how long dose bleeding last after giving birth?

Question

how long dose bleeding after giving birth last how long dose it take for your cervix and uterus to go back to normal size also when the milk comes in and females who have had babies knows the pain of that how long dose the pain last what can i do to make it less pain full

Answer 1

you are going to bleed for 6-8 weeks but probably closer to six with my second child I only did for a week. The pain will lessen with breastfeeding after about a week. Pump in between if you need to to relieve some pressure. You nipples will toughen up in a couple of days.

Answer 2

Hi,

I just gave birth to my 2nd boy.

The frist time around I had a heavy flow for about 3 weeks, then for the next 4 weeks, I had a light flow, enough that I had to wear a liner.

This time around my bleeding was much less. I only had 2 weeks of heavy and a week of light flow.

Every uterus is different, for the most part, you're back to "normal" with in 4 weeks.

As for the pain, it really depends on how your delviery went, I needed help for the first delivery, so I had the vaccuum to assist him, so I was in pain for almost 4 weeks, where it was hard to walk, however, the 2nd time around, I had a really easy delivery and was able to get up and walk around immediately. There is also issue if you've had stitchs...that also becomes an issue for recovery time...

hope this helps,
C.

Answer 3

All of mine have lasted about 3 weeks. I breastfed, and that helps speed the time up of the uterus returning to normal. You do have cramping everytime you nurse (the first few days) and that is your body's way of helping to "push" all that is left in the uterus out. My milk always came in around the 4th day, I think. Then you get engourged when your milk comes in. If the baby is not taking in as much milk as you are putting out, just express some to help relieve the pressure. The shower is a great place to do that because the water is warm and that helps "bring the milk down" so it comes out without too much effort.

Answer 4

I bled for about 3-4 weeks, and spotted for aroun 5 or 6. I body was back to normal after a couple of months. As far as the milk, all you can really do it ice packs. If you aren't breast feeding, take some tylenol or advil and the pain and swelling will last about 2 days.

Answer 5

I only bled for 3 weeks after, but I know a lot of women who bleed for longer. Breastfeeding does help relieve the pains due to the hormones it releases. I went back to "normal" size about 6 weeks after, which is average. the body itself takes a full year to completely get back to normal though, and even then, you may find that some things are permanently different. All in the fun of being a mom I guess.

Answer 6

I think I bled for about 5 weeks, but it was minor after the first 10 days - more like brown spotting. Not sure about the uterus, but if you breastfeed it goes back alot quicker. My breasts were not painful when my milk came in, but I nursed, so my baby was relieving the pressure. I have heard that soaking your breasts in warm salt water helps - I got engorged once and tried it and it helped, but my baby didn't like the salty taste of my boob afterwards (even though I had rinsed them off!) So I didnt do that again! Ok - too much information - sorry!

Answer 7

The bleeding after delivery should not last for a very long time.As I remember the bleeding stops right after the placenta is out.It could take you maybe a week until your uterus is back to normal size. If you do some light stomach exercises, it will go back even faster.Just make sure that you don't overdo it.
You will might feel a little pain every time when the milk comes in again after the Baby's nursing.In the beginning it hurts a little while, because the breast is filling up with milk and it will hurt a little.

Answer 8

The bleeding should be stopped by 6 weeks.

The cramps should not last more than 2 weeks, you can take cramp bark or ibuprofen to help with the after pains.

As for the perineum, you can freeze maxi pads to ice the area if needed, although right after the birth hot washcloths would be more comfortable.

Answer 9

It takes a couple weeks at least. You have to keep massaging your stomach to help your uterus to contract, even though it hurts, the more you do it, the more helpful it is.

If you are breast feeding the pain will continue until the baby is fed.
If you aren't breast feeding, ask the doctor for the pills that will help dry your milk up.

Answer 10

with my daughter it took not quite 6 weeks. with my son who is 3 months i am still bleeding, they say because of the shot, depo, that i am takiing. my milk came in immediatly after giving birth. i had c section with both my kids and the pain lasted 2 or 3 days