Man they stick those forceps inside of you??!!! :eek:
Yep, one of the reasons I'm in no hurry to repeat the experience - amongst many others!
The Dad was so annoying in that couple but then he started talking about his family, losing his Mum and staying strong for his girlfriend and he won me over. I'd still be telling him to shut up every 10 minutes if I had to spend any time with him mind!
I suffered this programme last night, my OH has a remarkable habit of putting this on when I'm just about to walk in the door. No end of times have I walked into see a babies head being forced out of someone else's fufu.
As a non OBEM fan I found it a long and cliche driven programme. All the families were sickeningly sweet and lovely. I did take a slight issue with the young lad saying anybody should be allowed to have a child whenever they like irrespective of their circumstances. That plays to the benefit bashers as someone giving a green light to breed at the expense of everyone else. Nice bloke but completely naive and misguided.
I can see why this show appeals to some, but I couldn't wait to get it off the tv!!
I've never had a baby so excuse the ignorance but the blonde woman said she will be bleeding vaginally for 6 weeks - I thought you only bled if you had a natural vaginal birth? She had a C Section? Could someone clarify please? Thanks
As someone who has experienced both types of birth, I can tell you that yes, indeed you do bleed for the same length of time after a C section as you do after a vaginal delivery, although not quite as heavy. I remember asking this very question at an ante natal class when expecting my first and was told "of course you do" but I honestly didn't know!
As someone who has experienced both types of birth, I can tell you that yes, indeed you do bleed for the same length of time after a C section as you do after a vaginal delivery, although not quite as heavy. I remember asking this very question at an ante natal class when expecting my first and was told "of course you do" but I honestly didn't know!
I really didn't know that! Thank you for clarifying
As someone who has experienced both types of birth, I can tell you that yes, indeed you do bleed for the same length of time after a C section as you do after a vaginal delivery, although not quite as heavy. I remember asking this very question at an ante natal class when expecting my first and was told "of course you do" but I honestly didn't know!
As far as I understand it (but I'm only a mum, not a medical person or anything - just digging into my memory of something I'm sure I heard once) the bleeding is caused by the uterus contracting/changes inside it as the mother returns to normal after the baby has been born. How the baby exits the uterus is irrelevant because those changes/the contracting of it have to happen either way. A c-section doesn't save you anything in that respect! The baby comes out, the uterus contracts/goes back to normal hence the mother bleeds (to varying degrees - I think breastfeeding also lessens/minimises the blood loss; I certainly didn't lose much blood after having both mine vaginally and breastfeeding them).
Maybe someone with more medical knowledge can add some more accurate observations?
As far as I understand it (but I'm only a mum, not a medical person or anything - just digging into my memory of something I'm sure I heard once) the bleeding is caused by the uterus contracting/changes inside it as the mother returns to normal after the baby has been born. How the baby exits the uterus is irrelevant because those changes/the contracting of it have to happen either way. A c-section doesn't save you anything in that respect! The baby comes out, the uterus contracts/goes back to normal hence the mother bleeds (to varying degrees - I think breastfeeding also lessens/minimises the blood loss; I certainly didn't lose much blood after having both mine vaginally and breastfeeding them).
Maybe someone with more medical knowledge can add some more accurate observations?
Yes, that's exactly how I remember it being explained too, I should have put this in my answer to fizzle, but, like you, I'm just a mam and didn't feel confident enough posting medical stuff! But this is pretty much how I understand it
I've never had a baby so excuse the ignorance but the blonde woman said she will be bleeding vaginally for 6 weeks - I thought you only bled if you had a natural vaginal birth? She had a C Section? Could someone clarify please? Thanks
Yeah I had a C section and bled myself virtually dry for 6 weeks. No one told me that was going to happen and I thought it was something wrong with me!
I've never had a baby so excuse the ignorance but the blonde woman said she will be bleeding vaginally for 6 weeks - I thought you only bled if you had a natural vaginal birth? She had a C Section? Could someone clarify please? Thanks
I bled very heavily after a C section for about five or six weeks. I became anaemic because of it.
As far as I understand it (but I'm only a mum, not a medical person or anything - just digging into my memory of something I'm sure I heard once) the bleeding is caused by the uterus contracting/changes inside it as the mother returns to normal after the baby has been born. How the baby exits the uterus is irrelevant because those changes/the contracting of it have to happen either way. A c-section doesn't save you anything in that respect! The baby comes out, the uterus contracts/goes back to normal hence the mother bleeds (to varying degrees - I think breastfeeding also lessens/minimises the blood loss; I certainly didn't lose much blood after having both mine vaginally and breastfeeding them).
Maybe someone with more medical knowledge can add some more accurate observations?
What I couldn't understand about the young couple was that the man seemed so gay and yet was married. He was lovely though and obviously very caring and loved his wife so much.
What I couldn't understand about the young couple was that the man seemed so gay and yet was married. He was lovely though and obviously very caring and loved his wife so much.
Do you mean the couple from this week, who had a little boy called Jake or the couple from last week (the dad to be was a hairdresser)?
I bled very heavily after a C section for about five or six weeks. I became anaemic because of it.
When the placenta is separated it leaves a raw wound - naturally - and is the main source of the blood loss for several weeks. If youve seen the size the placenta you can imagine the size of the wound it leaves. Sometimes the uterus does not contract enough and the bloodloss is heavier - the contracting squuezes the blood vessels closed so the stronger the contractions post-birth the better. With each of my five babies I did not contract after the delivery of the placenta so needed an IV drip of oxytocin. In bygone days women bled to death because of 'floppy uterus' syndrome - those uncomfortable cramps are a pain but important after the birth.
When the placenta is separated it leaves a raw wound - naturally - and is the main source of the blood loss for several weeks. If youve seen the size the placenta you can imagine the size of the wound it leaves. Sometimes the uterus does not contract enough and the bloodloss is heavier - the contracting squuezes the blood vessels closed so the stronger the contractions post-birth the better. With each of my five babies I did not contract after the delivery of the placenta so needed an IV drip of oxytocin. In bygone days women bled to death because of 'floppy uterus' syndrome - those uncomfortable cramps are a pain but important after the birth.
I know I was told that my plancenta was failing and not nourishing the baby, so I don't know if that had anything to do it.
LOL! This reminds me of the joke about the 3 men in the pub discussing their kids and where they got their names, and after revealing that their respctive sons were called George, Andrew and David because they happened to be born on the feast day of the saint with the same name, an Irish man who was eaves dropping on the conversation pipes up "My God, just wait until I go home and tell Pancake about this!" :D
Sorry to go off topic, but it made me laugh! And just imagine if her preferred drink was Scrumpy!
Bit late catching up with the thread this week (half term last week = no tv time!) but just wanted to add that my daughter went to school with. "Scrumpy Jack" Yup, that's his actual legal name.
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Yep, one of the reasons I'm in no hurry to repeat the experience - amongst many others!
The Dad was so annoying in that couple but then he started talking about his family, losing his Mum and staying strong for his girlfriend and he won me over. I'd still be telling him to shut up every 10 minutes if I had to spend any time with him mind!
As a non OBEM fan I found it a long and cliche driven programme. All the families were sickeningly sweet and lovely. I did take a slight issue with the young lad saying anybody should be allowed to have a child whenever they like irrespective of their circumstances. That plays to the benefit bashers as someone giving a green light to breed at the expense of everyone else. Nice bloke but completely naive and misguided.
I can see why this show appeals to some, but I couldn't wait to get it off the tv!!
As someone who has experienced both types of birth, I can tell you that yes, indeed you do bleed for the same length of time after a C section as you do after a vaginal delivery, although not quite as heavy. I remember asking this very question at an ante natal class when expecting my first and was told "of course you do" but I honestly didn't know!
I really didn't know that! Thank you for clarifying
As far as I understand it (but I'm only a mum, not a medical person or anything - just digging into my memory of something I'm sure I heard once) the bleeding is caused by the uterus contracting/changes inside it as the mother returns to normal after the baby has been born. How the baby exits the uterus is irrelevant because those changes/the contracting of it have to happen either way. A c-section doesn't save you anything in that respect! The baby comes out, the uterus contracts/goes back to normal hence the mother bleeds (to varying degrees - I think breastfeeding also lessens/minimises the blood loss; I certainly didn't lose much blood after having both mine vaginally and breastfeeding them).
Maybe someone with more medical knowledge can add some more accurate observations?
Yes, that's exactly how I remember it being explained too, I should have put this in my answer to fizzle, but, like you, I'm just a mam and didn't feel confident enough posting medical stuff! But this is pretty much how I understand it
Yeah I had a C section and bled myself virtually dry for 6 weeks. No one told me that was going to happen and I thought it was something wrong with me!
I bled very heavily after a C section for about five or six weeks. I became anaemic because of it.
That makes sense. Thanks!
Do you mean the couple from this week, who had a little boy called Jake or the couple from last week (the dad to be was a hairdresser)?
When the placenta is separated it leaves a raw wound - naturally - and is the main source of the blood loss for several weeks. If youve seen the size the placenta you can imagine the size of the wound it leaves. Sometimes the uterus does not contract enough and the bloodloss is heavier - the contracting squuezes the blood vessels closed so the stronger the contractions post-birth the better. With each of my five babies I did not contract after the delivery of the placenta so needed an IV drip of oxytocin. In bygone days women bled to death because of 'floppy uterus' syndrome - those uncomfortable cramps are a pain but important after the birth.
I know I was told that my plancenta was failing and not nourishing the baby, so I don't know if that had anything to do it.
I meant the one who had a little boy called Jake.
Bit late catching up with the thread this week (half term last week = no tv time!) but just wanted to add that my daughter went to school with. "Scrumpy Jack" Yup, that's his actual legal name.
Hope so too!
Not a lot of peeps around here lately.
They both look older than 19!!