dumb question- amniotic fluid

ericanandy

How do they get it all out?

I have a c-section tomorrow, and with DS my water broke about 16 hours before the emergency c, so a lot of my amniotic fluid had already "drained"

So tomorrow I know they will break my water to get the baby out, but um, how does the rest of it get out?

I remember it being a TON with DS. I kept thinking, how is all of that fluid in there? Was there really a baby or just fluid LOL

 

lwogsland

they have suction in your abdominal cavity...and suck all the blood/fluids out so they can see what they are doing..

goldenleaves

They suction it! It's actually way less messy than you'd think.

(I was able to be in on a couple of c-sections in nursing school)

manda26

lwogsland:

they have suction in your abdominal cavity...and suck all the blood/fluids out so they can see what they are doing..

this.

I had so much that my husband said it squirted up initially LOL oops! but high fluid levels were one reason I needed a c/s so I guess the Dr's were prepared for that

ericanandy

Thank you!  I just felt like it was so much with DS after it leaking/gushing for almost 15 hours that I thought, how the heck do they get it all out in 90 minutes?