thread: Will I have another PPH?

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  1. #1
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    Jan 2005
    Down by the ocean
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    I had 2 PPH's for 2 different reasons and a birth with no problems between them.

    Birth 1 was no problems.
    Birth 2 I had a retained placenta and small PPH. Placenta had to be removed manually under GA.
    Birth 3 was no problems.
    Birth 4 I had a secondary PPH of approx 1.5lt 2 hours post birth. For some reason my uterus relaxed when it needs to stay tight and hard. Possibly the result of fatigue which can happen after a fast and intense labour of less than 2 hours.

    My OB was good at dispelling my fears of it happening again should I choose to have bub #5. He said something along the lines of that it is possible it can happen again but it's not a given and he wouldn't be worried so I shouldn't be either

  2. #2
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    Feb 2009
    Brisbane
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    Thanks ladies,
    I figured it was probably all pretty uncertain. I did mean to ask my ob specifically at my 6 week check but it slipped my mind. As I said, he smiled and said he would see me if I had another one... he knows I had a PPH so surely he would have suggesting no more if it was very risky? I guess sometimes just hearing people go on about what a hard time I have had starts to get to me. :shrug: