4 Weeks Postpartum Bleeding Bright Red. Expect to bleed heavily for three to 10 days. Owltrousers Mon 05-Mar-18 093839. Also call your provider right away if you have bleeding that soaks more than one sanitary pad in an hour or if you have blood clots bigger than a golf ball. Late postpartum hemorrhages typically occur one to two weeks postpartum.
Vaginal postpartum bleeding or lochia is the heavy flow of blood and mucus that starts after delivery. For the first few days postpartum you will experience a heavy flow with bright red blood and blood clots. Blood will be bright red in color and similar to a very heavy menstrual flow. When you start bleeding bright red and its not right after delivery its your bodys way of saying slow down. Between the fifth and tenth day lochia should change to pinkish-brown or brown. Owltrousers Mon 05-Mar-18 093839.
It may smell like the blood you typically shed during.
DTD with DH for the first time since on Friday - all fine. At this time there might be brown clots too. Should of had period on the 4th yet today day 8 had a dark reddish discharge after peeing with a tiny bit of red blood. Bleeding after a vaginal delivery For the first one to three days after your baby is born the blood you see will likely be bright or dark red. It required immediate antibiotics and if left untreated couldve made me very sick and worst case scenario caused sepsis and infertility. Sore nipples cramping the last 11 days or so.