https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:20:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463387 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:24:24 +0000 pwnstar 2463387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had minimal tearing and I bled for 8 weeks. It was very minimal at 6 weeks, but when I would exert myself (like to take LO for a walk in the stroller), I would start bleeding/spotting again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463378 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:21:04 +0000 JoJoGirl 2463378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't remember but it was a LONG time. Red blood for maybe 2 weeks then I was spotting brown forever. Maybe 8 weeks pp? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463374 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:19:00 +0000 DesertDreams88 2463374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs D: Thanks for telling me, I hadn't heard that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463372 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:17:59 +0000 DesertDreams88 2463372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alphagam84: Yeah, I was a bit surprised. Maybe they want me to take it easy because I had extremely low platelets (clotting factors) during delivery and required 2 blood transfusions, and then passed a softball-size clot 4 days after delivery :-/ I also have to go for bloodwork and meet with a hematologist at 4 weeks PP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463370 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:17:26 +0000 avivoca 2463370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Six weeks for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463365 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:13:23 +0000 Mrs D 2463365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bled more heavily for 2 weeks. I was going through many thick pads a day...Bleeding had tapered to spotting by my 6 week appointment and I had switched to panty liners.</p> <p>TMI...I had been warned by a few people that they passed a large clot right before the bleeding tapered significantly...this followed true for me. I passed a sizeable clot (almost golf ball size) and then the next morning noticed a huge decrease in my bleeding... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463363 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:12:06 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2463363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2.5-3 weeks for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463358 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:10:02 +0000 MoonMoon 2463358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I wore pads for a week or two, bleeding was gone by about 3 weeks. I had my pp appointment earlier, 4 weeks instead of 6, because my OB was moving away, and I had no bleeding at that point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463348 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:03:11 +0000 LAZB 2463348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have any tearing the first time, and bled for 5 weeks, I only had "road rash" the second time, and bled FOREVER, probably 8-9 weeks? Although I think it was spotting for the last couple of weeks. I had really light spotting just for a day or two at 11 weeks, which made me think I might be pregnant again, but I wasn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463346 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:59:47 +0000 alphagam84 2463346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would think you could exercise sooner. No need to wait for the bleeding to stop. I was walking the day we came home from the hospital and running and doing yoga at 3 weeks pp and I was definitely still bleeding. My OB said it was fine as long as I felt good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463278 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:22:32 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2463278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still wearing regular pads at five weeks. Stopped bleeding at exactly six weeks for my first two so it looks like that's how it's going this time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463262 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:12:59 +0000 tiramisu 2463262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had pretty significant tearing and needed a pad for several weeks (maybe 3-4)? I had to wear a pantiliner for months but it was mostly brownish by that point. Despite the continued spotting,at my 6 week appointment my OB said I was clear for exercise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463245 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:03:45 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2463245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was able to stop wear panty liners around 6 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463243 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:02:24 +0000 hilsy85 2463243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped wearing pads around 2 weeks, but wore panty liners for a while--maybe til 5 or 6 weeks? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463241 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:59:18 +0000 travellingbee 2463241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped wearing a panty liner both times at 5 weeks. There were times where it seemed gone and then came back. I stopped wearing a pad and started with a panty liner around 3ish weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463240 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:58:50 +0000 mrsjyw 2463240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 weeks both times </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463236 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:55:19 +0000 NovBaby1112 2463236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>mine seemed to last so long the second time- I think it was right around 5 weeks that it stopped, but then I got my period shortly after so it was hard to tell. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463222 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:43:23 +0000 snowjewelz 2463222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't really log it or anything but I feel like it really only lasted 2 weeks, 3 the max. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463220 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:41:08 +0000 hellobeeboston 2463220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>right before my 6 week pp check, maybe 2-3 days before, i finally stopped wearing liners. felt like forever. heavy flow pads for 3-4 weeks pp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463216 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:40:24 +0000 Foodnerd81 2463216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped wearing s panty liner right at 5 weeks. Switched from pads to liners a week or two before that. Probably could have sooner but every once in a while it would be heavy for like an hour and I never knew when it would come. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/length-of-pp-bleeding#post-2463213 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:39:03 +0000 DesertDreams88 2463213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB said I shouldn't resume yoga or any exercise until my bleeding has completely stopped for at least 24 hours. So, just wondering.... when did yours?</p> <p>And if you want to get more specific, you could comment with how long you were wearing pads vs. pantiliners, etc; and any factors that influenced this (obviously I assume more tearing=more time bleeding).</p> <p>yay for TMI! </p>