How long/heavy are your periods?

AliciaF · #1 October 20th, 2008, 05:46 PM

I'm trying to determine if I'm dealing with an insufficient lining. I know the main way a mirena IUD works is to strip the lining to prevent implantation. I had the mirena for 5 years, had it removed, had 1 cycle and then got pregnant with Clark. Since my loss my periods have been pretty light. Or at least they seem light to me. I was hoping to find out the average of you girls here.

My periods right now are about 5 days but not a lot of bleeding. My last period I started on Tuesday with light spotting, Wednesday was medium-heavy bleeding and then thurs/fri/sat was light bleeding again. Nothing on Sunday.

Thanks for your input!

..Jessica.. · #2 October 20th, 2008, 05:55 PM

My periods usually last 4-5 days. With day 1 being spotting-light, then medium-heavy for 2-3 days, then back to light for another 2 days.

Jessica! · #3 October 20th, 2008, 06:01 PM

It really varies for me.

Sometimes they are 5 days long and moderately light. I've had AF last as long as 7 days and kind of heavy.

Eleysia · #4 October 20th, 2008, 07:31 PM

crap hun ill be no help

i have the mirena right now and i bleed forever. i bleed when i O i bleed for AF and aparently i bleed for 2 weeks after AF. I CANT STOP BLEEDING!!!

whew.. i feel better.

Bakin8th · #5 October 20th, 2008, 07:38 PM

Mine have been hard and heavy since m/c BUT this last one was more like my normal with light 1 day then 2 days heavy and med 1 day and light to spotting day 5/6ish.

taatie10 · #6 October 20th, 2008, 08:50 PM

Mine normally lasted 3-5 days, with them being not very heavy but I was on BCP during those. I now an waiting for my period to return since my loss. I am on the Nuva Ring at the moment and this would be the week that it is supposed to come.

Christine-MA · #7 October 21st, 2008, 05:46 AM

Mine aren't that long or that heavy. Maybe 3 days of medium and one light/spotting.

AliciaF · #8 October 21st, 2008, 06:38 AM

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crap hun ill be no help

i have the mirena right now and i bleed forever. i bleed when i O i bleed for AF and aparently i bleed for 2 weeks after AF. I CANT STOP BLEEDING!!!

whew.. i feel better.[/b]

That sucks! I got mine put in when I was 3 months postpartum and since I was BF I wasn't getting a period. I just never started again after childbirth! Every once in a while I would have a bit of spotting but not very often.

Of course now I'm dealing with the side effects from that

mary30 · #9 October 21st, 2008, 08:58 AM

Normally I start with one day of very light spotting , then it turns into 1 day on meduim flow, then 2days of heavy and then one day of light ,and last one day of very light spotting. So I would say about 5-7 days sometimes it is shorter.

madmum_sarah · #10 October 21st, 2008, 09:37 AM

mirena stinks!!!!

sorry i just REALLY hate that bloomin thing!!

i bled so much when i was on it and suddenly after 6 months the bleeding stopped but the pain got more severe. at 7 months it decided it was going to evict itself from my body and give me P.I.D

anyway, first cycle after it was 39 days. now my cycles average 28-30 but i have started having some VERY early Ovulation issues. af is normally around 5 days. 1 or 2 of them heavy but then i have other months where i can bleed for a almost 2 weeks (god doesnt mark love that one! NOT! lol ) and be heavy for almost a week of that.
i have had 3 losses and i think thats what has messed my cycles up now but before my losses in june and july i was averaging 4-5 day af and only 1-2 heavy
xx

Mommy0305 · #11 October 21st, 2008, 11:23 AM

For me, the first day is pretty light, second medium/heavy, third medium, fourth light, fifth light spotting.

#12 October 21st, 2008, 11:32 AM

Mine lasts 5 days and starts out super heavy the first day or two and then tapers off...I do remember every once in a while having a very light or very heavy AF that lasted longer or shorter, but usually it's consistently heavy then tapers off. I'm no help!

#13 October 21st, 2008, 07:31 PM

I don't know how much help mine will be but I bleed for about 4 to 5 days, day one light, day two and three medium, day four light, day 5 spotting. I had the mirena for exactly a year. I got it put in 6wks postpartum with DD, and had it removed a year later when we were ready to TTC. Before childbirth, my AF was so HEAVY!!! I would bleed for literally 2 wks and then not bleed for 2 wks. I went on the shot to stop all the bleeding and then...my DD happened.

AliciaF · #14 October 21st, 2008, 08:29 PM

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I don't know how much help mine will be but I bleed for about 4 to 5 days, day one light, day two and three medium, day four light, day 5 spotting. I had the mirena for exactly a year. I got it put in 6wks postpartum with DD, and had it removed a year later when we were ready to TTC. Before childbirth, my AF was so HEAVY!!! I would bleed for literally 2 wks and then not bleed for 2 wks. I went on the shot to stop all the bleeding and then...my DD happened.[/b]

So you had the Mirena too right before your loss due to the SCH? Wow, that is crazy.