Retained placenta

glamis · Dec 20th, 2010, 16:34 PM

hello all, hope you all well

would like to ask if any of you had a repeat of this with the subsequent pg, l had it with my first dd but worried l will have the same with my second now!

they never really did give me a proper explanation for why it happened? they just said it was one of those things

the thing that terrified me is that l had to be carted off to surgery to get a spinal to have the placenta removed which took all of but 4 hours for me to get back to my princess and the thought of that this time is also worrying me!

having asked my consultant if this could happen again he said - not likely but he never sounded sure of himself.

my little princess was also IUGR so was born at 37 wks weighing 4lb 11oz but is quite healthy now!

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ny thanks for all your advice

peaches1978 · Dec 21st, 2010, 14:55 PM

Hi, this happened to me in my first pregnancy my son was also born at 37 weeks, had to go to theatre to have my placenta removed, 2nd pregnancy my placenta came out no problems, try not to worry, good luck xx

DarlingMe · Dec 23rd, 2010, 04:02 AM

I think it is just one of those things, like you said. He cant say no it wont happen again because theoretically it could. I do not think it is likely to happen again just because it happened before. Wow, I hope that made sense cuz it sounds strange!

zoella · Dec 23rd, 2010, 07:52 AM

I had this with my first pregnancy, but none of my others ( I'm pregnant with my 5th).

I have had to have a blood transfusions after all of my births though, due to blood loss and severe anaemia

But midwife said it wasn't related to what happened with my first and was more likely because I've been so iron deficient when I've gone in to labour.

MrsBandEgglet · Dec 24th, 2010, 00:12 AM

I had retained product too and had to go to surgery for an evacuation. I'm now pregnant with my second and so a couple of weeks ago I had a birth afterthoughts discussion with a MW consultant and she was wonderful. She really put my mind at ease and explained what happened much better and in greater detail than what I got before. She said she's gonna work with me on my birth plan and to hopefully get the labour and birth I want.

Ask about having a birth afterthoughts session, to help you make a bit more sense of it all.

glamis · Dec 26th, 2010, 04:50 AM

thank you all for your replies and reassurances, pleased to hear others had the same and not so much the same for their subsequent pg's

many thanks - appreciate all your advices

will speak with the mw when l next see her!

Sevenladybugs · Dec 29th, 2010, 01:38 AM

This is really reassuring to me as well. I had a retained placenta last time (only time it has happened to me) and it was worrying me that it might happen again.

Dec 20th, 2010, 16:34 PM	#1
glamis Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 72	Retained placenta hello all, hope you all well would like to ask if any of you had a repeat of this with the subsequent pg, l had it with my first dd but worried l will have the same with my second now! they never really did give me a proper explanation for why it happened? they just said it was one of those things the thing that terrified me is that l had to be carted off to surgery to get a spinal to have the placenta removed which took all of but 4 hours for me to get back to my princess and the thought of that this time is also worrying me! having asked my consultant if this could happen again he said - not likely but he never sounded sure of himself. my little princess was also IUGR so was born at 37 wks weighing 4lb 11oz but is quite healthy now! many thanks for all your advice

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Dec 21st, 2010, 14:55 PM	#2
peaches1978 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: England Posts: 384	Hi, this happened to me in my first pregnancy my son was also born at 37 weeks, had to go to theatre to have my placenta removed, 2nd pregnancy my placenta came out no problems, try not to worry, good luck xx

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Dec 23rd, 2010, 04:02 AM	#3
DarlingMe Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USA Posts: 4,003	I think it is just one of those things, like you said. He cant say no it wont happen again because theoretically it could. I do not think it is likely to happen again just because it happened before. Wow, I hope that made sense cuz it sounds strange!

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Dec 23rd, 2010, 07:52 AM	#4
zoella Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 428	I had this with my first pregnancy, but none of my others ( I'm pregnant with my 5th). I have had to have a blood transfusions after all of my births though, due to blood loss and severe anaemia But midwife said it wasn't related to what happened with my first and was more likely because I've been so iron deficient when I've gone in to labour.

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Dec 24th, 2010, 00:12 AM	#5
MrsBandEgglet Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 8,112	I had retained product too and had to go to surgery for an evacuation. I'm now pregnant with my second and so a couple of weeks ago I had a birth afterthoughts discussion with a MW consultant and she was wonderful. She really put my mind at ease and explained what happened much better and in greater detail than what I got before. She said she's gonna work with me on my birth plan and to hopefully get the labour and birth I want. Ask about having a birth afterthoughts session, to help you make a bit more sense of it all.

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Dec 26th, 2010, 04:50 AM	#6
glamis Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 72	thank you all for your replies and reassurances, pleased to hear others had the same and not so much the same for their subsequent pg's many thanks - appreciate all your advices will speak with the mw when l next see her!

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Dec 29th, 2010, 01:38 AM	#7
Sevenladybugs Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,563	This is really reassuring to me as well. I had a retained placenta last time (only time it has happened to me) and it was worrying me that it might happen again.

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