Bright red lochia half month after delivery

Pregnant women will have bleeding after giving birth. This condition is called postpartum lochia. At first, postpartum lochia will have a fishy smell, but no peculiar smell, and the color will change over time, from dark red to red and then to dark red, usually lasting 4 to 6 weeks. If the pregnant woman's uterus is not repaired well, the lochia after delivery will increase and last longer. Therefore, it is normal for pregnant women to have bright red lochia about ten days after giving birth.

The duration of postpartum lochia varies depending on the physical condition of the pregnant woman. The average is about 21 days, the shortest is 2 weeks, and the longest is up to 2 months. Maternal lochia can be divided into three stages: stubborn lochia, seromassage lochia, and white lochia; stubborn lochia: it is red and has heavy bleeding, along with small blood clots, a small amount of fetal membranes and necrotic tissue. It usually lasts for 3 to 4 days, and then the amount of abnormal uterine bleeding gradually decreases and turns into seromassage lochia. Serous postpartum lochia: The color is dark red, accompanied by a small amount of blood, but more necrotic tissue, such as cervical mucus and intrauterine exudate. It usually lasts about 10 days, then the serum gradually decreases, the white blood cells increase, and it becomes white lochia. Lochia alba: milky white, relatively thick, contains a large number of white blood cells, necrotic tissue, and epidermal cells. It usually lasts for 3 weeks. Therefore, normal postpartum lochia has a fishy smell, but no peculiar smell. It usually lasts for 4 to 6 weeks. Due to individual differences, it may last for 2 months. If there is no abnormality in the color and smell, it may be due to the weak constitution of the pregnant woman. It is recommended that the mother eat more nutritious foods in the last ten days of the confinement period.

What are the common problems for pregnant women after giving birth? 1. Pregnant women should not have sex within 50 days after giving birth; 2. The paper used by pregnant women should be soft and disinfected to prevent infection; 3. When the lochia of the parturient decreases and the body gradually recovers, the pregnant woman can get out of bed and move around appropriately, which will help the circulation of blood and qi and the discharge of postpartum lochia; 4. Pregnant women should stay in bed as much as possible and maintain a good mood, which is more conducive to postpartum recovery; 5. Pregnant women with spleen deficiency and weak qi should eat mutton, lamb and other clearing and nourishing foods in spring and winter. Pregnant women with liver and kidney yang deficiency can eat some yin-nourishing foods, such as wild soft-shelled turtle, turtle meat, etc.; six pregnant women should increase nutrition, the diet should be light, drink plenty of water, and avoid eating cold, spicy or icy foods.

If the lochia of parturient women is not discharged completely, it may cause partial and systemic infection of the human body, and in severe cases, it may lead to sepsis. Therefore, pregnant women must get a good rest, exercise moderately, and eat more eggs, hawthorn fruit and brown sugar ginger water, all of which are conducive to the discharge of postpartum lochia. If the mother's lochia lasts for more than one month, she must go to the hospital immediately.