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Comfort & symptoms · Routine

Bleeding and perineal care, weeks 0–6

What it is

Lochia red → pink → white over ~6 weeks. Ice 24 h, peri-bottle, sitz baths, air, acetaminophen + ibuprofen (both fine when breastfeeding), stool softener, no tampons. Worsening pain → check for infection.

every day · from birth · until 6w after the birth

Sources

• WHO recommendations on postnatal care (2022) — World Health Organization · checked 02-09-2026

Last reviewed 01-09-2026 · Confidence: high

Compiled with AI assistance from the public sources listed above. Not yet reviewed by a clinician — check anything important against the source, with Tipat Halav or with your doctor.