I had my son on January 9th and I'm still
bleeding but not very much, if anything
I'm mostly spotting now. Is the average
bleeding time 2 weeks? Also, why do I have
to wait 6 weeks before I can douche, have
sex, and use tampons? Thanks!
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Lilly Ivy
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Posted: 01-22-08 11:34am
they say you can bleed for up to 6 weeks.
My friend didn't stop completely until
about exactly 6 weeks, but everyone is
different. Your body is still recovering
from pushing a watermelon through your
legs . You
basically did a full marathon that happens
to be accompanied by bleeding AND lost
probably 10lbs doing just that. Your
vagina has been stretched (lovely to think
about I know) plus you had a episiotomy
AND tear, so that's still healing, which
takes about 6 weeks. When you get a cut,
you're not gonna want to poke and prod it,
especially with vinegar . Again, I'm no
expert, but that's to the best of my
knowledge.
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Katrinadoodle
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Posted: 01-22-08 11:44am
I went for 3 weeks, and I've had
occasional spotting but it's been a few
days since the last bit.
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Katrinadoodle
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Posted: 01-22-08 11:46am
Oh, and you're not even going to WANT to
do any of that stuff for the first few
weeks because your poor cootchie is going
to be so sore. It's been through hell!
But they say six weeks because, even
though the rips and tears on the outside
of your vagina are mostly healed, you're
at risk for an infection on the inside.
That's why they say to wait until after
your 6 weeks check up, so your doctor can
be sure you're all healed up on the
inside.
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. You
basically did a full marathon that happens
to be accompanied by bleeding AND lost
probably 10lbs doing just that. Your
vagina has been stretched (lovely to think
about I know) plus you had a episiotomy
AND tear, so that's still healing, which
takes about 6 weeks. When you get a cut,
you're not gonna want to poke and prod it,
especially with vinegar 
. Again, I'm no
expert, but that's to the best of my
knowledge.