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dumb question- amniotic fluid

ericanandyericanandy
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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

 

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Re: dumb question- amniotic fluid

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

    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)

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  • manda26manda26 member

    imagelwogsland:
    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

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  • ericanandyericanandy
    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?
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