How bad is postpartum bleeding?

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How bad will it be healing after the baby is born. I bought giant 10 hour pads and adult diapers to double up on and wear but my MIL is saying I should also have a pad/liner down on the bed. Is it really going to be that heavy of a flow for 6+ weeks!?

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It wasn’t for me, but everyone is different. I bled for 3 weeks with both kids. I used hospital pads until I ran out and then I’d switch to overnight heavy pads. My bleeding slowed down and was like a normal period after the first week and a half.

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Not for that long. Yes, the bed liners were needed for me at the hospital but it was only in case my giant pad slipped that they gave me while I sleep or something. After I left the hospital, I took their giant pads with me and only needed them for maybe a week and a half and then I went to a heavy flow pad. You should be okay! But some people bleed longer than others so it might be different for you. But I was done bleeding completely at about 3 weeks pp, that includes like no spotting or anything.

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I get horrible periods but honestly post part I’m bleeding was nothing compared to that.  But it’s different for everyone

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My bleeding wasn't bad. It was very heavy for like the first week, then it died down and was like a normal or heavy period.

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It wasn't for me. I never leaked through my giant pad that the hospital gives you. I also had adult diapers and I still never leaked.

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Everyone is different but for me after probably day 3 it was just like how a regular period would be

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My bleeding wasn’t that bad. I used the giant pads the hospital gave me for 3-4 days and the. Just wore normal overnight pads and never leaked through them. Everyone is different.

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Everyone is different we honestly cant tell you exactly what to expect

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If you’re going to wear one of those poise diapers I really don’t think you’ll need a pad for the bed. The really heavy bleeding is usually stopped by the time you leave the hospital. Most of my friends said they only even used the diapers for a few days then just switched to like an overnight pad for the next couple weeks. Very unlikely you’ll bleed for more than a month.

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I bled heavily for 11 weeks. I had an old bath towel I kept on my side of the bed while I slept. One day I took a nap on the couch and woke up to the cushion covered in blood (dark brown couch thankfully). So I kept a towel there as well after that.

How bad is postpartum bleeding?

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