Hello

When I gave birth to DS (the whole thing was a four hour whirlwind) I did the bonding thing etc and was then 'wheelchaired' off to my room for a shower.

As soon as I stood up out of the wheelchair a very large amount of afterbirth dropped on to the floor of the shower. I was completely shocked as I was not expecting it and called the nurse immediately. She just said it was afterbirth (looking a little inconvenienced) and washed it down the drain.

Is something else supposed to happen after giving birth/placental delivery, to combat the afterbirth? I am sure I will probably encounter the same thing with the next baby, but I have ALWAYS wondered about this particular moment.

Or... is this a very common occurrence?

Thanks,
LP.