What is a 1st period after birth like?

Question

What is a 1st period after birth like?

I was wondering what to expect....heavy or light ....clotting or anything

else unusual?

Answer 1

normal

Answer 2

Mine was heavy, long, crampy, even my back and legs hurt, which I never had before.  The second was better, and the third was back to normal.  But everyone is different!  My best friend had her baby a month behind me, didn't get her period back until 4 months after me (both of us bf), and hers was lighter and easy than before!  Good luck!

Answer 3

for me:

heavy, clotty, crampy and most uncomfortable!!  that was NEVER what mine was like before baby!!

Answer 4

It was surprisingly normal.  For me, at least.

Answer 5

I had my baby June 23 & just started again the 8th of this month (7 weeks) It was exactly the same but I had more cramps.

Answer 6

Mine was normal. wasnt really heavy and wasnt light.

lol With both of my first periods they were normal

Answer 7

12 weeks and still havnt got it but i hope its normal. The lochia however was heavy and very long.

Answer 8

Heavy and awful. LOOONG too. Be prepared.

Answer 9

I had my first period 2 weeks after my PPB stopped, the cramps were a little more intense, but the bleeding was completely normal. Lasted the same amount of time as well.

Answer 10

Mine was like any of my other periods.  

Answer 11

mine was just the same as a pre pregnancy period. thats one thing i wasn't happy to see return after i had my son lol.

Answer 12

I was afraid it would be really heavy like alot of people told me it would.  Mine was normal.

Answer 13

Your period will probably come back around six months. It could be sooner, or it could be later, depending on how much you are nursing. With my first kid it was 3mo. because she got her thumb at 2mo. With baby two it was 8mo. because he thought nursing was his personal slice of heaven :). I had some spotting and then a normal (for me) period, but every woman and every pregnancy is different. Unless it is unusually heavy (filling a pad an hour) it is probably normal. I would say just keep the Ibuprofen and pads in your purse in case it catches you by surprise.