@angryharpy, I say this with no intention to freak you out/scare you. When you get home, if you ever feel like you're bleeding too much, or it's noticeably increased, do not hesitate to get checked out at the ER. It likely will not happen again, but it is always, always better to be safe. Hemmorage doesn't always happen immediately after birth, and it can reoccure in the same pregnancy, even though it's really rare.
Congrats on your baby girl! Take advantage of the hospital staff-losing blood like that is exhausting. And take your iron supplements!! You are amazing!
Thanks, KateAggie. I also will probably stay in the hospital until Saturday. I am not going to push for an early release. The family room up here is pretty nice, my OB can come check on my daily (her office is across the street), I'll get extra breastfeeding help, I'll have extra hands to help, I'll get my meals delivered to me for free, etc.
Post by suburbanzookeeper on Aug 22, 2017 13:05:28 GMT -5
Welcome earthside babyharpy!
And yes, if you can stay in the hospital longer in this case I'd ride it out. Pitocin is the devil and a hemorrhage is no joke (my mom coded several hours after delivering me when no one caught a post-delivery hemorrhage so bad it had leaked through the hospital bed and had puddled on the floor before a nurse checked on her and realized what was going on).
Post by aprilsails on Aug 22, 2017 13:08:36 GMT -5
Sounds like your family has the same birthing history as mine (my Mom and Grandma both). I'm sorry it was such a rough ride for you and I hope you get plenty of rest and liquids to build up your strength after the hemorrhage.
Best wishes to you, your husband and baby harpy as you start your new life as three!
Post by downtoearth on Aug 22, 2017 13:18:29 GMT -5
Delivery can be scary and stressful. So glad you and the baby are doing well and I'm impressed you're walking so much already. Hugs to you for getting through such a long and involved one. I am so glad your delivery team was so on top of things, but I wish you could've have avoided all that pain and stress from the pain break-through of the epidural.
Take care of yourself, don't think twice about telling the nurses about any lingering pain or fever/chills. I'm glad you have your DH and (hopefully) your mom to come help.
Congrats! So sorry about your horrid birth experience, I had a lovely quick natural birth with my son and a postpartum hemorrhage shortly thereafter. DD was a scheduled C/S at 40w3d because she was breech. Both recoveries were brutal. Hugs to you, but you guys will do great. Take it easy and accept any help that is offered!
Post by anastasia517 on Aug 22, 2017 17:07:42 GMT -5
Those cheeks are amazing! Your experience does sound very scary. I'm glad they were able to save your uterus and that you get to stay in the hospital for a while. You definitely deserve some rest after all you've been through.
Post by picksthemusic on Aug 22, 2017 18:42:00 GMT -5
Ugh, traumatic c/s are the worst, especially with your first. She is an absolute doll. I hope your recovery is smooth sailing, and you enjoy that squishy love of yours.
My mom and stepdad were already scheduled to come up in a month, but we offered to buy my mom a plane ticket to come up next week. H doesn't have as much leave as initially planned because of his hospitalization. So mamaharpy is coming up Monday to Friday next week, which means it will be 2 weeks before I have to be alone with her.
I just got my catheter out. I'm taking the oxycodone as scheduled. I only delay any doses if I'm waiting on food. I barfed so much yesterday that I am taking no chances with the narcotics. (Seriously, I had no idea you could barf up that much bile. And then when there was none left, I dry heaved about 10 times during surgery.) I'm sore and slow, but the nurses say I'm walking well.
One good thing is that she seems to be latching OK. She can be a bit of a lazy water, but I'm optimistic breastfeeding will go well. Also, she flails her arms when she sleeps, which is hilarious because I am totally a sleep thrasher.