How long does it take for the lochia to be clear after childbirth?

For women, postpartum hygiene is very important. Some women develop gynecological diseases because they do not take care of their genital hygiene in time after delivery. The process of giving birth is painful for women. After giving birth, they will bleed a lot. The blood at this time is not clean, and some mucus will also be discharged with the blood. This is what is medically called postpartum lochia. Many women don’t quite understand this issue. They only know that they will bleed after giving birth, but they don’t know when the lochia will be discharged. The following is a detailed explanation of this.

Generally, the discharge can be completely eliminated about one month after the birth of the new mother, but for a small number of women, it may continue until the first menstruation. In the week before discharge, the discharge is mostly red in color and large in volume. After a week, the discharge volume gradually decreases and turns into brown. After 10 days, the color begins to turn into white, and the fishy smell gradually fades.

1. Blood type lochia

It is the red discharge that flows out after delivery, which contains a lot of blood, a large amount of discharge, a small amount of fetal membrane and necrotic decidual tissue, and is accompanied by blood clots. It usually lasts about 4 days, after which the color will gradually become lighter and the amount of discharge will decrease.

2. Lochia

It often appears one week after delivery. The amount of blood will gradually decrease, while the serous components will increase, which are mostly bacteria, cervical mucus, necrotic exfoliated tissue, etc., and it lasts about 10 days.

3. White lochia

The excreted fluid is white and contains many white blood cells. At this time, there is not much blood in it. Most of it is necrotic tissue decidua. It usually takes three weeks to be completely discharged.

After seeing the types of postpartum lochia introduced above, women should have a comprehensive understanding of their own bodies. Before giving birth, you must ensure that your vagina is clean, and even more so after giving birth to facilitate the discharge of lochia. After delivery, the uterus is usually squeezed to promote the outflow of lochia and prevent the occurrence of heavy bleeding symptoms after delivery. As a woman, you must be responsible for your own body. After giving birth, pay attention to the time when your lochia is discharged to prevent inflammation.