There is no better way but to consult your healthcare provider if you have experienced discharge after labor.
According to medical experts, it is just normal to have a vaginal discharge after delivery.
It is due to some after-effects of hormonal changes.
But in some cases, discharge is a cause of chronic infection, which must be treated immediately.
A woman might also experience a discharge following a sexual intercourse.
She might have bumped somewhere below her cervix (it is the opening leading to the uterus) that led to brownish bleeding the next day.
These spots are quite sensitive during and after pregnancy and susceptible to bleeding due to the excess supply of blood in the uterus.
Bleeding after labor varies from one person to another.
Here are the some useful guidelines in treating this condition: - It is important to make use of pads, and avoid douching.
- From the first to third day, discharge ranges from bright red to dark red.
- From the fourth to tenth day, the discharge is brownish pink.
- On the tenth day, discharge turns to yellowish white.
It may last for six weeks after giving birth.
Some of its characteristics are as follows: - The smell of the discharge is the same with that of menstrual bleeding.
- The bleeding can gradually decrease; but with increased physical activity the discharge can also increase temporarily.
- The discharge can be a steady flow; and - A woman after labor may experience passing small clots.
However, if one is already experiencing heavy and continuous bleeding, coupled with a foul odor, a medical expert should be consulted.
After their delivery, they may or may not suffer from postpartum depression.
This is a stage wherein a woman undergoes unexplainable depression; it can also be aggravated to serious infections, blood clots, breast problems and hemorrhage among others.
Experts say that the first two hours after giving birth is the most crucial and most risky stage in the postpartum period.
After passing through this stage, there are assessments that need to be made to evaluate her condition.
The condition of the uterus is primarily taken into consideration.
Physical and emotional changes are expected to be experienced for a period of time.
Each mother should be prepared for this kind of condition so that she is able to cope up with these changes easily and healthily as they go on with their life ahead.