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Q: the dreaded monthly visitor is back!

asked by: pixma on February 8th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooo!!!!!!! Sad

was hoping that it wouldnt start for a little while yet!!!

i'm curious if i can use tampons or not? i fear that this one is going to be pretty heavy.

oh i'm so bummed out out right now!!! Crying or Very sad

Replies(15)

pixma

replied on February 8th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

now why didnt my post come up???

any who i just said booooooo! Sad

and asked if i could use tampons?

thanks

Electriceyes

replied on February 8th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

aww. that sucks! How old is the baby? You SHOULD be able to use tampons but i'm not 100% sure.

musikmaker

replied on February 8th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

oh joy! I love getting my monthly visitor.

I would think that you can use tampons.

pixma

replied on February 8th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

grace will be 8 weeks on tuesday!!!

i was hoping that it would stay away for a little bit longer. I'm not breastfeeding so i should have expected it!!! Sad

Electriceyes

replied on February 8th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

Yeah, I would think you're ok to use them now.

pixma

replied on February 8th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

good!!

thank you!

number game

replied on February 8th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

Yes I used them as soon as I started my period but I had to change them more often and wear a pad as well because my period was like 10x's heavier than any other I've EVER had! They are still heavier now than they were pre-pregnancy!!!

Electriceyes

replied on February 8th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

i'm dreading the return of mine.. but I still have a few weeks yet. Alex is only 8 days old.

pixma

replied on February 8th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

oh yay!! heavy periods!*sigh*

god i hope mine arent going to be too bad!! I'm expecting this one to be heavy though!

oh_mommy

replied on February 9th, 2008

Supporter

i wish mine took awhlie to get it... after i had my after bleeding two days later i had my period for a week.. and had it everymonth since... on time or even early.. sucks!

newmommy07

replied on February 9th, 2008

Active User, very eHealthy

Its been almost a month since I had my son and I'm still bleeding... will my period just follow or will I stop bleeding for a few days and then have a reg period? How did that work for you?

pixma

replied on February 9th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

i bled for 5 weeks after grace was born but it was pretty light the whole time so i was pretty lucky i guess!!

Altari

replied on February 9th, 2008

Experienced User

You "can" use tampons, but you *should* use pads. You may still have some fragments floating around that should be flushed out.

pixma

replied on February 10th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

the first 5 weeks were torture for me!!! I really hate wearing pads.
Sooooooo uncomfortable!!!!

oh_mommy

replied on February 10th, 2008

Supporter

your sposta wait 6 weeks before you use tampons...

newmommy.. its differnt for everyone! some people dont have periods for months after (normally if your breastfeeding) some get it instantly.. its differnt for everyone like i said.

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