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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).
This is bodily fluid that comes out of your vagina. It is also called lochia. Vaginal discharge may increase during and after pregnancy. After your baby is born, your body gets rid of the blood and tissue that was inside of the uterus. For the first few days, itâs heavy, bright red and may contain some blood clots. Over time, the flow gets less and lighter in color.