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@periwinklebee: oh yeah pp af can be so weird and awful. It was like a crime scene last time around ... but I do think it should eventually settle down. I’ve always spotted a lot before and after so have long af if you count that but had way more heavy days pp. Not looking forward to doing that again ...

I’ve always had long periods, usually 7 days but then an added day or two of spotting. Blah. They aren’t super heavy, they just linger.

@periwinklebee: my first PP period was terrible! Had nexplanon put it at 6 weeks PP to end that crap, so don't know how bad the second would have been. After everything settled, and had my nexplanon removed my periods were 3-4 instead of 6-7 pre pregnancy.

Hopefully they get better

@periwinklebee: definitely at least 3-4 months and maybe longer, I can’t remember ... are you officially trying again so maybe you won’t get there??? If so all the !

It took me the better part of a year to normalize after my last pregnancy. Definitely don’t put too much stock into what your 2nd PP period is like.

I was getting mine every 2-3 weeks and it was a week long each time. For several months. But I’ve settled back into a very predictable 28 day cycle with 4-5 days in length (and that 5th day is almost more like spotting than period bleeding).

The Flo app has been helpful to see patterns and predict timing and length. I set the preferences to tracking for health reasons, not for TTC, which I’ve liked.