I am almost 3 weeks postpartum and still bleeding. Can I use tampons yet?

I am so sick of using pads. It’s been almost 3 weeks and I am still bleeding. Can I use tampons yet?

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Not before 6 weeks. Risk of infection is too high.

I'm due in June and also curious to know about this. I hate pads so much and have always had such an uncomfortable experience with pads. I switched to tampons and never looked back! I'm oddly anxious to have to wear pads again 😅

Agreed, I used pads until I completely stopped bleeding to be safe and then moved back to tampons for my first period. Hated it but it’s not worth the risk.

No tampons until atleast 6 weeks due to the risk of infection.

Using pads sucks I found after the bleeding died down a bit that period underwear were much more comfortable for me and they didn’t make me feel uncomfortable or wet like pads did. Some brands are better than others but definitely worked for me

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