Foul Smelling Lochia After C Section

However it is important to know when to go to a doctor concerning a foul smelling discharge.

Foul smelling lochia after c section. How long did it take you ladies until your vagina was smelling normal again. The lochia should not have a bad smell. Yeah i heard it s lochia and it goes away after about 8 weeks i believe and i had my c section on april 1st.

Call your doctor or midwife if. Your bleeding has a foul smell instead of smelling like normal menstrual blood. For the first one to three days after your baby is born the blood you see will likely be bright or dark red.

The lochia changes to a white or yellow color by about the tenth day after delivery. It is normal to have discharge on and off for six weeks after delivery. Your lochia has a foul smell or you come down with fever or chills which can be a sign of a postpartum infection.

I had a c section on april 1st and my bleeding is basically gone it s just a little smelly discharge and it s annoying. You have a fever. The lochia is sterile for the first 2 3 days but then becomes colonised by bacteria giving off a typical lochial smell which is normal and should not be confused with the bad odor from lochia in postpartum infection.

Contact a caregiver if. You have a fever or chills above 100 4 f. You have abnormally heavy bleeding saturating a sanitary pad in an hour or having blood clots bigger than a golf ball.

Lochia for the first 3 days after delivery is dark red in color. Use a sanitary pad rather than a tampon. You re passing clots in the lochia alba stage.