Has anyone had to receive pitocin postpartum? My midwife has told me I will receive a shot since I have an additional lobe on my placenta, and I was wondering what if any dangers there are of this ppt. I am doing my own research, just wondering if anyone else has had this?
Re: postpartum pitocin
DS, May 2011
If your doctor or midwife thinks you may need it - get it.
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About 20 minutes after delivery, everyone was panicking and I said, "okay, you can give me the pitocin shot now," and they said, "we're past that, you're already getting it in a drip!" I hadn't even noticed...lol
Since the baby's already out, I think the risks of atonal uterus outweigh the risks of postpartum pitocin. I will get it again, especially since I'm predisposed to an atonal uterus, apparently...
I didn't notice a difference between them. Post-birth pitocin is very low risk and generally not something I'd worry about. I only didn't have it this time because the paramedics didn't do it.
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