It's all over but the crying. About half an hour ago, I passed what I think is the placenta - about 2 x 3 inches. Dark red like liver, smooth on one side, and kind of grainy/bumpy on the other. There was no cord or baby. Either that is still in me, or it disintegrated and was absorbed, or it never formed in the first place.
I'm strangely numb and accepting. I feel fine, physically.
Thanks to everyone for the love, and the support, and the prayers.
I'm glad I'm not doing this by myself. I don't think it should ever be a secret, unless the woman wants total privacy. I am happy to have the community I do, who I can talk to openly about this.
**edited to add
I talked to the midwife right afterwards and she reassures me it's fine for me to stay at home unless bleeding gets very heavy or I get clammy/panicky/shocky feeling.
I will still go to the Early Pregnancy Assessment Clinic on Mon or Wed to have them check my hcg levels and for an ultrasound to verify everything has been passed.
***edited AGAIN to add
This could go on all night and tomorrow. Cramps, passing more clots, tissue, blood, etc. Yay. But it is strangely painless, aside from very mild period-like cramps. Nothing like heavy-labour contractions, like some women experience. For that I am very grateful.
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