Delicate and Embarrassing Question ~ Post Delivery

Amy wrote:

Oh wow. That blows. Here's naive me thinking the one bonus of a c-section is
that surely they suction all that stuff out at the same time so you hardly
bleed, if at all :-/

No I leaked for about 5 weeks, then had tinted discharge for another
week or so.

"Amy" wrote in message
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Oh wow. That blows. Here's naive me thinking the one bonus of a c-section
is
that surely they suction all that stuff out at the same time so you hardly
bleed, if at all :-/
Hope it clears up, as Jenrose said I'd see a Dr. for any discharge that
smelt bad.

Where do people get this idea from??

My lochia only stopped after all my c-sections I think cos I went right back
on the pill.

On Fri, 28 May 2004 12:58:48 -0400, "Sophie"
wrote:
Where do people get this idea from??

I always figured that during a c-section, everything is taken out with
the baby, and that the blood was suctioned out too so there wouldn't
be much bleeding, like after giving birth and having to pass
everything out.
It doesn't seem that far-fetched an idea for most people.
Marie

Amy wrote:

Oh wow. That blows. Here's naive me thinking the one bonus of a c-section is
that surely they suction all that stuff out at the same time so you hardly
bleed, if at all :-/

I bled for about 7 weeks after the twins and almost 6 weeks with Isabella.

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carol ann
go see a doc a foul smell could mean you have a yeast infection or some
other type of infection.

Jennifer
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"laurie" wrote in message
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To reiterate what everyone else has said, foul odor is a sign on
infection.
Trot yourself down to the doc asap!

laurie
mommy to Jessica, 3 years
Christopher, 13 months

I always figured that during a c-section, everything is taken out with
the baby, and that the blood was suctioned out too so there wouldn't
be much bleeding, like after giving birth and having to pass
everything out.
It doesn't seem that far-fetched an idea for most people.

Suctioned out? Like, with a vacuum cleaner or something? During a c-section,
the baby is removed, and the placenta. Everything else comes out through the
usual route, in the usual time frame. (I can't even figure out how the doctor
COULD remove all the lochia during the section ...)


Naomi
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reply.)

"Marie" wrote in message
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On Fri, 28 May 2004 12:58:48 -0400, "Sophie"
wrote:
Where do people get this idea from??

I always figured that during a c-section, everything is taken out with
the baby, and that the blood was suctioned out too so there wouldn't
be much bleeding, like after giving birth and having to pass
everything out.
It doesn't seem that far-fetched an idea for most people.
Marie

Except that what lochia is... basically the "healing scab" (scabs don't
really form in a moist environment) from the "wound" that is the placental
site. With a c-section, you not only have the placental wound to heal, but
the incision wound as well. Lochia usually lasts longer with c-section
because of this.

There is a profound difference between this "healing flow" and menstruation.
To be blunt, they smell different and look different for many women. This
hit home strongly when I miscarried--because the flow's odor brought
flashbacks to my daughter's birth, which menstrual flow never does. And the
appearance was very different--menstruation never brings that odd "jelly"
consistency that comes with platelet action on a wound site in a moist
environment.

The uterus is not "wounded" in menstruation in the way it is by any time a
placenta detaches. Add a c-section incision, and it makes a lot of sense...

With a tiny placenta the size of a quarter, I had lochia like a
medium-to-light period in volume and duration (4 days after the miscarriage,
it's almost gone), but the color/odor etc. were much more like what came
after a full-term birth. With a placenta the size of a plate, I bled heavily
for 4-5 days and it took a full two weeks to get to the point I'm at right
now. Seems like many women with a c-section, who have both the plate-sized
placenta AND an incision report bleeding for 4-6 weeks.

Jenrose

On Sat, 29 May 2004 06:40:19 GMT, "Jenrose"
wrote:
Except that what lochia is... basically the "healing scab" (scabs don't
really form in a moist environment) from the "wound" that is the placental
site. With a c-section, you not only have the placental wound to heal, but
the incision wound as well. Lochia usually lasts longer with c-section
because of this.

Thanks for the explanation, that makes sense.
Marie

Jen,
You mention the jelly like consistency of lochia -- after I gave birth to
Nathan at almost 24 weeks, I had lochia for some number of weeks. At a
certain point, I stopped bleeding, but I had more than one instance of a
strange golf ball sized glob of clear jelly discharge. I always wondered
what that was, and if it was normal. I mean I assumed it was normal, but I
never had really heard anyone talk about anything remotely similar. Is this
similar to what you are talking about -- I guess I'm finally asking, 6 years
later -- is this normal?
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"Marie" wrote in message
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On Fri, 28 May 2004 12:58:48 -0400, "Sophie"
wrote:
Where do people get this idea from??

I always figured that during a c-section, everything is taken out with
the baby, and that the blood was suctioned out too so there wouldn't
be much bleeding, like after giving birth and having to pass
everything out.
It doesn't seem that far-fetched an idea for most people.
Marie

Except that what lochia is... basically the "healing scab" (scabs don't
really form in a moist environment) from the "wound" that is the placental
site. With a c-section, you not only have the placental wound to heal, but
the incision wound as well. Lochia usually lasts longer with c-section
because of this.

There is a profound difference between this "healing flow" and
menstruation.
To be blunt, they smell different and look different for many women. This
hit home strongly when I miscarried--because the flow's odor brought
flashbacks to my daughter's birth, which menstrual flow never does. And
the
appearance was very different--menstruation never brings that odd "jelly"
consistency that comes with platelet action on a wound site in a moist
environment.

The uterus is not "wounded" in menstruation in the way it is by any time a
placenta detaches. Add a c-section incision, and it makes a lot of
sense...

With a tiny placenta the size of a quarter, I had lochia like a
medium-to-light period in volume and duration (4 days after the
miscarriage,
it's almost gone), but the color/odor etc. were much more like what came
after a full-term birth. With a placenta the size of a plate, I bled
heavily
for 4-5 days and it took a full two weeks to get to the point I'm at right
now. Seems like many women with a c-section, who have both the plate-sized
placenta AND an incision report bleeding for 4-6 weeks.

Jenrose

"Jamie Clark" wrote in message
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Jen,
You mention the jelly like consistency of lochia -- after I gave birth to
Nathan at almost 24 weeks, I had lochia for some number of weeks. At a
certain point, I stopped bleeding, but I had more than one instance of a
strange golf ball sized glob of clear jelly discharge. I always wondered
what that was, and if it was normal. I mean I assumed it was normal, but
I
never had really heard anyone talk about anything remotely similar. Is
this
similar to what you are talking about -- I guess I'm finally asking, 6
years
later -- is this normal?

Yeah, normal enough. Have you ever had a tiny "pinpoint" inflamation which
had a little gold crusty bit in the middle? Same stuff, only formed in a
moist environment.

Jenrose