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i can share both personal experience w/my section and taking care of others who had them ------
it can vary as much as people do.
but: I bled about 2 weeks after mine; it was like a heavy period for about 7 days and lightened up considerably after that, but i discharged at least 2 weeks.
most women i care for however, do seem to lighten up on their bleeding MUCH faster; within 2 days. they seem to have a very scant light flow within about 48 hours after delivery.
remember: if you are suddenly bleeding more heavily, your body is telling you something. likely you are doing TOO much and need to settle down. keeping pad counts is essential if you are bleeding a lot. you should not be filling pads all day within a few days after your csection. if you are, report this to your doctor, along with the size and frequency of any clots you are passing.
hope all is well and that this helps!!!
Thanks SmilingBluEyes! It does help. My friend had a C-section 2 1/2 weeks ago. She had the normal bleeding for about 6-7 days, stopped for a day or two and then started bleeding heavily again. She says the blood is bright red and now she has pain in her right side when pressure is applied. I told her this is not normal and she needs to call her doctor. She did, but the doctor's office kind of blew her off and didn't call her back. Should I be worried?
shelbabyrn
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OB-GYN nursing is out of my league, so I have a question for those of you who specialize. How long should a person bleed after a routine C-section and tubal ligation? There were no complications noted. Any help you could give me would be very appreciated!