Ten days after normal delivery, the lochia suddenly became bright red

All mothers who can give birth to a child know about postpartum lochia. Lochia is a common condition. I wonder if you have ever encountered it? Many people actually don’t have much definition of postpartum lochia, which leads to such a situation: when will it get better and when will it occur? Want to know what is going on? Let’s take a look at the following content with the editor!

Why is the lochia bright red after ten days of choosing a normal birth?

Bright red lochia is famous for containing a lot of blood. It is bright red in color, large in amount, and sometimes contains small blood clots. Microscopically, many blood cells, necrotic decidua and a small amount of placenta were seen. Stubborn postpartum lochia lasts for 3 to 4 days. The bleeding gradually decreases, the serum increases, and changes into serum lochia.

Generally, 3-4 days after giving birth, there will be strong postpartum lochia, which is heavy, reddish-brown in color, and contains a lot of blood, small blood clots, and necrotic decidual tissue. After 4-6 days, the lochia turns into serous lochia, which becomes lighter in shape and contains less and less blood. After 7-10 days, the lochia turns into white discharge, which contains a lot of white blood cells, decidual tissue, epidermal cells and bacteria. The lochia basically stops in about a month after delivery.

How long does it take for a woman to have lochia after giving birth?

The time it takes for a woman's lochia to be completely discharged is related to the method of delivery and the physical condition of the pregnant woman. The amount of lochia discharged after childbirth will be different for mothers who give birth naturally or by caesarean section. Mothers who undergo cesarean section give birth directly through surgery, so during the operation, the doctor will also clean out the pregnant woman's uterus, which causes some mothers who undergo cesarean section to have lochia that lasts for about 2 weeks.

After reading the above, we should know that postpartum lochia is actually not a bad thing, but if postpartum lochia lasts too long, it is definitely not a good thing. When we find the situation, we should know that we need to go to the hospital for treatment in time. Don’t think it is a small problem, in fact it has a huge impact on the human body!