So I'm on my second period since having my baby, and it's VERY heavy. I've never had heavy periods in the past so I'm not used to this. I leaked through two tampons yesterday after they were only in 2-3 hours, and then switched to pads and I was changing those every two hours. Did anyone experience this? Did it get any better? Sometimes I think life would be so much easier if I was a man. lol
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Yes...it was only the first one postpartum, but it was so heavy I thought I was going to have to go to the ER. Once I asked ladies on here, they said they experienced the same thing.
My next one was lighter, but still heavy, and then the one after that was back to normal.
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That happened to me after the birth of both of my boys and it does get better, but I found that my period is still heavier than it used to be the first two days. You can always talk to your OB if you feel like it's not getting any better.
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Yup, totally normal. My first period post partum I thought I was going to bleed to death.
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Yes, my PP periods are really heavy. I think they got lighter around 4-5 months.
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Thanks everyone! It's finally starting to lighten up a little bit. Glad to hear that it's not just me. It just really took me by surprise!
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My periods have changed. Pre-kids I used to have about 5 days- two of very light flow (first day and last) and three of medium flow. Now I have three days-- one of light, one super-heavy, and one medium. That pattern has stayed the same both times I got my period back post-partum (so after Ellie, and again after Lorelei). The heavy part is really heavy, and hasn't gotten any better (I think I'm on my 5th cycle-- got my period back a while after Lorelei turned one). I've gotten used to it, I guess. But it does seem like you should die or something with all that blood!
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