I am now nearly 5 months after my 3rd birth and this is my second period. I was wondering whether it is essential to do a moch? I am currently having very bad pain during my period and feel that the entire area is swollen and very sore, it seems to get worse after each birth.

In addition can I do bedikot only on days 1, 3 and 7?

This will be the second time me going to the mikva post birth, I was bleeding post birth then had a period and only managed to go at around 15 weeks because of many issues of staining mainly I think because of the birth control I was taking. I have now stopped taking it and am not at the moment planning go go back on it. I just needed a break from nidda. In total it has been 5 weeks of me being tahor.