heavy for at least 10 days. </p> <p>Although now that I think about it, normally I'd use tampons on my heaviest flow days, and since I couldn't do that post-birth, my comparison of period to lochia may be biased. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-bad-was-your-lochia#post-86841 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:11:08 +0000 Rubies 86841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had several stitches and bled heavily for weeks! You at 5 days postpartum was me at 5 weeks pp! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-bad-was-your-lochia#post-86840 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:10:02 +0000 chopsuey 86840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine wasn't bad at all. Bleeding was heavy in the beginning then lightened up fast. I wanna say it stopped between 1-2 weeks later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-bad-was-your-lochia#post-86837 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:08:43 +0000 MegWag 86837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm on my 5th day post-partum and am pleasantly surprised by how well my recovery is going. I'd read so much ahead of time about what to expect post-child birth and am curious at the discrepancy between what I've read and what I'm experiencing.<br /> My bleeding was mid to heavy for a couple of days, but for the last two days it's been just like a light period- no over flowing pads or clothing ruining grossness for me. I'm not sure how long it will last, but it's pretty tame. (It may be related... I didn't have any tears just a couple of small "grazes" with no stitches required.)<br /> Let's get a little graphic in the polls... :) (I hope I'm not the only one who finds this sort of thing interesting!) </p>