https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:20:17 +0000 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:24:58 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=37596 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1253033&title=really-random-question#1253033 Author: tictacjunkie
Subject: 37596
Posted: 27 January 2011 at 9:24pm

A contraction suddenly stopping is one of the major signs of uterine rupture which is why they like to monitor vbacs, though the chances of rupture are very, very, very slim. Not saying the body's not amazing though, it definitely is! ]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:24:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1253033&title=really-random-question#1253033 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1252944&title=really-random-question#1252944 Author: mcshort
Subject: 37596
Posted: 27 January 2011 at 8:19pm

tictacjunkie wrote: Ooh I actually asked my ob that question about the contractions- he said once they cut the uterus it stops.

must be something to do with all the hormones changing around huh - no more baby in there, no more pressure on the lower segment... isn't the body amazing?!!]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:19:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1252944&title=really-random-question#1252944 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1252409&title=really-random-question#1252409 Author: tictacjunkie
Subject: 37596
Posted: 27 January 2011 at 10:39am

Ooh I actually asked my ob that question about the contractions- he said once they cut the uterus it stops. But almost immediately the fibres start to mend which is why you still get afterpains while you're feeding. Bleeding- fairly light with first 3, heavy for first few days with #4 (fist-sized clots- Placenta accreta though so bad wound) then gone in a fortnight. With this last one it was heavy on & off for 4 weeks, but with 4 older kids I haven't exactly taken things easy.]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:39:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1252409&title=really-random-question#1252409 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1252103&title=really-random-question#1252103 Author: minik8e
Subject: 37596
Posted: 26 January 2011 at 10:11pm

OMG I LOVE that question mummytobe!! I was contracting for 90 seconds + each time, with a 40 second gap between them, when I went into theatre and that would have been really interesting!!!]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:11:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1252103&title=really-random-question#1252103 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1251329&title=really-random-question#1251329 Author: mummytobesep08
Subject: 37596
Posted: 26 January 2011 at 9:49am

we watched a video in college of a c-section and when the broke the waters it gushed out like a huge water fountain! So maybe it's another thing that's different for each surgeon and patient.

My weird question was about contractions...does the uterus still contract while they are getting bubs out? Can they see it? Do they wait til the contraction has passed before cutting or repairing? *shudder* maybe I just shouldn't think about these things lol!

]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:49:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1251329&title=really-random-question#1251329 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1249361&title=really-random-question#1249361 Author: mcshort
Subject: 37596
Posted: 24 January 2011 at 10:38am

lisa85 wrote: Really? I thought that they would suck up the blood as well but after my elective I was bleeding for around two weeks. The first week was super heavy! Maybe something went wrong

as someone said before, where the placenta breaks away leaves a big wound, the wound has to heal, and the pp bleeding will be different for every pregnancy just as every birth and every baby is different

First CS I had uneventful lochia that lasted around 4 weeks, this latest one I had 2 episodes of massive clots (which came out in one lot about 1/2 a litre one morning - argh!) but mostly was uneventful as well..

with the first CS my husband watched the whole procedure and he said when my waters were broken it was like a fountain, they gushed upwards before outwards    sounded pretty funny! I guess even with CS you can be a trickler or a gusher haha!]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:38:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1249361&title=really-random-question#1249361 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1249312&title=really-random-question#1249312 Author: lisa85
Subject: 37596
Posted: 24 January 2011 at 9:43am

hila1 wrote: They suck out the waters, the remove the plug and they suck out lots of the blood etc, so if you have a c-section you will often have less port-partum bleeding.

Really? I thought that they would suck up the blood as well but after my elective I was bleeding for around two weeks. The first week was super heavy! Maybe something went wrong ]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:43:52 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1249312&title=really-random-question#1249312 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1249109&title=really-random-question#1249109 Author: cuppatea
Subject: 37596
Posted: 23 January 2011 at 9:49pm

I had worse bleeding after my c/s and with huge clots which I didn't get after my VB, they obviously didn't do a very good suction job on me!]]> Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:49:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1249109&title=really-random-question#1249109 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1249104&title=really-random-question#1249104 Author: Emmi_
Subject: 37596
Posted: 23 January 2011 at 9:44pm

I only bled for 2 weeks and spotted really lightly for another week...]]> Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:44:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1249104&title=really-random-question#1249104 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1248966&title=really-random-question#1248966 Author: fallen
Subject: 37596
Posted: 23 January 2011 at 8:09pm

Both of mine the bleeding was roughly 6 weeks. It sort of started and stopped depending on what I had done during that day.]]> Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:09:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1248966&title=really-random-question#1248966 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1248654&title=really-random-question#1248654 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 37596
Posted: 23 January 2011 at 1:51pm

I had 6 weeks PP bleeding with Caden! and with Bella....3 or 4...cant remember lol

and yep the suck the waters out!]]> Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:51:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1248654&title=really-random-question#1248654 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1248647&title=really-random-question#1248647 Author: noodle
Subject: 37596
Posted: 23 January 2011 at 1:43pm

oops I forgot I asked this question lol thanks for all your replies ladies got to go into these things (if i'm not allowed a VBAC) prepared haha

My bleeding after DS was about 7weeks on and off heavy, medium and light (emergency Csection) I dont think I needed the heavy duty maternity pads for all that long though the super pads were enough. It's amazing how different everyone is aye! ]]> Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:43:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1248647&title=really-random-question#1248647 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1248638&title=really-random-question#1248638 Author: peanut butter
Subject: 37596
Posted: 23 January 2011 at 1:33pm


I had about the same amount of bleeding with CS as with VB ]]> Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:33:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1248638&title=really-random-question#1248638 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1248557&title=really-random-question#1248557 Author: mummyofprinces
Subject: 37596
Posted: 23 January 2011 at 11:23am

weeks here too, pp bleeding (post the first few days)is the spot where the placenta was attached so depends on how quick you heal! given women are restful post section stands to reason you heal quicker thus less bleeding...

With J I only needed one pack, with Ollie I needed 3 packs... both sections!]]> Sun, 23 Jan 2011 11:23:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1248557&title=really-random-question#1248557 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1248326&title=really-random-question#1248326 Author: Babykatnz
Subject: 37596
Posted: 22 January 2011 at 9:47pm

I dont have a vaginal delivery to compare it too, but mine was only a couple of weeks bleeding (then again, a normal period for me is barely 3 days) then another week of that horrible 'old blood' stuff So I barely got through one pack of maternity pads (ironically, my first few periods after I stopped BFing I had to pull them back out again as it was a lot heavier than it used to be, then they settled back down again) before I was back to my usual size pads.

The lessened time of PP bleeding was probably a blessing considering I lost 2L of blood during the op alone... if I'd had full PP bleeding for longer I would have been a little worse off I imagine!]]> Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:47:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1248326&title=really-random-question#1248326 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247791&title=really-random-question#1247791 Author: KH25
Subject: 37596
Posted: 22 January 2011 at 10:30am

I bled for around 4 weeks I think. Better than the 8 weeks with DD    But yeah it was quite light in comparison to delivering naturally!]]> Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:30:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247791&title=really-random-question#1247791 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247769&title=really-random-question#1247769 Author: newme
Subject: 37596
Posted: 22 January 2011 at 10:01am

If you are are planning an elective, don't buy heaps of maternity pads like I did!! I really only needed maybe 1 pack of maternity pads, and 1 pack of regular pads, and then some liners.
But I had so much milk that I ended up using the maternity pads as breast pads during the night!]]> Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:01:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247769&title=really-random-question#1247769 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247763&title=really-random-question#1247763 Author: ElfsMum
Subject: 37596
Posted: 22 January 2011 at 9:56am

i iwhs that were true for me.. weeks both times.. i never thought bout it either..the plug that is...i wondered exactly the same as you noodle about the waters!:) ..but then i went into labour the second time instead of elective.. but they did tell me they suctioned out the water... maybe cause redheads bleed more i carried on bleeding?:) with my DandC i had to have an injection to stop it! ]]> Sat, 22 Jan 2011 09:56:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247763&title=really-random-question#1247763 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247738&title=really-random-question#1247738 Author: LJsmum
Subject: 37596
Posted: 22 January 2011 at 9:14am

thats true hila1 i only bleed for 4 or 5 days and light as well. A bonus ]]> Sat, 22 Jan 2011 09:14:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247738&title=really-random-question#1247738 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247671&title=really-random-question#1247671 Author: newme
Subject: 37596
Posted: 22 January 2011 at 7:24am

They suck out the waters, the remove the plug and they suck out lots of the blood etc, so if you have a c-section you will often have less port-partum bleeding.]]> Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:24:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247671&title=really-random-question#1247671 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247429&title=really-random-question#1247429 Author: KH25
Subject: 37596
Posted: 21 January 2011 at 8:18pm

Yep I heard the suction thing too so assumed they were sucking up the waters    Didn't even think about the plug though - although I was bleeding heavily (placenta abruption) and when my midwife was inserting the catheter she said there was a huge blood clot that she had to pull out

Edited by KH25]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:18:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247429&title=really-random-question#1247429 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247397&title=really-random-question#1247397 Author: tictacjunkie
Subject: 37596
Posted: 21 January 2011 at 7:55pm

With one of my electives the ob had cut through the outer layers then as he was about to cut into the uterus (I guess?) he said "waters, mind your feet" & there was a big "whoosh" & the registrar took a leap backward & swore. So I guess it depends on how much waters there are- typically when you get to fullterm though there's less fluid.
Edited for dodgy spelling.

Edited by tictacjunkie]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:55:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247397&title=really-random-question#1247397 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247327&title=really-random-question#1247327 Author: fallen
Subject: 37596
Posted: 21 January 2011 at 7:03pm

I asked about what happens with the plug too. Apparently the surgeon uses a swab to remove it lol.]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:03:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247327&title=really-random-question#1247327 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247316&title=really-random-question#1247316 Author: noodle
Subject: 37596
Posted: 21 January 2011 at 6:47pm

Ah yes....a vacuum thing would make sense, bit like at the dentist but on a slightly larger scale I suppose.
Man I cant believe I didn't think of that hahaha I had visions of them slicing through like a balloon full of water and water going everywhere! It's a strange strange thing this preggy brain of mine LOL ]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:47:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247316&title=really-random-question#1247316 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247301&title=really-random-question#1247301 Author: Babykatnz
Subject: 37596
Posted: 21 January 2011 at 6:28pm

Didnt hear any water hit the floor, but I did hear a lot of suction going on prior to Jae being pulled out, so my guess is they use that hose/vacuum thingy to suck out the waters to make it easier to get access to baby?]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:28:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247301&title=really-random-question#1247301 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247282&title=really-random-question#1247282 Author: noodle
Subject: 37596
Posted: 21 January 2011 at 6:09pm

When you have an elective C-Section (not that I am at this stage) Your waters obviously haven't broken so what happens with them, do they break them as they are doing the op?

LOL sorry such a bizzare question

Edited by noodle]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:09:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37596&PID=1247282&title=really-random-question#1247282