Periods - heavy or light ?

[AJJ123]

What is the normal amount of blood loss during a period?

I’m quite heavy today and was curious.

I read it’s up to 16 teaspoons throughout the whole period - surely not?

I probably lose the equivalent of a large wine on day 2.

Xx

[Sabrina52]

I'm not too sure about how much you are "supposed" to be loosing but i was told by my doctor that if you are bleeding through a pad or tampon with in an hour, that would be a cause for concern (:

[AJJ123 in reply to Sabrina52]

Ok I mean, I’m not losing it all in one go it’s over the course of the day.

Tomorrow will be light and day 4 non existent. I don’t have any clotting and it’s vibrant red. However, I’m really not good with blood and it makes me feel quite yuk.

I’ve never been ‘normal’ so I don’t know what people should experience.

Xx

[Sabrina52 in reply to AJJ123]

I’m not sure... on my very heavy days I can go through a jumbo tampon and a night time pad with in just over an hour or 2... that’s usually day 2 and 3, the rest of it is pretty “normal”... but my periods usually last 7-9 days. My doctor said that that’s a lot of blood to loose and a long time to be bleeding and has made me almost anemic.

Sorry if that’s TMI! But if your concerned with the amount your loosing, maybe tell your doctor ☺️

[Hidden]

My periods are very heavy on day 2.My GP has prescribed me mefenamic acid and transexamic acid to take together on my worse day/s. It has really helped with the pain & has reduced my flow 👍 and is safe to take when TTC xoxo

[AJJ123 in reply to Hidden]

Yea my doctor prescribed me mefenamic acid too, problem is it it can affect fertility if ttc - from what I’ve heard. It’s mainly day two and sometimes three that are heavy. They don’t usually last longer than four or five days xx

[Alarna]

Snap tow bottle of win or more i do

[AJJ123 in reply to Alarna]

Gosh, you must be exhausted. In my first periods, they were heavy like you say xx

[Alarna]

I am all of the time is horrible fatigue x