https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:06:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305750 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:25:38 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 305750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't remember really with my first. With Wonder Baby I remember after a bit saying "can we get this thing out? " and the midwife gave the cord a light tug and told me to go ahead. So I pushed it out. No contractions and it didn't hurt, although it felt odd. Squishy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305742 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:11:01 +0000 PrincessBaby 305742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wonder if all the girls who felt it were medicated or not?</p> <p>I plan to have an epidural. I'm not even going to kid myself into thinking I can maybe go unmedicated. So I'm hoping that helps to not feel it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305724 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:53:05 +0000 luckypenny 305724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right away. Never felt it. In fact when doc said it was out I thought it was way too fast! I was too focused on my new baby to think of anything else (is cord still hanging out etc) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305712 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:40:18 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 305712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, it hurt. I pushed it out like five minutes after she was born. However, it was tough to get out and the pushing on my uterus was making me scream in pain. The whole afterbirth part was horrible for me because I had over 30 stitches. It was worse than labor! But I think I am a rare case. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305694 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:28:39 +0000 Arden 305694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a doula, I rarely see a woman even notice the placenta. </p> <p>Sometimes it just slides out, sometimes they ask her for a "little push" which she does almost subconsciously while staring at her baby, and VERY occasionally she will be aware of what is going on down there and have some minimal pain. </p> <p>Unless the placenta doesn't come out cleanly on its own (which is rare), it is easy, fast, and not very painful for most women. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305677 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:14:19 +0000 MusicaV 305677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was out within 5 minutes. The cord must have been hanging out, but I didn't notice it. The dr had me give one more push to get it out. Compared to pushing out the baby, it was nothing. The nurse massaged my stomach later to get my uterus to shrink down. I didn't find it to be painful, but she was pretty gentle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305381 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:37:33 +0000 lovehoneybee 305381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2PeasinaPod: DH and my mom were kind of amused because I was so zen without the epi when I was laboring and again when I was pushing, very focused, very quiet...but when the OB starting massaging my uterus after I was all "ow ow ow that hurts!" It's probably less painful with a working epidural, though :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305364 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:27:26 +0000 2PeasinaPod 305364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: I'm glad you ended up being ok too!</p> <p>@FutureMrsMcK: I'm afraid of the massaging too as I've heard that hurts from a ton of people too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305345 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:19:03 +0000 lovehoneybee 305345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually have no recollection of it coming out! I know it was within 10 minutes. I don't think I had to push, but the half an hour before and after delivery is really blurry. I lost a lot of blood, but I don't know if it was related to the placenta. I do know my epidural had failed a second time by then, but I don't remember any pain with it coming out, just the OB asking if we wanted to see it. </p> <p>Massaging the uterus after hurt like the dickens, though, I remember that :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305220 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:34:19 +0000 Honeybee 305220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2PeasinaPod: I lost a lot of blood in the process, too. I ended up on some extra meds, but luckily didn't need a transfusion. It can be a really tough thing; I feel so bad for your friend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305210 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:27:57 +0000 2PeasinaPod 305210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: With my friend who had the D&amp;C, they tried to manually remove it, but it wasn't working...so they whisked her away into surgery.</p> <p>With my BFF, she had a very inexperienced OB. After they "manually removed" it, she was losing so much blood afterwards they thought they were going to lose her! She had such a traumatic birthing experience! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305207 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:27:00 +0000 Mrs. Pen 305207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It wasn't so bad.. I had a rough labor so I guess it was icing on the cake :P It basically slid out as they "massaged" my abdomen. I did sit there for about 10 minutes with baby on my chest and the umbilical cord attached while we waited for the placenta. But I hardly felt it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305202 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:24:27 +0000 photojane 305202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i don't know if i feel better or worse right now... haha!</p> <p>i'm just glad to be getting the epi. that thing better work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305197 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:22:43 +0000 Honeybee 305197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2PeasinaPod: I had mine manually removed with my second; it was really painful, but I'd rather do that than go in for a D&amp;C (which was my other option)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305196 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:20:57 +0000 2PeasinaPod 305196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been pretty nervous about this as well as I've had two friends not have their placenta detach properly. One had hers ripped out of her (horrible hospital and OB) and the other had to go into surgery to have it removed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305180 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:10:19 +0000 sorrycharlie 305180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yikes i've been nervous about this too!! I fear the whole pushing on the stomach thing..I've heard that hurts :/ I hope to god my epidural doesn't fail me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305153 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:52:34 +0000 Crisark 305153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't remember it at all with my first one and my second one I remember it just coming out. No real pain or anything major that I can remember. That was 9 and 6 years ago respectively but I think I'd remember if it was awful. </p> <p>The only thing I remember being awful from after was when I was in recovery and also at home when my uterus was contracting on it's own to go back to it's right spot that pain was intense. I had to take Percocet for days to deal with that. I hear it's worse after each one so I'm not looking forward to round three with that. But honestly the birth and all that isn't near as bad as you will imagine it to be in the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305075 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:18:45 +0000 mediagirl 305075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was very natural and not frightening at all. I worried about it, as well. I had an epidural and didn't feel it. The doctor asked me a little after she was born if I was ready to push one more time. I was and with one push, it was out. I did not have my lo at that time because there was meconium in my water so, she had to be whisked away as soon as she was delivered to make sure she was okay. It was easy peasy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305073 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:18:28 +0000 Lozza 305073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok, I guess I'm the exception. Baby came out, they put him on my chest, and then they started pushing on my lower abdomen and per capita, so to speak, the pain was worse than pushing the baby out. Didn't last as long, but I found it REALLY painful... I think a lot of that though was just the surprise- it had never occurred to me that it would be even at all uncomfortable, so I think I was kind of like "baby out, it's all over, I can relax, I'm done," and then the shock of "wtf is happening now and why does it hurt and why are you people still bothering me?!?" was just more than I could gracefully take. They kept saying "just focus on your baby!" and I kept saying "I don't want to focus on the baby, I want all of you to GO AWAY and LEAVE ME ALONE."<br /> If it helps, I have total labor and delivery amnesia and while intellectually I know it was unpleasant, I have no visceral memory of it or anything and if asked, will say stuff like "yeah, I could do it again tomorrow. No big." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305071 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:14:22 +0000 Honeybee 305071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first time, it was no big deal. The second time, the placenta had to be manually removed, and Whoa! That hurt worse than the actual birth! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305056 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:07:49 +0000 cvbee 305056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: At my hospital they inject everyone (or add to your IV) with oxytocin to deliver the placenta. They gave me the shot in my leg and I am pretty sure it just came right out easily, as I was expecting a big deal and I didn't even notice it happening. I remember thinking 'whoa? already?' and then I got stitched up. It was pretty quick and while it was happening I was more focussed on looking at my new little baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-305001 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:47:07 +0000 DillonLion 305001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for starting this thread! I was very curious about this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-304982 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:41:48 +0000 SugarplumsMom 304982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: Noooo, don't worry! My case was unusual because my epidural failed and I was sick with the cold and had no sleep!</p> <p>Edit: UNusual </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-304942 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:31:59 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 304942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: I didn't have to push. After I got to see my baby and hold her for a little bit, my doctor just pulled on the umbilical cord and it just came out. Like @chopsuey119 said, it felt like I pooped! </p> <p>Now, they did have to push on my stomach a lot to help shrink the uterus, and that was definitely uncomfortable, almost to the point of painful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-304937 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:29:47 +0000 matador84 304937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a med free birth and I barely remember. I was holding LO and my ob goes, "ok here comes the afterbirth" and then I was like "whoa" and he showed us the placenta and it was actually pretty neat. I bet you won't even worry about it when the time comes! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-304933 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:28:23 +0000 ohapostrophe 304933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't notice the "cord hanging out" phase...too much other stuff going on. It was maybe 15-20 minutes later the OB said ok a small push- and it came right out which was pretty awesome after pushing SO freaking hard for the hour before that without any action :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-304927 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:25:48 +0000 Minnie_Girl 304927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Oh my gosh, I didn't realize that happened! I need to read Olive's birth story again!</p> <p>@photojane: The placenta shouldn't detach before delivery because it's the baby's oxygen supply. It should normally detach after the baby is out breathing on their own, shearing off cleanly while the uterus shrinks back down to close off the blood vessels. It's pretty amazing, actually! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-304910 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:18:03 +0000 Mrs. Bee 304910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: no that's not normal. a little scary because i started bleeding from the placenta detaching, but not a lot so the doctor said it was ok. at least i didn't have to deliver the placenta, and olive was perfectly healthy! well she did have to stay an extra 5 days because she was born 5 weeks early, but other than that healthy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-304900 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:14:41 +0000 photojane 304900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: does it normally detach on its own during birth? what happens if it doesn't?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delivering-the-placenta#post-304851 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:54:16 +0000 Mrs. Bee 304851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my placenta detached while i was pushing, so when i delivered olive, it came right out with her. </p>