Lochia becomes lighter and then there is blood

Women will have lochia after giving birth normally, but the time when lochia is discharged varies depending on the physical condition of each woman. Lochia will gradually fade over time and finally disappear. If there are still bright red blood streaks after the lochia becomes lighter, it means that the uterus has not recovered very well. At this time, you can go to the hospital for another check-up to ensure that the uterus can recover to its best condition and reduce the occurrence of uterine diseases. Therefore, women must have a scientific confinement period after a normal delivery.

What is the reason for fresh blood after the lochia becomes lighter after normal delivery?

Generally, lochia after a normal delivery lasts about 4 to 6 weeks, and most of the time it does not exceed 8 weeks. Generally, lochia is caused by the shedding of the uterine decidua after delivery, and the necrotic decidua mixes with blood and flows out of the vagina. So it is generally yellow in the early stage, and will slowly turn into brown, yellow, transparent in the later stage, and the color will gradually fade. However, when the lochia still contains blood in the later stage, you should consider the possibility of poor uterine recovery. You need to go to the hospital for examination in time to clarify the situation, and then carry out targeted symptomatic treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

How long does it take for lochia to be discharged after a normal birth?

Generally speaking, it takes about a month for a woman's lochia to be completely discharged. When it first starts to be discharged, the color is dark red. After a week, the color will become lighter, and gradually the color will become lighter and lighter. It will be completely discharged in about thirty to forty days. The specific time varies from person to person.

When lochia is discharged after childbirth, the body is also very weak and needs proper nutritional supplements. It is recommended to drink more brown sugar water at this time, which will help the body discharge lochia. The mother should also pay attention to keeping warm to avoid abdominal pain. If the mother's body has almost recovered, she can get up early and move around, which will help the circulation of qi and blood and expel the residual blood accumulated in the uterus.

During the lochia discharge period, the vulva needs to be cleaned frequently to avoid infection. It is recommended to choose sanitary napkins with better breathability, change underwear frequently, and avoid eating irritating foods. If you find that the lochia is not stopping, you must go to the hospital to consult a doctor for examination to see if there is anything abnormal in your body so that your body can recover faster.

What can I do during pregnancy to help with a normal birth?

1. Starting from prenatal care, expectant mothers should consider how to make the delivery smoother. The prenatal doctor will give you good education and guidance on pregnancy and delivery, and you should actively cooperate.

2. Reasonable dietary guidance. Modern nutrition science believes that overnutrition is also a form of malnutrition. We must abandon this wrong idea that the more you eat during pregnancy, the better, and the fatter the fetus, the better. The weight gain of the fetus should be controlled within a reasonable range to ensure that dystocia will not be caused by macrosomia.

3. Ensure that the weight of the fetus is within the appropriate range by controlling the weight of the expectant mother. Domestic medical textbooks stipulate that the weight gain of the expectant mother during the entire pregnancy should not exceed 12.5 kilograms. This will ensure that the weight of the fetus does not exceed 3.5 kilograms and the chance of normal delivery will be greatly increased.

The pelvis of most expectant mothers is normally developed, and it is not a problem to give birth to a baby weighing no more than 3.5 kg. Medically speaking, a normal fetal weight is 2.5 kg, so you don’t have to worry about your fetus weighing less than 3 kg.

4. Abnormal fetal position can also lead to failure of natural delivery. Around 32 weeks of pregnancy, the baby has grown very large and does not have much room to move around, so the fetal position will be relatively fixed. If the fetal position is found to be abnormal, there is a chance to correct it before it enters the pelvis. The expectant mother needs to cooperate with the doctor's instructions to correct the fetal position.