The stomach mashing...

Ambeerose · May 2011

Brobin mentioned in her post about the stomach mashing the nurses do and WOW, I forgot how much that hurt!!! I didn't yell during labor/delivery but that caused me to yell out in pain 3 times. Do they do that for c-sections? Im assuming not.

keaona · May 2011

Yup, they do, but it didn't hurt too bad for me, but i was also hopped up on pain killers.

hannahruth32 · May 2011

Actually they do. I remember in recovery them mashing me to get more of the blood etc. out. It did hurt but I was still a little numb. They said I was still "boggy" and mashed a little more.

ilovebabyblue · May 2011

This is the first I've heard of stomach mashing. Why do they do it?

MrsEmilyS · May 2011

Whaaa??? I missed the OP. Why is there stomach mashing?

cvl105 · May 2011

ilovebabyblue:
This is the first I've heard of stomach mashing. Why do they do it?

This! I'm scared now!! haha

hannahruth32 · May 2011

With a vaginal birth it is to deliver the placenta. With a section it is too get the blood and extra fluid out.

JSanFran · May 2011

If i remember my L&D from nursing school correctly its to check your fundus...or the top of your uterus to make sure it is contracting and geting smaller. Your uterus is suppose to shrink after delivery, and I think they check to make sure its shrinking to make sure there is no excessive bleeding...an overfilled bladder can make it seem off too..

I think this is right.

khusker · May 2011

In my birthing class they stated they do indeed do the "fundal massage" even if you have a c section because it helps you're uterus contract back down to normal size. It could differ with each hospital!

Ambeerose · May 2011

The reason they were doing the stomach mashing was to make sure I didn't have any clots and to make sure my fundus was shrinking. They call it "massaging" but that is FAR from a massage. It hurts really bad!! When they did it, it would cause more blood to come out of me.

SarahP15 · May 2011

After delivery, one of the jobs of the nurse is to check the fundus to ensure it's shrinking and also to 'massage' it to expel clots and fragment of the placenta (if it were not intact) and check for hemorrhaging. When they say your uterus is "boggy" that means it's not firm, so they will massage it to get the uterus to contract to reduce the risk of postpartum hemorrhage. Hope that helps

carasriley · May 2011

I had a c-section and didn't have any stomach mashing...

MammaBear81 · May 2011

Ambeerose:
The reason they were doing the stomach mashing was to make sure I didn't have any clots and to make sure my fundus was shrinking. They call it "massaging" but that is FAR from a massage. It hurts really bad!! When they did it, it would cause more blood to come out of me.

Yes, a MASSAGE is enjoyable, this on the other hand is quite painful! I think stomach mashing is a much better term for it Stick out tongue I didn't have any pain killers for any of my deliveries, and I actually asked my OB if he could give me an epi just for that part!

Gwyneddlesliegrace · May 2011

The mashing is the worst!!! I also tell people that I think it is way worse the actual (med free) labor! I had no clue that they were going to do that with DD and of course the largest maternity nurse did mine... How ever I know it was important because I did hemmorhage.

pregarella · May 2011

Holy mother of christ....and here I thought I just needed to get through the labor.

Hallil · May 2011

pregarella:
Holy mother of christ....and here I thought I just needed to get through the labor.

No kidding!! Indifferent

ChristinaMT4 · June 2011

I've had 3 kids and it never hurt when they did this. I barely remember it.

ann_jeremiah · June 2011

khusker:
In my birthing class they stated they do indeed do the "fundal massage" even if you have a c section because it helps you're uterus contract back down to normal size. It could differ with each hospital!

This is what I've heard as well.

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