Reply to re: IUGR/pg/ret. placenta mentioned

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Thanks for your response. Interesting that you had a retained placenta after a

c-section.

I am SO glad that it all worked out for you also. I know, you're thinking how

could the docs

possibly miss that!!?? I've heard it can really develop into a serious infection

if not

removed correctly. The docs who delivered mine in the operating room totally

played it

down. My old OB also didn't make much of it. I now think it was done as a d & c

for me

immediately following delivery and my new OB agrees when I described what I

remembered.

Sorry it caused your milk to be delayed. I pumped and pumped with that medela

hospital

grade pump (the blue and yellow one) while in hospital and was fortunate I had

colostrum

the next day. Hoping the next time around is less frightening. I feel so much

more

informed this time around. I just posted a belly shot

pic in the photos section of the site.

Take care,

Jen D. 35 BU

dd emma rose (34 weeks, 3 lbs/11 0z)

pg w#2 baby boy, 30 weeks

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> Jen-

> I completely agree ... I had retained placenta AFTER A CESAREAN!! Talk about

> weird! Luckily I passed it 4 days post partum and did not require surgery

> but I think that having it in my body delayed my milk coming in ... I didn't

> even have colostrum till day 5 and then got only 1 ml per 15m pumping w/a

> hospital grade pump. My milk didn't come in fully for 7 days. The placental

tissue

> I had retained was the size of my palm! How the heck did they miss it??

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> Best wishes with your pg!!

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> In a message dated 5/22/2005 3:08:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,

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> 's point about the placenta developing differently is something I

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> important in my case. I had a vag. birth but a retained placenta. IUGR

> wasn't diagnosed

> " officially " but the placenta had to be removed surgically after my

> daughter's birth. This

> was traumatic at the time but I had no side effects or issues afterwards.

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