Planned c- section, do you bleed from down below after?

[flaxen]

Im booked in to have a planned caesarean section on friday at 38wks due to concerns about my health.

Its highly unlikely that I will go into labour myself and there is no sign of a loosening plug etc so will I bleed from down below like you do in a normal labour and delivery or do they remove everything from your uterus while in theatre?

I have tried asking for info on c sections but the responses I got were off people who had emergency sections and had already lost their plug and waters. Thanks.

 

[titch]

sorry i lost my plug and waters before having my section but head never engaged. I bled lightly for about a week, but I lost a lot of blood in theatre from complications. I think you can expect to have a heavy bleed still cos its your uterus contracting back to normal size after the baby is out.

 

[Minchin]

Had an emerg section too but had heavy lochia for about 5 weeks so u would say expect heavy bleeding. Good luck hon! Xx

 

[Rósa]

I had a planned c section, and hardly bled, they told me they removed most in theatre, it was like a very light period for a week

 

[Whisper]

I had a planned c section, and hardly bled, they told me they removed most in theatre, it was like a very light period for a week

Ditto my second birth was a planned c-section and i hardly bled at all, until i started to get more mobile but it certainly wasn't as bad as an emergency c-section.

 

[JJ Mum]

I had planned sections each time, and always had heavy bleeding for a week and then normal period onwards for at least 2-4 weeks, each varied, first section was heavest for me.

I Breastfed this last time, and i bled heavest right after feeding as you feel your womb contracting down during each feed, then bleed as a result after, maybee helps to get it all out

Good luck