Is the yellowish lochia going to be gone soon?

After giving birth, a woman's body will discharge some lochia. The discharge time of lochia will be longer, and its color will also vary with the discharge time. Some people find that the lochia after childbirth is now in a light yellow state, which is very different from the thick state before. It feels that the lochia after childbirth is about to be discharged. So, is the light yellow lochia after childbirth almost gone?

Is the light yellow lochia after childbirth going to be clear soon?

No, it will take some time. Postpartum lochia refers to the period during pregnancy when the embryo adheres to the inner cavity of the uterus. After the baby is born, the embryo is also delivered. However, the wound caused by the embryo's separation from the uterus will take some time to heal completely. Therefore, some blood will be discharged from the wound immediately during the confinement period. In addition to blood, there are also necrotic and fallen decidual tissue, uterine wall during pregnancy, mucus and bacteria. This kind of vaginal discharge is called lochia.

Postpartum lochia usually lasts 4 to 6 weeks, which means it is all discharged. There are three types of lochia. One is stubborn lochia. Stubborn lochia means the lochia that occurs just 3 or 4 days after delivery, which is like menstruation. After 3 or 4 days, it becomes lighter and pinker. This type of discharge lasts about 10 days and is called serous lochia. Then, in about 3 weeks, the white lochia will turn into milky white.

If it is not clean after more than usual time, it is recommended that you go to a reliable tertiary hospital's gynecology department for examination, and then find a high-level Chinese medicine doctor to treat it with Chinese herbal medicine. Chinese medicine can effectively promote the repair of the uterus and the recovery of the whole body, with fewer side effects and will not affect the baby.

What is postpartum lochia?

After delivery, the decidua of the uterus, especially the decidua of the embryonic appendages, falls off, and the blood, necrotic decidua and other tissues are discharged through the vagina, which is called postpartum lochia. Normal postpartum lochia has a slight fishy smell, and the total output is about 500-1000ml, but it is not smelly. The duration of postpartum lochia varies from person to person. Under normal circumstances, postpartum lochia will clear up in about three weeks after giving birth, with an average of about 21 days, the shortest being 14 days, and the longest being up to 6 weeks.

The light yellow color of lochia after delivery is usually in the middle and late stages, and it will take some time for it to be completely discharged. It is recommended that female friends at this stage should not think too much and let the lochia develop naturally. Don't always focus on the immediate discharge of lochia, so as not to cause too much mental pressure for yourself.

What to eat to treat persistent lochia in postpartum women:

Diet therapy 1:

Raw materials: 3 raw eggs, 30 grams of donkey-hide gelatin cake, 100 grams of fermented rice, and 1 gram of salt.

Method: first beat the eggs into a bowl and beat them evenly with chopsticks; then crush the donkey-hide gelatin cake and put it into the pot to soak, add fermented rice and a small amount of water and simmer over low heat; after it is gelled, pour in the beaten egg liquid, add a little salt and seasoning, and cook for a while before serving.

Function: Eggs are rich in nutrients and have always been one of the best tonics during confinement. Donkey-hide gelatin cake has the effect of nourishing blood and qi, and promoting blood circulation, and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on abnormal uterine bleeding. This diet therapy can both maintain health and promote blood circulation. It has a therapeutic effect on lochia caused by insufficient yin blood after childbirth, heat generated by deficiency of both qi and blood, and blood overflow caused by heat.

Diet therapy 2:

Raw materials: 30 grams of large, soft fresh hawthorn fruit and 30 grams of old brown sugar.

Method: First clean the hawthorn fruit, then cut it into slices, dry it in the sun and set aside; add appropriate amount of water in the pot, put it on the fire, and cook the hawthorn fruit until it is cooked; then add brown sugar and cook it for a while, and then give it to pregnant women after taking it out of the pot. It is best to take it twice a day.

Effect: Hawthorn fruit can not only help pregnant women improve their appetite, promote digestion, and disperse blood stasis, but also, combined with the blood-replenishing effect of brown sugar, it can encourage pregnant women with lochia to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis as soon as possible and empty the postpartum lochia.