Pathology got back to my OB with the results after my D&C and I actually had placenta accreta which is a really rare complication.
If I have another pregnancy I will be considered high-risk and will have to see an MFM and be heavily monitored throughout the entire pregnancy and likely deliver via c-section.
Lovely.
At least I know what it was now. Thank God it's all taken care of.
Holy shit that they didn't catch that while you were pregnant. I had a friend who they suspected had it and they were all over her like white on rice until they confirmed she didn't.
Post by little kicks on Jul 9, 2013 14:33:05 GMT -5
So, of course everybody is different and all, but I thought I would share my story in case it helps. I had placenta accreta with my son. I hemorrhaged so badly after he was born that I needed a blood transfusion. I went on to have a second completely healthy, easy pregnancy and delivery with my second child. I was watched very closely, but everything went fine! I hope you have a similar experience if you decide to have a second child!
Wow, crazy. Glad everything turned out okay! There are a few situations that you don't discover until after the fact that scare the living crap out of you like this or velamentous cord insertion but they are just so rare and so hard to detect prior to delivery or complications.
Post by daisyheadmaizie on Jul 9, 2013 14:49:07 GMT -5
Also, having a planned and scheduled c-section was kind of awesome. We knew right after DD was born, that I would have to have a repeat c-section with future kids. We were able to arrange a sitter for DD, H was able to schedule time off, my MiL was able to plan her vacation to coincide with my delivery, etc with DS' birth. My recovery was really easy too.
I had vasa previa (so another fun placenta issue) so we had to have scheduled c section with Leo. I had a vagional birth for the first go around. Dude if you have to section, scheduled is the way to go. In many ways it was easier than my vagional birth. And like daisy said preparing for it is the biggest blessing. And because your body isn't exhausted from labor it isn't that bad to recover from a sceduled section.
But these are all things to worry about in the future!