Period after c section

Girls, how long after a c section do you get your first period? I bled for about 2 or 3 weeks after my daughter but then it stopped, how long do I wait after to get my first period?

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I got my period properly 5 weeks after I gave birth and only bleed for two weeks after giving birth by c section to my daughter x

Hi Eimear I bled for about 4 weeks after section and got period 7 weeks after it..3 weeks after I stopped bleeding after section.. I think it depends if you’re breastfeeding or not though I was exclusively bottle feeding..hope this helps!

I didn’t really bleed much aafter the section, maybe heavy for 2 days and it got milder after that. Lasted a total of 7 days. I got my period after about 6 weeks post section and it lasted about 4 days which is normal for me. Xx

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