Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance is adherence to the set of policies and procedures developed to protect credit, debit and cash card transactions and prevent the misuse of cardholders' personal information. PCI DSS compliance is required by all card brands. Download this free guide.
1 Your lochia is still bright red four days after your baby's birth. 2  Your lochia has a foul smell or you come down with fever or chills, which can be a sign of a postpartum infection. 3  You have abnormally heavy bleeding (saturating a sanitary pad in an hour or having blood clots bigger than a golf ball).
You'll probably have a bit less discharge each day, and by two to four days after you've given birth, the lochia will be more watery and pinkish in color. By about 10 days after you've given birth, you'll have only a small amount of white or yellow discharge, which will taper off over the next two to four weeks.