How to distinguish whether postpartum lochia is normal?
Lochia refers to some substances secreted by the vagina after the birth of a child, including blood and decidual tissue, traditional Chinese medicine believes that lochia is related to the abnormal operation of Qi and blood in the body, blood stasis and qi stagnation, whether it is natural birth or caesarean section, postpartum lochia is a necessary stage for mothers. Postpartum lochia is generally completely excreted within 42 days. So how to tell if postpartum lochia is normal?

The first thing to know is what normal lochia looks like. Under normal circumstances, lochia has no fishy odor, according to the nature of lochia and the different discharge time, can be divided into three kinds: bloody lochia, serous lochia, white lochia. Lochia haemorrhagica contains a large amount of blood and is red in color for three to four days, after which the blood gradually decreases and the serous fluid gradually increases to become lochia serosa. Lochia serosa is pale red and lasts for about ten days, then gradually changes to white lochia. White lochia is white, in fact, similar to leucorrhea, which is generally about 4 weeks postpartum.

Secondly, to understand the performance of abnormal lochia, if the postpartum lochia is always a lot, bright red, lasting more than 6 weeks, it is abnormal performance. Postpartum lochia if there is a smell, it may be puerperal infection, especially if the body appears fever, lower abdominal pain and other conditions, you can be sure that there is an infection, in this case, you need to go to the hospital obstetrics as soon as possible, you need to actively use anti-inflammatory drugs under the guidance of the doctor treatment.