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Blood flow is usually heavier immediately after your c-section and continues for about 4-5 days. Your bleeding will taper off and get lighter after about 10-12 days. Typically bleeding lasts about 3-4 weeks in total but can go for as long as 6 weeks.
Vaginal delivery might be more painful, but C-section recovery pain is often intense, and the new mother needs a few weeks to gain full mobility. After a C-section, doctors closely monitor the mother for the first 24 hours and give her pain medication throughout the hospital stay.