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thunderwolves 
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 1:47pm |
Okay..so I have a question, that is probably really really dumb, and I have no other reason for wanting to know apart from the fact that it came to me out of nowhere when I was in the supermarket..
When you have a c-section do you still have all the bleeding afterwards???
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 2:04pm |
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Yes most definately!!!
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 2:09pm |
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you certainly do, but apparently it should be lighter and not last as long as if you have a natural birth
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 2:13pm |
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A friend of mine had nothing! Lucky!
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 2:27pm |
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i had 3 weeks of it and still really heavy so I'm not sure about the lighter for c-section?:)
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FreeSpirit
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 2:59pm |
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lol, I bled for a total of 9 weeks, It's not a silly question. The bleed is your body cleaning out any remaining fluids, the uterine wall thinning back down, just the womb's healing process in general is the same as for a normal birth.
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LeahandJoel
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 5:21pm |
Yup...absolutely. I can't remember but i'm pretty sure i was lighter with cs than with vbac.
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thunderwolves
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 5:44pm |
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Thanks, don't know why I didn't think you would but I seriously didn't think it happened. Lucky I had a natural birth or I probably wold have been really surprised. Any who knows why this came to me in the supermarket, but thanks ladies
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 7:23pm |
I have had the same thought and asked a friend of mine who had had a c section.
I kinda thought they may have "vaccumed" you out while they had you open 
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 7:34pm |
That's what I'd hoped too Peanut but no such luck  . I bled for about 6 weeks I think.
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Leelee
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 7:53pm |
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I only bled for a littlr over 3wks and it wasnt heavy at all, my mw said they do tend to "have a clean up" and I was expecting it to be really heavy so was quite suprised
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 8:56pm |
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I think it depends on how good a clean out you get when they have you opened up. I bled for 2-3 weeks with my c/s, more like 6 weeks with the VBs.
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 9:14pm |
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My bleeding was worse with the c/s, very heavy, lots of clots but only last 2 weeks whereas after the VB it was lighter, no clots, but went on for 5 loooooooooong weeks.
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 9:29pm |
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yep, mine is not that heavy though, infact some days I have nothing other days a bit more.
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Posted: 16 March 2009 at 9:57pm |
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Yip. Bled for 6 weeks although 3 of that was just slight spotting and right after that had a few days peace and then my period rocked up.
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Posted: 17 March 2009 at 6:56am |
yep you sure do i had mine for 7 weeks then a week after that stoped it was aunt flow time 
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Posted: 18 March 2009 at 1:53pm |
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I bled longer with my c-sections than I did with my natural birth, so much for cleaning out while they were in there! *sigh*
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Posted: 20 March 2009 at 12:04pm |
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Most people bleed for longer after a c section. I bled for 6 weeks, and quite heavy at times.
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Posted: 20 March 2009 at 1:29pm |
Yep i bleed for 6 weeks to and very heavy at times 
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