just wondering who had blood thinner injections after their cesareans and who didnt.?

[Nai]

I had Clexane injections from memory but nothing else. I was up and about after 12 hours as my c/s was at 9.30pm.

[Laranna]

I had the Clexane injections, one a day for 5 days. For the first 24 hours I had those pad things they put on your calves and the machine squeezes and 'massages' them to keep the circulation going. I also had the sexy white knee high socks to wear. I took them off the 2nd day and the midwife told me off so I kept them on. I ended up taking them home cause they were nice and cosy on my feet and legs

[studentmum]

Had clex 1st time, they must've known they were going to leave me leaking epi in, forgotton for 2nd o/night shift scared to get out of bed until days later.

2nd time nothing, was up by end of day sitting on edge of bed.

Flowtrons are the machine thingys, they pump up and deflate to encourage blood flow in the legs.

As long as you can wiggle your toes or flex calf muscles as epi wears off it's really not nec. to have blood thinners, some hosps have it as policy though.

Sarah

[foreva*your*mummy]

wow I have had 2 c-sec and never had clexane after them, but i do take it through out my pregnancy 1 a day so maybe they think i have had enough lol. i have always had the stockings on and do wear them ( I have them at home) when we are flying too.

[sassymummaof2]

Thanx, guys

must just be something some doctors choose to do do or not , on the safe site it seems like it should be given ,

im thinking maybe i was given it with my first cesarean, as the doc didnt think i would be up and about straight away ,
where as with my second one which was done very early am, i was moving only cpl hours afterwards, hence me not having to have it prehaps.

i have never worn the stockings though , or had a machine massage my muscles.

thankyou all for replying, it has given me some reason as to why i had it once and not the other,

kind regards sarah

[Beach Mama]

I have no idea what it was but they gave me shots in the thigh each day that I was there and told me it was for preventing clots. I didn't have stockings or massage - massage might have been nicer!

[nic]

I'm pretty sure I didn't have either for my first c/s, but for #2, I had the stockings and the clexane injections for 5 days.

Nic

[feeb]

I had clexane 2 times a day for 5 days.

Where I work all emergency cs, all larger woman, all smokers, all woman with past history of DVT or pulmonary embolus get clexane.