20 days after giving birth, my stomach hurts like menstruation

A woman's menstruation will stop during pregnancy, and will resume after giving birth as her body recovers. How long it takes for each woman to have a menstrual period varies from person to person. If you have abdominal pain like menstruation 20 days after giving birth, could it be that you have your period? Abdominal pain after childbirth may be caused by the recovery and contraction of the uterus. As long as all examinations are normal, there is no problem. Let's take a look at the detailed introduction.

1. Your stomach may occasionally hurt a few days after giving birth

Many female friends find it unbearable to have severe abdominal pain after childbirth. In fact, the reason for such intermittent abdominal pain, which is very painful, is that the uterus is recovering. After the placenta is separated after delivery, a huge wound is left inside the uterus, so severe pain occurs when the uterus resumes contraction.

Severe abdominal pain occurs after delivery, which usually subsides after 5 to 7 days. The most painful time is about two or three days after delivery. At this time, the mother is usually still in the hospital and receives intravenous drip every day. During the infusion, the doctor will also add oxytocin, also known as oxytocin, to speed up the contraction of the uterus and promote rapid recovery of the uterus. The mother will feel that the abdominal pain symptoms are more severe during the infusion because oxytocin is contained in the infused medicine.

Generally, after the bloody lochia ends, this severe abdominal pain will basically end. When the severe abdominal pain after delivery basically ends, it also means that the uterus is recovering well and has recovered to a certain extent. Careful mothers will find that this severe pain will also occur when breastfeeding their babies in the first few days after delivery. This is because the baby sucking the nipple during breastfeeding can stimulate the uterus to contract and recover.

In fact, it is caused by the contraction and recovery of the uterus, so mothers who experience abdominal pain after delivery should not worry, because every mother must have this experience before the uterus can return to normal.

2. How to distinguish menstruation after giving birth

Postpartum lochia refers to the discharge of blood, necrotic decidua and other tissues through the vagina along with the shedding of the uterine decidua after delivery. It is called lochia and is a normal phenomenon in the postpartum period.

Normal lochia can generally be divided into three types: the first type is bloody lochia, which is bright red, large in amount, and occasionally accompanied by small blood clots. It usually lasts less than 3 days, and then the amount of bleeding gradually decreases and the serous fluid increases. It then turns into the second type, serous lochia, which contains a large amount of serous fluid and is light red in color. It usually lasts for 4-14 days, after which the serous fluid gradually decreases and the white blood cell count increases. It will turn into the third type, namely white lochia, which contains a large number of white blood cells, is white in color, and has a thick texture. It usually lasts for about 3 weeks and then it will be clear.

Expectant mothers who do not breastfeed will have their menstruation after 2-3 months, while mothers who breastfeed will have their menstruation after about 6 months. Moreover, irregular menstruation after childbirth is normal and will gradually become regular. The mother's ovaries will resume ovulation function about 45 days after delivery, so you must pay attention to contraception.