Does anyone remember when their postpartum cramping stopped?

I totallyyyy forgot about the postpartum cramping and contractions (which if you didn’t know are what helps your uterus shrink back down so technically they’re a good thing 😂) But gosh I forgot how bad they can HURT when they hit! It’s like a period on steroids or even borderline labor contractions lol. 🥴 and I can’t remember when they subsided with my first. I think after a week or 2???
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I'm a week out and mine have mostly stopped. I had a c section. Not sure if that matters.

I haven’t experienced what you’re talking about contraction wise after the fact, which makes me wonder why I haven’t had them lol

Mine stopped about a week pp this time! I swear I don’t remember getting these after having my first! Some of them hurt sooooo bad 😅

@Lydia Lol omg lucky 😆 You don’t get that intense period-cramp feeling a few mins before a little blood comes out?! It’s not like a consistent 24/7 thing, it just comes and goes randomly throughout the day 😩

@Natalie Ahh okay good to know, I can handle a few more days as long as I know the end is near! I’ll be 4 days pp tomorrow 😅

@Abby nope sure don’t. That sounds disturbing 😂

@Lydia blah it sucks 😂 essentially feels like you’re on your period but man when one of those cramps hits it’ll have you thinking you’re in labor again! Lol I will say it’s working though, my uterus is shrinking down shockingly fast 😳

I'm 5 days pp and not having anymore for the last day or so. It sounds like I got lucky 😅 are you breastfeeding? I know the oxytocin release from BF and pumping stimulates them.

This was my second baby and it took till day 5 after birth🙃 literally are as painful as labor contractions

Update: Day 4 and I’ve only had some very minor cramping! Not like those big intense contraction cramps from the first couple days! Woohoo let’s hope this means they’re on their way out!!

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