Postpartum Hemorrhage | PREVENTION, SIGNS, MANAGEMENT + RECOVERY
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- WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE | Postpartum bleeding is normal but what’s normal bleeding after birth and what’s not? In this video, we discuss bleeding after birth and more specifically, POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE. By the end of this video, you will understand a few cause of postpartum hemorrhage, how much blood is normal after giving birth, and recovering after birth if you’ve experienced excessive vaginal bleeding after birth. We also discuss how labor induction especially with a pitocin induction is correlated to blood loss after labor and how to avoid too much blood loss by avoiding inducing labor, utilizing fundal massage, etc.
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I gave vaginal birth about a week ago. I hemorrhaged right after birth …… they did give me Pitocin. But they didn’t check my hemoglobin levels before I left, just recommended I eat a high iron diet. I want to say I was slightly anemic before and didn’t know it. Anyway, I went home and felt fine until I didn’t feel fine, almost 3 days later we took baby in to be checked for jaundice, I got out of the house and realized I was lightheaded, felt like I was going to pass out. After food and drink didn’t help I knew something was up. I was admitted for a blood transfusion since I was symptomatic. It did help but didn’t make me 100% better. Anyway, now home recovering still. Thanking God for His provision in going back, it might of been bad if we hadn’t taken baby to get checked. God is good, faithful.
Question: Is it normal to still be experiencing cramping & soreness?
Awe man I thought the title said postpartum hemorrhoids and was like, this is for me!🤣😭
Your comment made me re read the title as well🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Lol
Same!! I am in hell right now, hoping that you're okay!!
So relatable 🤣🤣🤣
Me too😁
My aunt had this very bad and almost died after birthing her son. The doctors had to stick her with two epipens to get the bleeding to stop. But today, she's doing fine and her son is now 2.
I went unconscious during my c-section with twins from the amount of blood loss (1200ml). It was very traumatic and I’m lucky to be here. Pregnant now with a singleton & praying for a different outcome.
Hope everything is a better for you this go around. Have you delivered yet?
I am currently loosing blood after c section delivery. I will come back and testify that I survived too.
I hemorrhaged about a week after delivery. I was anemic going into labor and had to be induced due to PROM. What was odd for me was that I had very minimal bleeding and cramping after delivery and then started heavily bleeding which prompted me to go to the ER. I love your videos! Your breathing videos really helped me during labor. Do you think you could do a video about preeclampsia? I don’t think it gets discussed enough and the symptoms are so tricky because they often mimic regular pregnancy symptoms, so sometimes it’s hard for mommas or those around them to see the warning signs.
Is this common with all anemic women? Im 17 weeks pregnant and also anemic
@@rileyx5330 I don’t know if it’s common for all anemic women. I would recommend that you definitely get your iron up, even if you have to take supplements. Garden of Life sells a vegan one that’s easy on the tummy and will not cause constipation. If you’re worried, reach out to your OBGYN and ask your primary care provider to monitor that for you. ❤️
I hemorrhaged directly after my son came out
I learned in my birth class (I took the Bradley method class) that women who ate at least 60-75 grams (research and double check the amount, but I think that's what it was) of protein per day NEVER got preeclampsia. So I would just make sure that you're getting plenty of protein in and you should be fine. Again, do your own research there, but I think more women should know about that.
Wow. My postpartum recovery was SOOOO rough, chills, extremely sore perineum, body aches, body fatigue, got mastitis. And I was induced (terrible experience), got an epidural, and had a minor hemorrhage after delivery (right at about 500mL). This video was is so helpful for me as I enter my second labour/delivery experience any day now. Thank you!!
How did it go?
@@makennacalleja9561 so good!!! Contractions started at 6:30pm, we got to the hospital by 9pm because the contractions progressed that quickly, I had the baby at 11:30pm. SO quick, no pain meds AT ALL, which only sucked during transition & pushing (I pushed 3-4 times). I felt AMAZING after & felt great not being pregnant anymore 😂 It was like a complete 180 from my first delivery & postpartum experience.
How did you avoid fear and panic all pregnancy long? I’m suffering horribly and I’m so happy you had a great experience next to around. Praying this is how my follow up delivery will be.
You're coming out with all the right videos at the right times. I had a PPH with my home birth baby born last week. I felt so safe and secure while they worked to stop it 🙌 and they did VERY quickly
I had a PPH with my first birth at the hospital and am having a homebirth with my second in a few weeks..just curious how your midwife got it under control so quickly? We’re planning active management
@@carolineforrester9720 I had a PPH with my first baby as well so they were prepared. Pitocin in my thigh, massaging my uterus, misoprostal that I chewed up, fluids through IV, and then something as a suppository but I don't know what it was. They did call the EMTS just as an extra precaution but I was already feeling a lot better and the bleeding had slowed by the time they got there so I got to stay home.
@@carolineforrester9720hi how are you hope it went well
I was so scared before watching this video. It makes a lot more sense now and I’m less frightened to birth my son and I feel the knowledge is so helpful
Watching this because I’m pregnant with baby #2! I experience 2 delayed postpartum hemorrhages 5 weeks after delivery, went to the ER, was released and hemorrhaged the next day, and taken in for emergency surgery. I’m so worried about this happening again with my second, thanks for bringing awareness to this!
Olivia I am going through the same I will be praying for a safe delivery 💪🏻
I want a second baby but am so afraid of a hemorrhage again since I had with my first. Did you hemorrhage again?
@@jullyanacoronado8549 I actually did not experience a hemorrhage again however the cause of it happened again. With my first I had retained placenta in me for over 5 weeks which was basically causing my uterus to go septic and that’s is what caused the hemorrhage. After having my second I was extremely sick a week later with severe abdominal pain and fever, low blood pressure, and after a scan found out it was retained placenta once again. My doctors were shocked that this happened to me again as they had never seen the same person experience this twice. We caught it at a perfect time before a hemorrhage happened, however the pain I experience this time was definitely worse. I was in the hospital even longer this time with the surgery(4 days) it was very frightening. Even after surgery I continued to bleed and pass clots for a few weeks and then I was given some sort of pill to make me bleed the rest out, I am unsure what it was called. However what happened to me seemed very rare from what I understand, and I would go through it all again and again to have my second child!
Hi how are u doing now
Hi! @jullyanacoronado8549 I did experience a retained placenta again (which caused my first hemorrhage) after having my second. However this time it was less than a week later instead of 5. Last time the hemorrhage and cramping was the first indication something was wrong, this time I began running a fever, having severe abdominal pain, shakes, and low blood pressure. I needed surgery again and was in the hospital double the amount of time in comparison to the first time. We spent 3 days in the hospital when he was born, 2 at home, and then another 4 when I was back in the hospital for surgery. My first child was only 19.5 months at the time and it was the first time I ever had to be away from him. It absolutely wrecked me mentally in the beginning. After surgery I continued to bleed for a few weeks, and was given some sort of pill to pass all the blood. My doctor was very perplexed by my situation, she had never seen the same mom experience retained placenta twice, and also experience bleeding even after surgery and ultrasound to confirm everything was out. I struggled with postpartum depression for about 5 months before I started feeling okay again. My second child is now a year and a half old, and we are both doing great. However I would be lying if I said I am unsure about having a third child now. The whole situation was very frightening, but it doesn’t seem very common!!
i hemorrhage both pregnancies im grateful to have made it cause last month i almost didnt make it after birth.
I wish I would of seen your video sooner ☹️… I asked for an epidural on the 10th hour of labor because I was exhausted. Breathing helped but I had no more energy and gave up.Now I see it makes sense why the dr used a vacuum to assist in the delivery but my baby now has a lump on his head and jaundice as a result of it that doesn’t go away yet. He’s eating good though and wetting diapers but the guilt I feel now is beyond me 😢…pray all mommy’s a safe and well delivery 🙏🏼
Can you talk about the affects of hemorrhage on breastfeeding and milk production (or low milk supply)?
I had a quick 2 hour labor, pushed out a perfectly healthy 8lb 13oz baby girl, no pain meds, no epidural, normal delivery of the placenta, everything was fine during the first couple of uterine massages. During the 3rd massage a large gush of blood came out so the nurse measured it and it was over 700ml. Then maybe 10 minutes later they had me walk to the restroom and I blacked out as soon as I got there. I didn’t have any issues during pregnancy other than Anemia. It was pretty traumatizing.
you fainted ? what happened after? I’m glad you’re okay. but that is super scary, do you know what caused it? did you give birth while your iron was still low?
@@Ana-brwn yes I was out for about 30 seconds. While it was happening I just felt like I couldn’t keep my head up and my eyes wanted to close but I was telling myself to stay awake the whole time. I don’t remember actually going to sleep. The nurse walked me to the bathroom and I told her I was gonna faint so she sat me on the toilet and that’s when it happened. She was standing in front of me with me leaning up against her the whole time. My boyfriend said within seconds the room was full of people there to help.
They put those ammonia sticks in front of my nose to help wake me up. They were just saying “stay with us”. I remember looking up at my boyfriend because he called my name and he was standing there holding the baby looking at me concerned. After I woke up, I was wheeled to the bed and they gave me an injection of something in my thigh to help stop the bleeding.
@@Ana-brwn I was anemic going into labor. They don’t know exactly what caused me to hemorrhage. After I got back to bed I was feeling really cold, weak, exhausted, had a bad headache and felt really dehydrated. So they were trying to figure out if they were gonna give me blood transfusions or not & I insisted that they did. I wanted to feel better. So they gave me 2 units of blood. It took a while but I eventually started to feel like myself again and was able to sit up without instantly wanting to faint again. & I was discharged 24 hours after giving birth. Everything ended up being fine.
Why did they do uterine massage AFTER you birthed the placenta? Isn't it possible this intervention contributed to your hemorrhage?
I can’t thank you enough for making this video. I am expecting my 7th child and my fear for postpartum hemorrhage has been hindering my ability to fully look forward to my due date. I sometimes lose sleep over it, I guess I have an anxious mind. I haven’t hemorrhaged before and all my deliveries have been vaginal but I realize every pregnancy and labor/ delivery can be different. This is the most information I’ve come across on the subject. My OB didn’t educate me this much on the subject. Thank you thank you thank you!!! I do feel better. You are the best!
7th child ? 😲
Literally me! Except now I'm slightly more freaked out. Being induced with my 7th in 3 days.
Hemorrhage momma here! Lost quite a bit of blood with my past two pregnancies. Thankfully both times I had a great team that got it under control fast (first birth was to multiples and second was a natural birth to a singleton)! I am pregnant again to a singleton and am focusing specifically on getting my iron up, toning my uterus with red raspberry tea, and will get anti-hemorrhage drugs before baby is out! Hopefully, this will allow me to have an even easier recovery. Great video!
Glad you are okay!! Could you give an update? Did those interventions work??
@@virtuousstandard3004 Baby was born on Sept. 5th and I can definitely say this recovery was much easier! I still bled, but my team was ready for it and I had an IV ready to go before baby was born. The bleeding stopped much sooner and was not considered a hemorrhage. I should say I also took an herbal blend called Shepherds purse and homeopathy called Ferr Phos 6X, along with a labor prep tea. I do think these things helped to have a better outcome. :)
@@laurenmellema1815 did u have home birth?
@@Siblingthingz I had both vaginal births at a birth center under the care of midwives. If we have anymore kid we will have home births. :)
Scariest thing ever! I hemorrhaged weeks after having my baby, I thought I was going to die. I worry about it happening again but I appreciate this video & your tips! xx
How many weeks were you when you started?
I'm 2 weeks postpartum . Had a c section & light bleeding from the start . But from yesterday i had experianced gush of blood at a time & then slow bleeding till now .. is it hemorrhage?
@@Noraybeebs how are you now
@@vanessacollins8577 yes it has gotten better now, its been 6 months since my c-section and according to the doctor it was due to hormonal imbalnce!
Primary post partum within 24hrs and secondary post partum within 3 months.
thank you for sharing this info. I had postpartum hemorrhage after my first birth and bled for two weeks before finally going to the ER. very important info that needs to be shared with mamas.
I had my daughter on 2/3/22 & 10 days later, I'll never forget, Sunday the 13th, the day before Valentine's day, I had a severe delayed post partum hemorrhage. I was taking a shower when I started to bleed and this was just a full flow, it came on and I had no idea because, I felt nothing!!.. until I looked down and was like... uh oh. I waited a few minutes because... it should stop soon right? Wrong. in less then 30 minutes I lost almost 40% of the blood in my body and went into hypovelimic shock, my organs weren't getting enough oxygen and I died. Eyes wide open, white as a sheet, I started to hallucinate and then I was gone. I live in a small town so I knew some of the first responders, and the firefighter who got there first sought me out a week or so later to.. well just to see me, because he saw me die. They brought me back and got me on a helicoptor to Albany med where they took good care of me.
all that said, I Was induced, because she was measuring small and I had to get ultrasounds every week for the last 2 months of my pregnancy.. they wanted to induce to decrease risk of stillbirth. it was a long labor because it was induced. I had a lot of extra fluid also. all things that can cause a pph. I did breastfeed immediately and had plenty of good cramps for those first few days.. but then the cramps went away and the bleeding was very light.. I thought I was just lucky, and maybe because she was my 4th I was just getting a break.. wrong again! I was bleeding internally, my uterus was filling up with blood.. until it all came out, at once. I said goodbye to my family, I said goodbye to life. I was terrified.
Please pay attention!!! If you're not bleeding very much after giving birth, its probably not a lucky break. If you have a lot of fluid Know that you are at a higher risk of developing PPH. And a long prolonged labor also puts you at risk. Due diligence ladies!!! I had no idea I was in the state I was until it was all but too late.
This is jaw-dropping. I'm so thankful you survived.
Bridget, your channel has been SO HELPFUL to me. Thank you for educating us! I had no idea you could hemorrhage after birth like this.
When I got my tonsils out at 16 I hemorrhaged a week after the surgery. Thankfully, while in labor, it actually ended up coming up in conversation so when I hemorrhaged after delivery they were prepared. My uterus wasn't contracting on it's own so after trying to massage it to trigger contractions they ended up needing to give me pitocin. I almost needed to go into surgery but they eventually got it to stop
I had my daughter a month ago and I had a hemorrhage, it took the doc. 2hrs 30min so it could stop. And oh my God I was feeling everything she was doing down there it was very very very painful, and my room was full of nurses and I had all kinds of medicine to try to stop it. In conclusion I still can't sit without having pain
But it was all worth it!!!
Been there, youre not alone! Such a strong mama
Thank you, so yesterday I found out that my perineal tear 2nd degree didn't heal and now I have to decide to either let it heal by it self or get it restitched, now I know that I'm not crazy that's way it still hurts
Wow, this brings it all back, this was very similar to me aswell. Could still feel so much and had to have clots removed but was also surrounded by many amazing nurses so I was extremely well looked after.
I had this similar experience. Painful. And feeling everything as the doc scraped things out and massaged my belly. Tons of medicine were given. Lots of nurses to the point I was panicking more about that than what was going on. I hope to never go through that again.
Oh my gosh, thank you for this video. I just gave birth a week ago and this happened to me on day 6. I was absolutely terrified because I lost so much blood so quickly and didn’t know what was happening to me. Thankfully, the ER pumped me full of fluid right away (because naturally, losing that much blood made me severely dehydrated), but it turns out that that was all I needed. They checked my red blood cell count levels and they were good, so other than treating the dehydration, they explained that this was my uterus expelling blood and tissue but all at once rather than over the course of days/weeks. Doctor ordered me to drink as much fluids as I could to offset the blood loss and sent me home. The bleeding finally stopped that night, but I instantly felt better after the IV fluids. That’s the scariest thing that’s ever happened to me.
In the case of an after delivery constipation with piles you should take regularly 1 tablespoon (= 15 ml) castor oil early in the morning on an empty stomach; 1 to 2 hours after having swallowed this dosage you will have an easy bowel movement without any pain.
I had preeclampsia with both my pregnancies. I hemorrhaged about 8 hours after the birth of my second child. I would rather of gone through labor and delivery again. It was horrible what they did to me to stop it. It saved my life but it was extremely painful and I was begging them to stop. I was 33 and begging for my mother too..lol. After my son they told me no more babies. I wanted at least 3, maybe 4. I’m blessed that both kids were healthy. My daughter had to stay in hospital about 10 days to reach 5 lbs.
Thanks for all the information on your channel. I'm about 9 weeks away from meeting my baby boy! So excited and nervous, as this is my first baby. So thank you for your hard work on providing education. ❤
Thank you for the video & information! I hemorrhaged some hours after birthing my twins in recovery suite. I am pregnant again and have been very fearful of hemorrhaging again. I don’t want to leave my twins and wanted an at home birth but I am scared I hemorrhage, so I will do a hospital delivery just in case an emergency comes up. I have been doing a lot of research on postpartum hemorrhage and thanks to you I’m drinking the raspberry leaf tea. I will also talk with my OB about it at the next appt. This video helped ease my mind though! Your other videos help me as well. I want to try to do this birth without an epidural & have been watching your videos so I can learn pain management techniques and be prepared while in labor! Also watching with my husband. You’re right knowledge brings comfort. I have done a lot of research before birthing my twins And now I’m doing it again to freshen up my brain.
I'm having twins ! Any tips on what I can do for prevention???
@@divinelove1273 hi! So having multiples, being induced & use of Pitocin in the induction, and having epidural all increase the risk of hemorrhage in l&d which is everything I had done with my boys so no wonder I hemorrhaged!
At 37 weeks pregnant with my twin boys I was induced using a saline filled balloon it brought me from 3 to 5 cm however my labor didn't progress so I was put on pitocin, Then I got the epidural because I was scared of having emergency c section and didn't want to be put under anesthesia. About 4 hours after I gave birth the doctor was making her round sin recovery and she noticed I was very pale and she asked me questions and I told her my symptoms (weird feeling in my chest) so she checked me down below and I was hemorrhaging internally she then used her hands to scoop out all the clotting and clean inside me. I had no idea I was hemorrhaging the twins were my first babies and I wasn't sure what to expect thank God the doctor was knowledgeable. I'm not sure what happened after she was scooping the clots out bc I blacked out from the pain.
I'd say just be cautious and knowledgeable regarding your delivery so you are confident. My husband is a nurse supervisor and I'm also in the medical field so we are strong advocates for health care. Don't be deterred or dismissed protect yourself and ask questions about anything you're feeling unclear on.
I guess the only way you can really help prep yourself to protect from hemorrhaging is trying out the raspberry leaf tea! I used it this last pregnancy and gave birth 04/2021 and did not hemorrhage. I of course told them I had a history of it & they gave me a shot of pitocin in my leg after birth to help prevent it. Read pros and cons of pitocin/& induction & whether you'd like to try laboring naturally or if you need an epidural.
Congratulations on the twins, it's truly beautiful being a twin mommy, dont get me wrong it's a lot of work but the love is overwhelming & almost every day I tear up watching them play together bc they just love each other so much and are best friends and it's beautiful seeing their connection!!
You've got this and I'm praying for a beautiful and safe delivery for you.
I had no clue about PPH until it happened to me with my first baby during my home birth. I felt like no one knew what was happening or how to stop the bleeding, my care team finally called 911 and said I was “in shock.” In the moment I truly felt like my light was going out. Fortunately I got to the hospital in time. A few days of being in the hospital they finally told me what had happened and recommended I receive 2 unit blood transfusion. I was so confused how or why this happened to me… now I believe I am unable to have another home birth which is really sad. Currently pregnant with my second and so scared to hemorrhage again.
You’re at risk of hemorrhaging again since it happened with your first. If you give birth in a hospital they can give you preventative medication during labor to ensure you don’t hemorrhage. It’s so dangerous… and you can pass away so quickly without medical intervention. It’s the #1 cause of maternal death worldwide. The risk of it repeating is worth giving birth in a hospital. Although I’m sure it’s very hard to separate with the idea of a home birth. But your children deserve to have their mother and you don’t deserve to have to go through that again unprepared.
Would you consider doing a video on severe perineal tears (third and fourth degree)? I educated myself a lot before my birth but ended up having a third degree tear and traumatic birth. There is a massive lack of awareness around severe tears and birthing people deserve proper information.
Yes! I had my second baby 3 days ago and hemorrhaged and had a third degree tear (this was a VBAC).
I was induced with my first baby. I had a smooth labor and delivery, no epidural, minimal tearing and pushed him out easily. Two hours after delivery, I started hemorrhaging. They couldn’t get the bleeding to stop. In total I lost at least 3500 ml of blood, had 6 blood transfusions, had to transfer hospitals and had to have an embolization done to stop the bleeding. It was so scary and I was so close to dying or having a hysterectomy. I am scared of it happening again in the future, but I think the pitocin induction was a main contributor to the severe hemorrhage. I hope that is the case because I can just avoid induction in the future. Part of me wishes I didn’t get induced if that is really what caused the hemorrhage but I believe everything happens for a reason. Maybe something worse would have happened if I wasn’t induced.
Wow mama im so glad youre here and well. Right after i delivered my daughter (my first child) i hemmhoraged i lost 18ml..i had 2 transfusions. I also had severe preeclampsia pitocin and magnesium..my uterus did contract afterwards. Im glad all is well
I haven’t personally experienced this, but I really appreciate all of your birth work and education. I’m a momma of 3 and a doula as well and I’m hoping to empower other mommas with my motherhood/doula channel also🥰! Thanks for sharing ❤️!
First 🥰🥰🥰 I love you mama! Your videos are so informative and soothing
Thankyou for this video ! This is like one of my biggest fears ! I found out I have lower platelets so the clotting part of my blood ! So I’m SOOOOO TERRIFIED of a post partum haemorrhage
I had a postpartum hemorrhage when I gave birth to my first baby and it was so scary! I had to get 2 bags of blood and lots of iron supplements. I am five weeks awake from giving birth to my 2nd baby and I am TERRIFIED of hemorrhaging during birth again.
How did it go ?
I'm with you too. Same happy to me and currently pregnant with 2nd. Prayers for you
Sorry y’all I’m just seeing these! I had such an easy delivery! Hardly any tearing, no hemorrhage or anything! I have a video up on my channel called Kaceton’s birth story if you wanna know more details!
@@keelyhawkins2357 what are the things you did for prevention ??? I'm having twins !
What did u do to prevent?
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I definitely believe i was built to birth, just had my 3rd child. Hes 2wks tomorrow. I still would love another but idk if it is possible now. I had a mild-bad pph with my 2nd, tht needed surgery to repair but with my recent I had a severe pph and was put under to fix the hemmorage. I actually had a near death experience; saw heaven.. I dnt think my body will survive afterbirth again. I can get pregnant, carry it fine evn hvn a hard 9mnths with hyperemesis gravidarum, with your hypnobirthing which I used recently, I can endure labour well, birth well, its almost painless (thats how well your hypnobirthing helped)... but I have no control over the risks of the pph and it taking my life and leaving my kids motherless. I just am at a loss of what to do. Accepting the fact tht if I want another child, they and my kids will not hv a mother as the price. I cant do that to my kids I hv now. Only 4, 2 & 2wks old. My uterus is not strong enough.
I’m surprised and disappointed that you didn’t mention any natural remedies/tinctures that help manage pp hemorrhage just as well, if not better than synthetic oxytocin
Can you talk about the affects of hemorrhage on breastfeeding?
I'm curious, how does removing the placenta manually prevent or help hemorrhaging?
It helps the uterus contract
I gave birth to my daughter and they set her on me. my bleeding got way to out of control and my midwive had to call in doctors and nurses. i couldn’t breathe, i couldn’t think. i didn’t feel me giving birth due to having the epidural it was nice and smooth. barley felt her come out. It was after that i really felt. once the doctors and nurses came in to help my midwive with the bleeding i was so out of it. i lost ab 1,700 milliliters of blood when α normal birth you usually lose about 500-600. i was so weak and all i could feel was both of there hands down far up there trying to find where the blood was coming from. i was so sad i couldn’t have my baby in my arms way longer then what she was. i’m just so happy they took 2 hours to actually work and care for me after birth. i got my blood back to normal and i got to feeling better the next day. Definitely so scary to go through and even more scarier that i’m at α high risk now :/
Thank you so much Bridget for sharing this❤
This is the reason I am terrified to have my second baby. I felt very cold and I couldn't get warm before they noticed I was bleeding too much
Are u able to get rid of that fear.
I had a really bad PPH after delivering the placenta and lost more than 3.5 L of blood really quickly when my uterus wouldn’t contract.
I was induced at 38 weeks due to oligohydramnios and had a pretty normal labor; labor lasted 12.5 hrs, after getting an epidural I progressed from 3cm to 10cm in an hour and pushed for an hour and a half. Baby was healthy and 7lbs 13oz and I thought everything was fine until I started feeling huge quantities of blood shoot out when they started doing fundal massage and they said they were having trouble stopping the bleeding. My husband thought I was dying and they said worst case scenario I’d need a hysterectomy. I had to give my baby to my husband so they could take me to the OR and I was gone for more than 3hrs right after she was born and it made breast feeding very difficult.
Thankfully I was at a big hospital and they had very quick access to blood and enough staff to help me. I was already pretty anemic in my 3rd trimester and my blood counts kept dropping despite being on iron 2x a day.
I didn’t have any retained placenta but the OB had to manually remove all of the clots and was basically elbow deep into my uterus and I had a failed epidural that completely stopped working at 10cm so it was excruciating. The bleeding still didn’t stop after removing the clots and giving me all of the hemorrhage meds so they had to put a Bakri Balloon and packing in my uterus and a drain. They gave me multiple units of blood and plasma and IV iron. I’m thankful I was at a hospital because I probably would have died otherwise. Unfortunately breast feeding didn’t work out and I’ve been exclusively pumping but my supply took a huge hit because of the blood loss and we’ve had to largely supplement with formula.
This is what literally happened to me except I was having a c section and started hemorrhaging when when they removed my placenta I lost of 3L of blood and the balloon didn't work for me I had to have my uterus stitched nearly ended up with a hysterectomy so glad I didn't as I'm now 29 weeks pregnant with my second 🥰
How are you now and how did your second pregnancy go.
God bless you
Thanks thanks Bridget for your labor breathing techniques video.They got me through labor 2 weeks ago.It was the easiest as compared to my first
Could you maybe add something about how much midwives can do about PPH at home? Just to feel more secure. Loooooove you channel, seriously, perfect
I'm from the UK. Midwives are not trained enough to deal with a severe, or life threatening haemorrhage. The consultant teams at the hospital are the only ones qualified to accurately estimate blood loss, to identify shock and deterioration, and to make quick decisions on interventions such as transfusion in an emergency.
@@BigBirdCEO well, I gave birth at home in the bath tub and it was amazing. I heard that midwives watch you like a hawk when you give birth at home and will call 911 or equivalent in time even if it is 't needed in the end. Now, in The Netherlands it takes less than 10 minutes before they arrive. If you live in a country where this isnt the case or when you live very far away, I can understand you want to give birth in the hospital. However, if you are well prepared, calm and you have a good midwive, the chances of severe pps are low and I would rather have a calm delivery at home, than having to rush into the hospital and potentially slow down the birth. Any way, everyone should choose for themselves.
@@maitecatherinedewit I guess it depends on country and midwife, some are trained to offer iv
@@maitecatherinedewit How do midwives in Netherlands handle caring during pph, if it is home birth
I heard they had good number of midwives for home births, so Are they trained on how to manage pph
I hemorrhaged all 4 times I had Babies, the doctors said they don’t know why :( it wasn’t helpful to me at all
Did they try to prevent it with medication? Did it not work? I’m just wondering for my future birth as I lost lots of blood with my first…
This is the best channel ❤❤❤
I had my first baby in July. My pregnancy was great up until 36 weeks. Well actually 34 weeks.my ankles swelled extremely bad but i was told it was normal pregnancy swelling. At 36 weeks my water broke, i called my midwife and i was told to come in. When they took my BP i was put straight in a room and 10 mins later a team of dr.s and nurses came in and told me i had severe preclampsia. I was supposed to have a water birth but that went out the window. They put me on magnesium so that i wouldnt have a seizure from the HBP. I was in labor for 26hrs. They ramped me up on pitocin i was on that for a while..after some time my baby was in distress.evertime i had a contraction her heart beat slowed or stopped so the midwife came in and said she needed to check me so we could get the baby out. Her head was right there but i didn't know bc of the epidural. I pushed 5 times and she was out, no tears. The midwife told me i was bleeding a little than she liked so she put a pill in my my rectum. I felt completely fine. I had no idea i was on the high risk floor the whole time.. when i got to my room probably 45 mins later i sat up in bed and blood gushed out of me. I told the nurse and before i knew it there were like 7 ppl in my room. The dr was pulling out huge clots..my BP dropped to like 68 they said..i was sooo scared..i started praying.i told the nurse to let me kiss my baby bc i didn't know what was about to happen.i lost 1800ml and had 2 transfusions the next day. My heart rate got up to 180 from losing so much blood..that was indeed the scariest thing i've ever been through. I still deal with mental trauma i wake up everyday with it on my mind. I thank God that I'm here and they were able to stop the bleeding fast. I had to take BP meds for a few months afterwards. My baby is 6 months now. I will never have another bc im too scared
What is the fastest way to help after hemorrhage? I feel because my daughter was given depoprevera and uterus to thin.
Wow what would I do without your channel lol I appreciate what you do.❤️
Awesome information
I hemorrhaged immediately after birthing the placenta and lost quite a bit of blood. My care team got it quickly under control and I avoided transfusion by a hair's breadth. However, I spent 2 weeks barely being able to walk because I was so weak and dizzy. Luckily my hemoglobin went back up quickly thanks to a proper diet and iron supplements. Thanks for your video and all the helpful information !
I think doctors need to learn to understand this, I think I started bleeding too much when my baby was 4 weeks. I was dizzy and the doctor just asked me if I was pregnant because he thought it was a miscarriage but I didn’t have any sec yet 😟 he want concerned by all the bleeding at all, but it was so heavy it soaked through my clothes and fell on my shoes. I feel lucky I didn’t die because doctors didn’t believe me about how much blood there was. I was only 17.
Hello, I too almost died after having my son 3yrs ago. I received 4 blood transfusions and stayed 5 days later. My son was admitted to NICU. My husband is very nervous now. I am due some time in mid April.
I had a horrible PPH with my first and minimal bleeding with my second. I was up and healed within a week! Stay hopeful 🙌
Have you heard of vitamin k to help your blood clot. Nettle tea has been suggested to me for its high vit k content and while I’m due in the beginning of April I won’t be able to testify how it works for me I have read other anecdotal stories where it was beneficial
@@Kdm109 Yes! My midwife gave me a list of herbs to get for tea and nettle was one of them
@@Kriistall7 what else did she suggest? I’m only doing nettle and red raspberry leaf at 34 weeks and if there’s any more that could help I’d be down to drink those too
How was everything did you have him?
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I hemorrhages with my first birth. I did a lot of research and during my second pregnancy I asked my provider several times what we could do to prevent it from happening again.
Delivery day came. I had done all the natural things you mentioned in this video. And they knew I had hemorrhaged in the past. It took a long time for my placenta to come out. When it did it came out in pieces. I felt like I was going to pass out and turned pale. They had to do a D&C to remove the rest.
Both births started on their own and were fully unmedicated. I had an amazing doula who helped so much through the whole thing. I did have it in my birth plan to get Pitocin if needed after birth.
I’m nervous about having more babies down the road. Do you have any more suggestions?
Great video 👍🏽 another reason why I won’t be getting epidural inshallah
What about heavy bleeding after 8 weeks?
Hey Bridget I'm really looking for some help :( I'm 33 weeks and just broke my leg a few days ago. This changes everything :( I'm devastated and just so so stressed. Any advice for this situation? I'm having such a hard time at home and don't have clear info from doctors yet. I really like to know what is going on and what to prepare for :( I can't find much about this situation online at all
Did I miss some parts ? I didn’t hear about blood thinning from thrombosis . and how to reduce risk of PPH?
Just had my first son last month, now I'm bleed more than ever. Here trying to see if just a heavy period or hemorrhaging.
Madam,
After my c section delivery , I got my periods on 6th week and it ended within 5 days, now after 7 days i find that their is little bleeding, is this normal?.... Mam please do answer this question.
I have same question
I’m so afraid of being pregnant with my 7th. Last time I did bleed a lot. 😢
i was induced because i was in labor for a long time without any progress + slightly anemic + had an epidural.. i don't know what exactly caused the hemorrhage but i am afraid what would happen if i got pregnant for a second time 😐
This happened to me three times out of four children. My mom is a nurse and she was very scared during the birthing process. If I’ve had this before, does that mean I’m more at risk to possible have uterine fibroids???
I had a c section post op 12 days and I been bleeding out excessively but not from my Incision site though above it, doctors are saying internal bleeding possible or the fatty tissue. Still trying to manage the bleeding
How are you now?
Is it possible to have PPH 5months after vaginal delivery ?I had cervical rupture and perineum cut & stitches
What if blood transfusion showed symptoms of alergy. It was scary to shiver while getting blood tranfused.
If you are pregnant or planning to become expected, please look for a relative with same blood grp and healthy blood profile, as a prepparation that what if u need transfusion on the day of performance i.e. birth, the reason is getting donor blood on very day is difficult than already having one
what if a LOT of blood came out a minute after i crowned... baby head came out and then blood started dripping ALLL over the baby head... 8m later baby was born. PLEASE tell me what you think? How can hemorrhaging begin during labor?
If I don't breastfeed after birth am I going to haemorrhage or more likely too?
I’ve had two children 26 months apart I did bleed with my first but only lost 700ml but I had to get stitches. My second I lost 2.74 pints he was a big baby compared to my first and I had diabetes that wasn’t treated due to nearly having my baby and was rushed to theatre. Is it safe to have another baby what do you mamas think?
I had postpartum hemmorage with my 4th child it was scary I thought I was going to die. 6 years later I'm currently pregnant 26 weeks and I'm scared that it will happen again.
how did it go?
@@Ana-brwn it went great my water broke at 39 weeks while my ob was doing a cervix check went to hospital around 4pm had her at 2am doctor was prepared with medication for hemmorage no complications at all or hemmorage shes a very great obgyn
I haemorrhages when I had my full term stillbirth due to rupturing my uterus and bladder. I lost 6 ltrs n almost died..Due to negligence
I’m on baby #3 and this is my biggest fear in the world, I’m having major anxiety and panic attacks daily
You’re not alone
Same
Can you please talk about SUA sindrom or single umbilical artery,it's very rare,and my doctor told me not to worry but I still wanna now what is that about
I'm being induced on the 24 because I have SUA.
@@diamondlate90sbaby18 At what week are you?(my english is not so good)
@@MP-rd9sv I'm 39 weeks and three days. My doctor wanted to induce me at 39 weeks. I declined and agreed to be induced at 40 weeks. Today I had my stress test and weekly ultrasound at the emergency room. I was told my little guy is happy and healthy. I don't regret my decision to decline being induced at 39 weeks. I want my body to do its natural thing give birth when it's ready.
I’ve had 2 PPHs and I’m now on my 4th pregnancy and scared it will happen again.
I didn’t haemorrhage with my first but did with my other 2 children I was induced with theses 2 births.
I lost 1500ml last time around and had to have a tamponade inserted.
How did it go with baby #4?
Hope it went well
Has anyone ever hemorrhaged after taking castor oil to induce labor? Anyone have experience with that?
I started passing blood clots size of a ping pong ball a week after induction, should i be worried it was twice but have an appt in 4days
How are you doing now? I'm 3 weeks postpartum and worried about the same. I passed the biggest bloodcloth it took me by surprise.
@@georgianaaron4986 I'm good, i seen my ob after 2 week and she said it was fine if it didn't continue to happen. But i also was on iron pills for that reason
@@georgianaaron4986 I just had the same thing happen to me I passed blood clots and don’t know what will happen😢 I had natural birth at birthing center. Went to ER and they said to go to obgyn
Hellow... Could you please also make video for pregnancy with placenta previa.. Is this possible to have a full term baby with this?
I loss my baby during first pregnancy...I faced pph.....now I am recovering...mam.,my que is that....to get conceive again how many times I need?is that possible?I had veginal delivery..
Hey I am also marathi, I am very sorry for baby,
Would u mind, share about how baby lost
👏👏
I'm currently 36+3 and planning a home vbac I had one normal vaginal delivery 13 years ago with gas and air in hospital and thankfully it was all straight forward I didn't even have a slight graze or tear and I had oxytocin after delivery my second daughter was born via emergency c section after I got to 7cm then they realised her heartbeat was dipping due to nuchal cord I'm now pregnant with my first son and I don't know why but this pregnancy I'm really worried about pph and tearing which is weird because I've never experienced either I guess it's maby because I'm planing a hbac and every midwife and doctor I see likes to keep reminding me of the risks ect getting a bit sick of it now tbh a few weeks ago I felt so exited and confident and feel like there constant comments are slowly chipping away at it 😩 would you take the after birth oxytocin if you were having a hbac or would you want to at least try for a physiological 3rd stage first? I plan to breast feed straight away so hoping that'll help xx
What did you end up doing and how did it go?
If you are at risk up to 12 weeks …I wonder why they allow you to have sex at 6 weeks . I thought the risk was greater in the first 2 weeks only .
This is exactly my thought. Doesn’t sound safe!!
@@yazmintorres9084 When the bleeding stoppped . I waited 3 weeks lol .
Does eating placenta help?
I don’t know, but I really don’t think so.
No.
No, it's not scientifically proven to help anything
Many women with hypertension, anemia or diabetes were telling abt pph more
I guess, pls eat well nutrients and make ur anemia cured, and platelets normal range in 6 to 9th month.
The more anemic , the mire risk
you know..since i do not speak english natively... i was very unsure what was the difference of hemorrhage and hemorroid (its not how it is spelled right?) haha sooooooo i looked it up, nope its not the ass things :D. damn you english.