hi, was just wondering how long its normal to bleed for after giving birth? i had my little girl 2 weeks ago and was bleeding heavily, then by friday last week the bleeding was almost none existant and was brown but yesterday it started a bit heavier again and today its like a normal period and red, is this normal?
also, has anyone had stitches after labour? how long did they take to heal? cos today after going to the loo my stitces seem to be bleeding a little bit and are a little sore...i feel like im going backwards
thanks x x x

Hi, i had nasty stitches with my first baby (sorry can't really remember about the bleeding) and they did take a while to heal, a few weeks anyway, and I think they got worse before they got better. Even when they had healed it was still incomfortable and achey down there for ages. i don't think you need worry, as long as you keep them clean it shouldn't be so bad for much longer.
Good luck, I know it's awwwwful x

with both of mine i bled for 4/5 days and didnt have stitches, but my sister had them and was sore for about 3/4 weeks she also bled for 6 weeks on and off i think it varies from woman to woman my sis has always had heavy periods and said it was slightly heavier than that but i never have im on for 3 days and dont bleed on a night or i do but not enough for it too show. just keep an eye on it if it starts to smell go the docs my sis said hers wasnt right so docs gave her tablets.

I was bleeding for 8 weeks, sorry to break bad news, but it got heavier and heavier! I had to go to the doctors for tablets to calm it down! I was also passing clots! The docs said that it was normal and it could possibly have been my first period as well!

I had a section when I had Logan, got my staples out five days later and now 10 weeks on it still hasnt healed aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggg hhhhhhhhhh.

Hope you are well lynni! How is ur wee one at nights now? xxx

thanks girlies, hope you both had a lovely christmas day, im feeling a lot better today, think i probably had just been overdoing it a bit...cant wait to feel normal again though...i cant even remember what that feels like
Emilie is much better now thanks, we're getting into a bit of a routine now so im getting a few hours sleep which is making a real big difference (i kept crying cos i was sooo tired) im dreading matt going back to work though cos he's being a really big help with her,i'll just have to do my best and keep smiling!
hope you are all well...enjoy boxing day
lots of love x x x x