Many mothers have lochia after the baby is born for a period of time, which makes these women very worried. So, how long does it take for lochia to be clean after giving birth? How to deal with lochia in daily life?
Xiaomei is 28 years old this year, and gave birth to a lovely "daughter" in August this year, the birth of the baby made Xiaomei's family happy, and Xiaomei's happiness was beyond words. Xiaomei's husband and mother-in-law take care of Xiaomei and her newborn baby quietly, and try their best to cook all kinds of delicious and nutritious meals for Xiaomei every day, Xiaomei's body recovers quickly, and in less than 20 days after the baby is born, lochia is almost gone. However, after more than a week, Xiaomei was surprised to find that the lochia, which had been cleaned, began to discharge a small amount again, especially when the baby **, there was always bright red liquid flowing out, and it has continued until now, and the amount is not very large. Xiaomei was worried. She wants to know, how long does it take for lochia to clean up after giving birth? What should I do if lochia keeps coming? Do I need to go to the hospital for a check-up**?
Generally speaking, whether the mother is delivered by caesarean section or natural delivery, after the baby is born, there will be some bright red secretions like menstruation in the mother's **, which is what we often call lochia, the main components of which are blood and necrotic decidua tissue. In the first few days after the baby is born, most women should have a bright red bloody lochia, which contains a high amount of blood, some small blood clots, and a small amount of fetal membranes and necrotic decidua tissue. This bloody lochia usually lasts for 3-4 days; Subsequently, the color of the lochia becomes lighter, the blood content in it decreases, and the serous fluid increases, and this serous lochia generally lasts for about 8-12 days; Gradually, the serous fluid will be significantly reduced, and the white blood cells in the lochia will increase significantly, and the malignant viscosity and white color will be whiter, and this white lochia will generally last for about 3 weeks to be clean.
The duration of lochia varies according to the age and constitution of the mother, and the duration of lochia in most women is about 3 weeks, the short time is two weeks, and the long time is 6-7 weeks.
Normal lochia has a heavy smell of blood, but generally there is no obvious odor, many times, by observing the color, smell and duration of the lochia, the recovery of the uterus after childbirth can be basically determined. If there is still red lochia discharged more than 5 weeks after giving birth, and the lochia is accompanied by a significant odor, it is lochia. If it can be done in time, lochia will be very fast, if it is not timely, the method is not appropriate, it will often cause serious infection in the puerperium, cause inflammation, endometritis and other inflammation, and cause adverse obstacles to the smooth postpartum of the mother.
After knowing how long it takes for postpartum lochia to be clean, how can mothers prevent postpartum lochia from being unclean? Generally speaking, mothers should be active in pregnancy and childbirth before pregnancy and childbirth, such as inflammation and anemia; After caesarean section, antibiotics** should be given under the guidance of the doctor to prevent infection; After the baby is born, it is necessary to carefully check whether the placenta and fetal membranes are completely discharged, and if it is found that the discharge is incomplete, it should be disposed of in time; It is necessary to get out of bed as soon as possible after childbirth, continue to breastfeed, ensure the normal contraction of the uterus, and promote the discharge of lochia.
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