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mom's - post partum question

DomerJenCDomerJenC member
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when you were in the hospital, did the nurses massage your uterus every few hours after birth (regardless of whether you had any bleeding issues at birth?)
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Joseph Henry was born at home on March 9, 2009
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  • JenbenIUJenbenIU
    They should.  It helps your uterus contract back down and prevent hemorrhage.  When I did my OB rotation I had to do it to all of my patients after delivery.
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  • mbs427mbs427
    Yes  :)
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  • eclaireseclaires member
    They did - as far as I know I didn't have any bleeding issues beyond what is normal.
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  • sntaggartsntaggart
    ummm, i think they did it a couple of times in recovery (not real sure, i was sleeping in between being prodded), but nothing too hard.  i had a c-section so they just gave me pitocin to make it contract down.
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  • Val&B0604Val&B0604 member
    I think it was about every 3-4 hours up to the 12 hr mark then they just did every 12 hours. ?I didn't have excessive bleeding, I was in normal sized pads within 24 hours.
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  • kat.in.the.hatkat.in.the.hat

    They did it once - then no one touched me again except to just examine my c-scar.

    And actually - it wasn't even a massage - the nurse just felt my uterus to see it's size and remarked that I needed to go pee.

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  • butterfli325butterfli325 member
    We've been taught to assess the fundus and massage those that are boggy.  Breastfeeding also helps contract the uterus back down.
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  • mrs.melluvsloganmrs.melluvslogan
    I guess so?  They kept checking it to see the size and check on my c-section.  I wouldn't really call it a massage though. 
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  • crabapplecrabapple
    ditto Kat
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  • Carmela752Carmela752
    Ditto butterfli. Check the fundus, if boggy or increased bleeding then might massage, however a lot of the times it's boggy because the bladder is in the way and needs to be emptied, then it goes right back to being firm and the bleeding slows.
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  • MrsRender06MrsRender06
    When they checked me every few hrs they would push down on it to make sure it was hardening, but other than that..no.
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