Ended up in ER with 2nd placenta.

MaryBB77

Just wanted to share my story in case it happens to anyone else.
My waters broke 12 days early & I had a pitocin induced labor that lasted 22 hrs.
Baby was put on my chest to breast feed but my nipples were inverted/flat. Baby couldn't latch on. Several hours later LC helped me with a nipple shield. But I've a very sleepy baby which made feeding time a battle.
We had to give her formula supplements in the hosp to avoid dehydration.
When I got home feeding was more of a battle and my colostrum started to dwindle. I hired a hosp grade pump but had little effect.
After 7 days of no milk I went to my dr. She did an ultrasound and thought she saw something still in my uterus but wasn't sure what. Possibly fibroids or placenta.
Gave me prescription for cytrotec which was to give me contractions to excrete what ever was left in there.
Within minutes I got the shakes real bad & started losing clots of blood. After 2 hrs I headed to ER as was worried for all the blood I was losing.
After another u/s they discovered I had a second placenta in there & needed an emergency D&C. I'm home now & doing much better.
It could have been a lot worse but just keep an eye on yourselves if your milk doesn't come in on time.
Trust your gut & get to the drs.
Sorry for long post. On mobile so don't know how to give u cake. Here's a pic of my wee girl who made all that bs worthwhile.

megngregk

Oh my goodness, that's really a scary ordeal. I'm glad you were taken care of.

RedSaffron

Wow. Thank you for sharing your story. It sounds rare, but good to keep in mind. What a scary thing to go through.

cowscrub

Wow! Scary! So glad all is well now. Your little lady is a cutie.

Armyratt

Wow that's crazy!! Glad everything is ok now!

megs12914

How scary! I'm glad you're ok now. My milk has barely come in and I have considered retained placental fragments.

MaryBB77

@megs12914. Get yourself checked. It can do no harm but at least give u peace of mind. GL

Momto1goofball

How scary. Glad everything was figured out and taken care of. 

jmjj1310

Wow, that's scary. Thanks for sharing. And, your baby girl is adorable!

LabPupLuv

Wow, thanks for sharing this story! This would not have occurred to me... I'm glad your doctor figured it out and that you are feeling better!

wedbliss5

Yikes, never heard of that! Glad you're ok and enjoy your baby!

ChuggingWater

Holy crap. Glad you're okay

litzo27

Holy cow - I didn't know that could happen!! Glad you are ok!

angiek1

I haven't heard of this before, thanks for sharing your story to inform the rest of us!

km_md

Wow, that must have been so scary for you. I'm glad that you trusted your instincts and got it all taken care of. I hope that feeding continues to work better for you now!

peanutmuse

I also have never heard of a second placenta before. Do they have any idea why you had 2? And how did they not notice something like that before?

Glad to hear you're ok now.

valigrl21

Wow that's scary! Glad you trusted your instinct and got it checked out!

mommabird77

Wow, that is crazy!  I am so glad you are doing better!

mommabird77

Also, has your milk come in now?

ehepner

Woah!  That's scary!  Glad everything worked out.  If you really want to BF, keep trying to get your milk to come in if you can! It's not too late.

peanutmuse

ehepner said:

Woah!  That's scary!  Glad everything worked out.  If you really want to BF, keep trying to get your milk to come in if you can! It's not too late.

@ehepner, I think the whole point of the story was that the retained placenta was causing the BF issues. Basically, her body was still acting like she was pregnant.

cnwilbur1030

That's so scary! Glad you're ok!!!!

MindyBadger1

You're sure it was a second placenta and not just retained? I have never heard of such a thing. I will have to do some reading. Sounds scary And I'm happy it is solved.

LuGal623

Holy scary story! I'm so sorry you went through all that but am glad you went to the ER!  Take it easy Momma and thanks for sharing.

peanutmuse

MindyBadger1 said:

You're sure it was a second placenta and not just retained? I have never heard of such a thing. I will have to do some reading. Sounds scary And I'm happy it is solved.

@MindyBadger1, I was wondering the same thing. And then panicking a little bit because I had a vanishing twin and never passed any tissue. I didn't see much in a quick Google search, so I kind of assumed that it was just retained.

Kbrittonhart

Thanks for letting us know and I'm glad you're ok!

MaryBB77

Well the dr said it was a second placenta. Some fancy name for it that I can't remember. He's the one that delivered her too so he could be covering his arse and blaming a second placenta instead of retained. He did say original placenta came out whole. Again who can prove it? I'm just glad the ordeal is over.
I was too weak to pump last night but I'm going to try today to see what happens. Can't feed LO yet tho as I'm on antibiotics still.
Thanks for all your well wishes

MindyBadger1

@peanutmuse a month in ob/gyn definiTely doesn't make me an expert, but that topic definitely never came up in classroom or rotation. All my books are at work. So I'm googling too.

OP retained placenta is scary as heck, not trying to downplay your situation. Just curious.

last14real

Wow glad to hear that you are doing better now and thank you for sharing your story. I'm sure the odds are very rare for that to happen, but still not a bad idea to watch for symptoms.

sarahmarie2

So sorry you went through that. Congratulations on your daughter, though. She's adorable!

BShreeve

Wow, scary! Glad you're ok, thanks for sharing your story.