A little personal..Question about getting period after delivery..

i go for my post partum appt next week..but curious when you get your period? Do you just keep bleeding after delivery? How do you know it is your "period"?

Thank you.

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I got mine 5.5 months pp. I knew it was my period because I had stopped bleeding around 3 months before and also it was accompanied by terrible cramps.

It is unlikely that you will ovulate and get your period while you are still bleeding but it is possible so make sure to used BC!

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I bled PP for just about 6 weeks (it tapered off to mostly spotting after 2-3 weeks). The bleeding stopped for 2 weeks and then I got AF at 8 weeks PP.

My OB did say that some women ovulate while still bleeding PP before getting another period.

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5.5 weeks...was bright red after awhile of being browner...

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Just got my first period after having DS on New Years Day. 10 weeks after I had him. So far it has been like every other period before I got pregnant.

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Got it 5 weeks PP. You'll know because it's the most brutal and awful period you will ever get. Definitely different than the regular PP bleeding.

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I bleed til about 4 weeks pp. I got my period 4 months later. (i was BF'ing)

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I bled for about 6 weeks PP and got my first period 11.5 months PP. I actually wasn't sure it was my period, it was pretty light and lasted for 10 days and then came back 7 days later and was medium to heavy for 3 days. I talked to my OB and she said it was because I was nursing and using the mini-pill. I was afraid I was PG

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i bled for 2-3 weeks. pretty heavy for the first week and then it got lighter after that. by thanksgiving (i delivered 10/22) i had a very short period..3 days. I figured it was my period b/c i hadnt bled for a while before that.

then nothing after that until yesterday when AF finally showed.

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I bled for 5 wks pp- bleeding for 2 or so- the rest was spotting. Then absolutely nothing for a week. 6wks pp to the DAY and I got AF in full force. I knew it was AF because it was beyond heavy (sorry, TMI ahead- 1 super tampon & pad an hour!!!) and bright red. It wasn't at all like the PP bleeding I had which was light and brownish towards the end.

Message edited 1/8/2010 8:14:27 PM.

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