What was your lochia like after a c/s?

[1MOREPLZ]

I had an elective cs. full term. I had very little bleeding. No lumps or stuff, just like a medium - light period lasting a few days and then little patches for a couple of weeks.
I had vbac 2nd time and had alot of lochia for weeks. Quite different from the cs.
I always assumed they cleaned that out when they did the surgery but I dnt know for sure where it went?

they do do a fair amount of 'cleaning out' whilst completeing the caesar BUT obviously where your placenta had 'attatched' and then come away it is like a 'wound' as such and of course no matter the amount of 'cleaning etc' done by OB/GYN you are still going to bleed...be it large/small amounts....

I just don't get how some people say they don't bleed after a caesar..of course you do!!!!! (not directing ANY of this to youy salsa..i just used yours as a quote...)

[Indadhanu]

Interesting.

Oh, BG, I had AF come back at 8 weeks precisely. Yes, I was just as annoyed, couldn't have been that clockwork while TTC!!! But then it went MIA for 4 months, back with a vengance now but as unreliable as ever. It's hard to know if its 'back to normal' or if its because of the bfing or what!

Rach, I know what you mean, I wasn't sure if my mum just had a fuzzy brain, I just figured being her 3rd plus my bro was in hospital for a while with respiratory complications it probably wasn't the first thing on her mind But maybe dilation has a part in it? I always wondered anyway. Thanks everyone

[briggsy's girl]

Leash - i think i've decided it's not AF - no where near heavy enough. was talking to someone yesterday about how much DD is feeding and we both, at much the same time, came to the conclusion the feeding frenzy might be causing my uterus to contract down more and bleed a bit. i do NOT want AF yet so i refuse to believe that's what it is!!

not that bf is going to be a contraceptive of any sort for us seeing she sleeps anywhere from 5 to 8 hours overnight already...

[August]

I had an emergeny c/s no labour. I hardly bled at all for the first 2 days and I thought woohoo I bought all these maternity pads for nothing, but then it started and kept going for 6 weeks. I also passed a clot at about 6 weeks and it stopped altogther soon after.