How can a mother quickly expel lochia?

After a woman gives birth, the placenta will slowly begin to fall off. There may be some necrotic tissue on the placenta, including some blood. These things will be discharged through the woman's vagina. Every woman's physical condition is different, so the time for these excretions to be discharged is different. Some may take one or two weeks. If it takes a long time, it may take five or six weeks to be completely discharged. This is scientifically called postpartum lochia. Obviously, every new mother hopes to discharge lochia quickly to reduce damage to the body. So what methods are there to help the lochia be discharged from the body in the shortest time?

First, how long does it take for a parturient to discharge lochia?

It is a normal physiological phenomenon for a woman to discharge lochia after childbirth, but how long does it take for a woman to discharge lochia? In fact, the discharge of lochia after delivery is closely related to the physical characteristics of the mother. Depending on the physical condition of the mother, the time of lochia discharge after delivery varies slightly. But in general, lochia can be discharged within three weeks after delivery. If the lochia continues to flow for more than three weeks, it is considered to be persistent lochia. Normal lochia will have a bloody smell, but it will not smell bad. The total amount of lochia discharged by a parturient after delivery is about 500 to 1000 ml, and under normal circumstances it can be completely discharged within three weeks. It is reported that due to different physical constitutions of mothers, the average period for lochia discharge is about 3 weeks, the shortest period may be 2 weeks, and the longest period may be up to 6 weeks.

According to the time of lochia discharge, lochia can also be divided into three types: red lochia, serous lochia and white lochia. Instead, these three types are mainly divided according to the different time of lochia discharge. In the first week, the amount of lochia is larger and the color is bright red, so it is called red lochia. It is accompanied by a large amount of blood, small blood clots and necrotic decidual tissue. Red lochia usually lasts for three or four days. Lochia serousa lasts longer, from one week to half a month, and in the process from red lochia to lochia serousa, the amount of blood in the lochia decreases, and there are more necrotic decidua, cervical mucus, vaginal secretions and bacteria, and the color is mainly light red. When it reaches the white lochia stage, it also indicates that the time for the mother to discharge lochia is nearing the end. White lochia usually occurs after half a month to three weeks. The lochia at this stage contains a large number of white blood cells, degenerated decidua, epidermal cells and bacteria, and no longer contains blood.

Second, how can parturients quickly expel lochia?

Generally speaking, it usually takes three weeks for a woman to expel lochia. However, some women think that this time is too long and want to end the expulsion of lochia as soon as possible. So what is a good way to expel lochia better? In fact, according to surveys, it usually takes two to three weeks for a woman to discharge lochia, and three weeks is a relatively normal length of time. If you want to end the lochia period as soon as possible, what is a good way to do it? From which aspects can we start to end lochia quickly?

In fact, the time of postpartum lochia discharge is generally different depending on the mother's body. In fact, if you want to end the lochia discharge period as soon as possible, drinking brown sugar water or motherwort are good choices, because these two things can help discharge the lochia in the body. Generally, lochia can be divided into three categories, red lochia, serous lochia and white lochia, and these three types can be regarded as symbols of stages, and the duration of these three types of lochia is also different. In fact, generally when the white lochia period comes, it also means that the long lochia period is about to end, so you might as well choose to get out of bed and do some exercise, because moderate exercise is also helpful for the discharge of lochia. Therefore, if you want to expel lochia as soon as possible, you might as well pay more attention to diet and exercise.

Third, what should mothers pay attention to when expelling lochia?

The discharge of lochia by parturients is a normal part of the body's physiological changes after childbirth, and is very beneficial to the mother's body. However, there are still many aspects that need to be paid attention to when it comes to the discharge of lochia. So what exactly should we pay attention to during the period of lochia discharge? In fact, the most taboo thing for a woman during the lochia discharge period is to have sexual intercourse, so it is best not to have sexual intercourse during the lochia discharge period. If you have sexual intercourse during this period, it is very likely to cause intrauterine infection in the woman. It usually takes three weeks for a woman to expel lochia, but she still needs to abstain from sex during this period. Sexual intercourse is absolutely prohibited within 50 days after delivery. The vagina is generally more sensitive during this period, so the pad paper should be soft and should be disinfected. Wash the vulva with warm water or 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution every day, and change menstrual pads and underwear frequently to prevent infection.

If the patient suffers from blood heat, blood stasis, or liver depression turning into heat, he should increase his beverage intake, such as lotus root juice, pear juice, orange juice, and watermelon juice, to clear away heat and remove blood stasis; he should rest in bed, avoid emotional excitement, keep a good mood, comfort the patient, eliminate mental worries, and pay special attention to unexpected mental stimulation; for patients with spleen deficiency and weak qi, warm tonic foods such as mutton and dog meat can be added in cold seasons. Patients with liver and kidney yang deficiency can increase the intake of yin-nourishing foods, such as soft-shelled turtle and tortoise meat.

Use a medical maternity pad with a lochia meter to record changes in lochia volume at any time and observe whether it is within the normal range to avoid postpartum hemorrhage. Use 100% cotton products. The skin of the mother is very sensitive after delivery and the wound is easily infected. You must use pure cotton products. Many maternity products on the market are not 100% cotton, which will make the mother uncomfortable and prone to allergies. It is also important to note that the things used by the mother must be sterilized, because the mother's genitals are relatively fragile and prone to infection during the lochia discharge period, so everything used by the mother must be sterilized and kept clean.