Ferrals I replied to your questions on the above thread. I didn't go into much details on why you bleed much. Your right you bleed more usually due to the fact the lower segment of the uterus where your placenta is doesn't contract. If you imagine your uterus like a blown up balloon with bub in it and the cervix been the long flappy bit at the bottom (without the tie in it and with your placenta covering it). Between your endometrium/uterus lining and the placenta are large pools of maternal blood which is what the placenta dips into to get its supply of maternal blood needed for the placenta to exchange nutrients, oxygen,waste etc. So once the placenta seperates wether spontaneously or mannually from a c/s these pools are what are left causing the bleeding after birth. Normally the fundus the top of the uterus is what contracts and reduces the size of these pools as with contractions the uterus is getting smaller if that makes sense. During labour when the fundus contracts it pulls the cervix or lower segment up which in time shortens the flappy thing of the balloon and dilates. So you can imagine when thats where your pools of maternal blood are the fundus can't really aid those pools to reduce in size which is what reduces the bleeding (and whilst we usually bleed to a degree for up to 4-6weeks under normal conditions) In saying all this its still possible your blood loss will be normal and if not they will be expecting your risk to be much greater and impliment treatment to prevent it occuring before it happens or as soon as it does if it does. If the placenta is starting to deteriorate/get age about it which can be quite normal in all term pregnancies then the maternal blood supply will already be reduced and if bub is small then there is a good chance the placenta is also again reducing the amount of maternal pools. I think you will be in very safe hands. Let me know if I can help with anything else. I'll be wishing you a speedy recovery and am so excited your so close now. Is it only 39days now?
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