AF 8 weeks PP, can I use tampons?

[Nadine]

I bled for about 4 or 5 weeks after birth (and used pads) and then got AF exactly 4 weeks later and I used tampons then. I am like you and hate pads.

[Lisa]

I used tampons for my first PP AF... Like MR, I was told it was ok and the first 6 weeks are a no go.