Hi Kelly, After my vbac I bleed heavily and passed clots before and after the placenta. I had a lot of pain on the day and for a few days after too. I was worried about retained placenta but chose to ride it out, rest, have heaps of fluids and a friend made up a herbal remedy for me.
During the last stages of my birth, I felt a lot of pressure and pain where my scar was. I have thought about it quite a bit since the birth and I wonder if some of the 'pain' has to do with emotional scarring and also a bit of fear and expectation. Not trying to dismiss the pain, as it was very real for me, I just wonder if it is caused by something physical?? Love Abby > Kelly @ BellyBelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I supported a close friend of mine in a natural VBAC on Saturday, where > everything was perfectly fine (almost 10lber and only a small tear no > stitches) until afterwards - she had really bad afterpain and felt pain > from > what she said was her scar. When voltaren and panadeine didn't help, she > had > peth as she said the pain was just as bad as labour and wanted some > relief. > This helped and everything was fine, even breastfeeding went really > well. > She had a little extra blood loss but nothing excessive. Yesterday she > passed three or four golf ball sized clots. The problem is that because > based on one midwife's opinion verses several others, she is now not > allowed > into the Sofitel program with Frances Perry and has to stay in the > maternity > unit. She is really keen to go, feels well and while several midwives > felt > she would be fine, one midwife is telling her she will end up bleeding > and > back into hospital via ambulance. > > > > So my friend wants to know, if she can feel comfortable taking the > decision > into her own hands, as they have discussed this at length with her > fill-in > Ob (normal On was on holidays as of yesterday) and it's been left in her > hands to make a decision. She needs to make it this morning asap. Of > course > I am not going to tell her what to do but said I would find out some > information to help her make her own decision. > > > > Also, during labour and obviously afterwards, she was telling me she was > having bad pain from her scar. I know muscle moves but the scar doesn't > - is > this what would cause that pain? Is it common in VBAC's? > > Best Regards, > > Kelly Zantey > Creator, <http://www.bellybelly.com.au/> BellyBelly.com.au > Gentle Solutions From Conception to Parenthood > <http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth-support> > <http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth-support> BellyBelly Birth Support - > Click Here > > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
