The amount of time you have vaginal bleeding during your period can vary lasting from 4 to 7 days. Periods lasting longer than 7 days are considered abnormal bleeding. If you get heavy bleeding with big blood clots, like the size of grapes or apricot’s, this may be considered too much blood. Normal blood flow requires 3-6 pads or tampons per day. The normal amount blood loss is around 4-12 teaspoons each cycle.

In general, an abnormal period or menstrual bleeding is when you are changing a pad or tampon every 30 to 60 minutes for 3 to 4hours.