I was going to ask the question too as to whether uterine massage is necessary. It is the only part of the birth 2nd stage onwards that I found excrutiatingly painful. (As background, I also had the synto shot and no complications, PPH or otherwise. Placenta was pulled out - cord traction.)
Does it happen to everyone who has a VB in hospital? I think I remember reading in Spiritual Midwifery an account of a hospital birth where they pushed on her belly and she was in pain and Ina May Gaskin exclaimed that it was unnecessary... (I think, LOL. I read it a long time ago now )
I don't have another midwife appt til I'm 36 weeks as I'm having shared care with my GP, so can't ask them if it is routinely done and if it is necessary. What are other people's experiences/suggestions?
And ETA: (Can you tell I'm trying to work out my birth plan already?!? ) what were people's reasons for electing to not have the synto shot? Was it just because it is unnecessary, or is there something more sinister that I should know about? TIA!