Cesarean Section Delivery

Why would a pregnant woman require a cesarean section?

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Bri - 741 days ago.
I bled for over 3weeks. Then stopped. But now whenever I have tummy issues I bleed again. Last night it happened. Ate something that didn't agree with me. An hour after going to the bathroom I was bleeding again! Ugh!

clara16032010 - 742 days ago.
Michelle...,. i had my c-section 4 Jan and my blood loss keeps coming and going ie... some days would be brownish, some days nothing at all and others bright red! As this is my first (and last) section not sure what is normal or not!

*Precious.Moments* - 743 days ago.
I bled for about 3 weeks.. The brownish stuff youre talking about sounds like the remnants(sp?).. If youre concerned you could always call your OB and see if they want to check you.. Good luck! and Congradulations on the new little one! =)

michelle007 - 743 days ago.
I have a question? How long do you bleed after a c-section? I have not stopped bleeding since my section , which was Dec.22, 2009. Is this normal? The blood is brownish and gross.

clara16032010 - 744 days ago.
Ladies as from yesterday (sunday) my pain has started to ease - i am over the moon!! I am so hoping that i have now turned a corner so to speak, and start to get better each day. It feels so nice to stand and not cry in pain!!

Bri - 744 days ago.
Clara, I got a pre and post maternity belt. It really does help with the weight out front. I got mine from Babies R Us. They sell them everywhere. As for a piece of placenta, that can happen as well but I would think you would be bleeding more or hemorraging. My sister with her first baby had developed a second lobe of the placenta. She delivered naturally and the placenta came out but the second lobe didn't. She was hemorraging and ended up with a D&C. She had to have several blood transfussions and an iron transfussion. It is extremely rare but when pieces are inside you your body does try to eject it so I don't think that's what you have either. It is probably you doing too much. I'm sure your doctor will easy your mind tomorrow.

clara16032010 - 745 days ago.
supermammy.... would that pass out like a clot? x

clara16032010 - 745 days ago.
Is the wrap thing the same as you would wear whilst pregnant? I wonder if you can purchase these in the shops? That sounds ideal! The sharp, burning pain i think is beginning to ease when i stand up, but the feeling of my insides dropping out is getting worse - i am just concentrating on getting to 6 weeks :)

amk1984 - 746 days ago.
clara - when my mom had her c section, the dr's thought they left a clamp inside her lol, so they sent her down for x-rays several hours after the surgery. Turns out they didn't leave one in her someone had just counted wrong. But still to this day every so often when she gets a side ache or stomach ache she jokes that darn clamp they left in me :) This was all most 20 years ago to and things in the medical profession have only been improving since then. I think you safe if they aren't performing surgery in a basement or garage.

Bri - 746 days ago.
Clara, it usually doesn't happen. Because it has happened they do tend to make a check list of all things used during your surgery. But there are idiot doctors and nurses out there. I doubt something was left inside. More like your body fighting against itself. I'm glad you got some meds. It should help to fight any infection but may take a few days. I'm glad you are going back Monday. I'm surprised he didn't look further into it though. It could also be an stitch that popped inside but I doubt that too. You would have internal bleeding and be down for the count if that happened. It just can be scary. I'm sure you are ok.

clara16032010 - 746 days ago.
OMG... do hospitals really leave items inside you? LOL i thought that was just from horror movies!! I did go to the doctors Thursday and he thought it maybe an infection on the inside and gave me some antibiotics but the pain is still there so i think i will go back to him on Monday - i am terrified he will re-admitt me to hospital? Thanks for the comments ladies xx

clara16032010 - 746 days ago.
OMG... do hospitals really leave items inside you? LOL i thought that was just from horror movies!! I did go to the doctors Thursday and he thought it maybe an infection on the inside and gave me some antibiotics but the pain is still there so i think i will go back to him on Monday - i am terrified he will re-admitt me to hospital? Thanks for the comments ladies xx

military~mommy - 746 days ago.
Clara~ At 4 weeks PP I was feeling good. I only felt pain when I pushed myself too hard - walking for a couple hours running errands, trying to lift something. And I was considered a slow healer. I also had an infection in my incision at 3 weeks PP, which is why I believe I healed slower. What you are feeling does not sound normal to me at all, esp at 4 weeks PP. I would see your doc, ask for an ultrasound (I hate to sugest it, but maybe something was left inside?) also on an ultrasound they can often see swelling or even a bit of retained placenta to indicate an infection. Good luck, I am sorry your c-section experience has been so horrible.

Bri - 746 days ago.
Clara, I don't want to worry you because what's normal for one person may not be for the next but being that you are 4weeks PP I would say you should call your doctor. I never felt what you are describing. It's normal for the first week or so to not be able to stand up straight or it may hurt to cough, laugh, sneeze but after a couple weeks you should be fine. I'm now 3weeks and starting to do light yoga practices here at home. I haven't done any back bends yet just because I don't want to pull anything but I'm doing some salutations and even a bit of push ups. Upward facing dog stretches a little bit too much but cobra is fine. Again, it could be normal but you shouldn't be in pain still. I get tired easily but that's it. I think most of that is having a newborn in the house, especially one that eats like it's going out of style. He's 3weeks and weighs 12.8lbs! Anyways, take it easy and let you doctor know you are still in pain. She may say that what you are feeling is fine or she may want to see you before your 6week PP check up.

clara16032010 - 746 days ago.
Sorry to drone on.....but can anyone describe the pain they felt or feel. Only this was my first c-section and the hospital gave me no information on what to expect or what not to do after one. I feel burning pain inside me whenever i stand after sitting or laying for a length of time. And when i walk it feels like my insides are going to drop out benneath me. I will be four weeks on Monday since the c-section - is this normal to feel this?

kokimama - 747 days ago.
Hello there, i had a scheduled c-section Oct 2008 and now i am 21 weeks pregnant. My daughter was tranverse lie position so at the the day of the scheduled surgery, my dr did an u/s and she was still same position, so we did go with it. I am sure it was epiderul what i was given, i felt my leg kicking and he told me not to move, but i couldn't help it. i din't feel the needle but at the whole procedure i was throwing up. The surgery was great, maybe 35 min? no infection or anything, hu used staples instead the disolve stitches and i stayed 4 days at the hospital. 48 hrs after the c-section, they removed the catheter and of course i had to stand up and starting going to the washroom. i never used any pain killers, the incision healed really good, but while i was at the hopsital and even for a weekl later at home, i was feeling, especially when i was sleeping, that i was chocking in my sleep. I would gasp for breath, tehy told me it was from the medication (anestheasia), it was a horrible feeling. But i healed fast, taking the stairs up and down walking, cooking, even cleaning,. this time i am thinking to have a c-section, i wanted to try for vaginal, but after my both cousins recently gave birth and they tear big time, and one of them being in labour for 4 days, i said forget it, plus my dr, said my placent is lying low so i would most likely have a nother scheduled c-section. i believe there are differences between scheduled and emergecny c-sections. I hope the second one will be easy as the first one. i was worrying that since they cut the same incision, it would hurt more. i only bled for a week and very little. For me, it was a piece of cake.

military~mommy - 747 days ago.
Clara~ While I do not regret my c-section it did take me a long time to heal. By two weeks I thought I felt well enough to drive. BIG mistake for me, that seemed to have been too much for me and set me back. I wasn't brave enough to drive again until 4 weeks, by 5 weeks I felt good, no more having to pace myself so I wasn't sore and exhausted halfway thru the day. At 6 weeks PP I felt great, the numbness around the incision has never gone away, my DD is 21 months and I still notice the numbness when I go in for an ultrasound. But when all is said and done we have our babies!

clara16032010 - 747 days ago.
Bri...You make me soooo Jealous. Wow that was a big baby, well done you! My lil girl weighed just 3lb!! x

Bri - 747 days ago.
I wanted a vaginal birth for my second. It didn't happen though. We tried and waited until 41.5weeks. Finally after two u/s showing that I was having an elephant and my blood pressure was sky rocketing I gave it and did a 'drive through section'. HAHA! I did have a big baby. He was 10lbs 11oz and 22in long. I had him at 6:35pm on Friday and went home on Saturday evening. They usually keep you 48hours but I wanted home. I have a toddler that depends on me. I was back to myself by Tuesday. Now I'm three weeks PP and have lost 33lbs. I'm just needing to work on my core muscles which I'm doing very slowly. Baby and I are both healthy and that was the main thing. I would have liked to have a VBAC but it just wasn't in the stars for us. If I go early with my third (I doubt since this one hadn't even dropped yet and I was high and tight) then maybe I'll try labor and delivery but if not oh well. At least I know I heal from sections well. The skin on my tummy is still tender but I think I would have been either way since I was stretched to the size of a house. I looked like I was full term with twins!

clara16032010 - 748 days ago.
Thanks ladies...... I cant wait to get to 6 weeks to see if i feel any better. Give me a vaginal birth any day!!! xx

amk1984 - 748 days ago.
I am 8 weeks and just had my first dr apt today. It looks like I will be having a c-section because of a pre-existing disease. I am not too surprised I was kind of preparing for that before we were even pregnant. Good thing about it is I will know exactly when the baby is coming and I will for sure have my regular dr instead of someone else in the rotation.

clara16032010 - 748 days ago.
LOL i am usually a fast walker, but at present i am walking at a snails pace, which is very frustrating. I did go to the doctors as i couldnt take the pain no more, and he said he thought it might be an infection inside! I have been on antibiotics for 24hrs and still no improvement :( I am just praying for a day with no pain and to feel normal again!

lourds - 749 days ago.
clara, I hope you dont walk vigorously(lol) yet your stitch is still fresh, you're not completely healed yet specially inside. With my experience, it took me about 6 weeks to feel better.

clara16032010 - 749 days ago.
Hi, i had my emergency c-section 3 weeks ago (baby girl at 29 weeks). I have had 6 natural births with no pain relief beforehand. The PAIN is killing me. I am walking everday as we have to go to the nicu. I have heard that it is supposed to get easier as time goes on, but my pain just isnt. My husband keeps checking and says the scar looks well, ie. not red or inflamed. Its when i stand i get like a burning sensation inside on the right of my scar, it actually brings tears to my eyes. I am so sick of being in pain. I have never had any previous surgery before and since having it i really can not believe that some women actually ask for c-sections instead of vaginal births? When will the pain start to ease?

*-Mrs.Parker-* - 759 days ago.
hey ladies i had my first born son november 12, 2009. He was an emergency c-section because when the doctor was trying to get the vaccum on his head he pushed him back up so he wouldnt come back down :(. i've never had surgery in my life, let alone i've never been in the hospital before until then. im terrified of needles, the IV i thought was bad, i then got the epidural, i had a horrible experience with that. as they put the epidural in they must have hit a nerve which sent a HORRIBLE shock down to my tailbone and i kind of jumped, after wards my heart beat increase ALOT! and i had underwater hearing. after my c-section i had SOOO many clots, any one else experience this?? they told me this was normal i went home and about day two at home i had a clot i literally had to PUSH hard to get out :/ that was not a good feeling. they still weren't concerned about this. im now fully healed, c-section incision is doing awesome *always has been* but about every other day my heart once in a while beats really fast, i feel like im going to faint & suffer from migraines *none of this happened before* any idea whats going on??? please comment on my page, thank you ladies, have a wonderful night/day!