River - DD's cord was very short apparently and when cut it went back inside me. They then wnet fishing for it and gave it a good few tugs to help the placenta release. Then the ob was called and he attacked my insides with a hook until the I was lifting off the bed in pain the middy told him to stop....Then I was hooked up to the IV and they waited 1 hour post birth but absolutely no contractions to help move the placenta. You worded my thoughts regarding the need for a cannual straight up very well. My question is why should I put one in if I have time? I mean they put one in after the fact with DD so what would be different.

Emmy - My labour was fast 3 hours from first contraction to birth. When I got to hossy I was 6cm and 20mins later I was 8cm. The middy broke my waters because she wanted the baby born before breakfast!!! At the time I thought yeah a quicker labour, lets get this over with. But the minute she broke my waters the pain was unbearable and bub was born in 5mins..much to the shock of the midwife and me. I felt that my body was in shock to some extent.

Another reason why I may have had a RP was that dd was conceive 2 wks after a DandC so maybe my uterus was a bit raw and the placenta attached itself really well. Thanks for your input