12 days after delivery, the lochia is bright red

When a mother finds abnormal secretions in her lower body, she must learn to relax, because this is a normal physiological phenomenon that basically every mother will experience. However, because the physical fitness of each mother is different, the color and duration of lochia discharged are also different. The type of lochia discharged by normal women 12 days after delivery is serous lochia, but why is the lochia discharged 12 days after delivery still red?

Why is the lochia bright red 12 days after delivery?

Generally, lochia lasts for three to four days, but it is normal to have bright red lochia on the 12th day after delivery. Some people will have dark brown lochia more than ten days after delivery, but most female friends have pink lochia. Generally, if the lochia is longer, it will end within fifty days. In the half month after delivery, the bleeding will become less and less, and there may also be irregular vaginal bleeding.

Of course, it may also be caused by residual tissue, due to various reasons such as uterine deformity, uterine fibroids, etc., or it may be due to the immature technology of the surgeon, which caused the pregnancy tissue to not be completely removed, causing some tissue to remain in the uterine cavity. At this time, in addition to unclean lochia, there will be sometimes more and sometimes less bleeding, and there will be blood clots mixed in it, accompanied by bursts of abdominal pain. In addition, this situation can also be caused by infection in the uterine cavity, such as taking a tub bath after delivery, using unclean sanitary napkins, or having sex before a full month after delivery, etc.

Why is the lochia bright red 12 days after delivery? It is normal for female friends to still have bright red lochia 12 days after delivery. It may be caused by tissue residues or uterine infection. In addition, uterine contraction weakness is also a factor. The above is a detailed introduction, I hope it can help everyone.