How to clean up lochia as quickly as possible

Lochia is actually the dirty blood that has not been discharged completely. It is usually a phenomenon that occurs after a woman gives birth. It is discharged through the vagina after childbirth. Lochia is a normal secretion and helps excrete toxins from the mother's body. The time of lochia discharge is not fixed for every woman after giving birth. So how can we quickly discharge lochia? Let’s take a look at it below.

The lochia that is discharged from a woman's vagina after childbirth is the normal secretion from the vagina after the uterus has healed. The duration varies from person to person, with an average of about 3 weeks (21 days), a shorter duration of 2 weeks (14 days), and a longer duration of up to 6 weeks (42 days).

Postpartum lochia will also change color from red to white over time. The specific process is as follows:

1. Bloody lochia: bright red in color, contains a lot of blood, large amount, and sometimes small blood clots. There is a small amount of fetal membrane and necrotic decidual tissue. Bloody lochia lasts for 3 to 4 days, the amount of uterine bleeding gradually decreases, the serous fluid increases, and it turns into serous lochia.

3. White lochia: sticky and white in color. Contains a large number of white blood cells, necrotic tissue decidua, epidermal cells and bacteria. The white lochia lasted for 3 weeks.