MSE Pregnancy Club IX

shellsuit

skintchick wrote: »

I take it you're happy to have those? I'm considering refusing both (vit K on the basis that if all newborns have low vit K levels then they are probably supposed to) and the placenta one on the basis that I want to do it all naturally and I trust my body to be able to get the placenta out in its own time.

Am I on my own with this? Anyone else want to deliver the placenta without the injection?

I put my trust in the professionals and do as I'm told lol

Krystaltips

Skinty, I've said yes to the vit K because if they don't have it they're at risk of bleeding... I figure I'd rather it have 1 injection of a naturally occuring vitamin than heamorage (sp)...
And as far as the placenta is concerned.. I've said I would like the cord to stop pulsing before it is cut and then will have the injection to expell the placenta then...

Sami_Bee

skintchick wrote: »

I take it you're happy to have those? I'm considering refusing both (vit K on the basis that if all newborns have low vit K levels then they are probably supposed to) and the placenta one on the basis that I want to do it all naturally and I trust my body to be able to get the placenta out in its own time.

Am I on my own with this? Anyone else want to deliver the placenta without the injection?

well it doesn't really matter for me coz doesn't need organising before hand but Chris had vit K and I've chosen for bubs to have it too.
I'm at the moment saying I'd like to have natural 3rd stage and just see how it goes, if placenta isn't coming out after say 30mins then I may ask for syno-wotsit then.
I asked MW if there was any effect on healing times etc with not having injection and she said as far as she knew there hadn't been any studies done (she gave me a place to look and see tho, but I find it strange that they suggest you have this injection with no real reason for it except saving the MWs some time??)

tiamai_d

I need to go do some housework (bleughr!)

I'll be taking the injection to deliver the placenta, my labour is going to be medical anyway so may as well. I barely noticed delivering it with DS1. Probably, I would have a very different view if my history was 'normal'.

feelinggood_2

I would have considered a natural third stage, but because of all the complications in the labour and pregnancy, and the fact that I was such high risk, it really wasn't recommended. Had it been uncomplicated and not risky, I'd have given it serious thought. We discussed it at the NCT classes, and I liked the sound of a natural third stage.

tarajayne

I tried natural 3rd stage with DS but ended up going back in after 2 days as some was left and I wasn't well.

searching_me

right sod it i called them and they yes i will still recieve WTC as im still classes as work i just have to work out my total income for the next year PHEW!!!!! x

skintchick

Sami_Bee wrote: »

well it doesn't really matter for me coz doesn't need organising before hand but Chris had vit K and I've chosen for bubs to have it too.
I'm at the moment saying I'd like to have natural 3rd stage and just see how it goes, if placenta isn't coming out after say 30mins then I may ask for syno-wotsit then.
I asked MW if there was any effect on healing times etc with not having injection and she said as far as she knew there hadn't been any studies done (she gave me a place to look and see tho, but I find it strange that they suggest you have this injection with no real reason for it except saving the MWs some time??)

THis is why i never trust the medical professionals! :rotfl: I think a lot of what they do is for their convenience rather than what is best for the mum and baby and I tend to do my own research and then decide (and it is usually not what the profs recommend).

On vit K, I've read a fair bit and the risk of haemmorhage is very small, although I appreciate that if it happens then it's terrible. I'm thinking of asking for the drops instead, so Bubba doesn't have to be stuck with an injection immediately, but I'm definitely not having the placenta one unless I cannot get the placenta out myself within an hour.

Krystaltips

Aimee had the drops but they give the injection as routine at our hospital... Mainly because they can't actually tell how much of the drops that baby has if they dribble or vomit afterwards...

Claire_Jones_3

Oh my god just found the baby tags, how cute! Will need to sort out asap the homebirth stuff just in case but I suppose I've got less than a fortnight til my due date (how did that happen!)

I had both injections with Charlie and plan to have them again. I'm thinking the vit K can only be good for the baby and once bubs is out I want that placenta outta me asap. I understand its been looking after bubs but now its done its job and I want rid!

Just rang tax credits as I had to notify some changes and they confirmed MA is not counted at all and neither is the first £100 of SMP. I informed them I was getting contributory based JSA in nov which had now stopped and he had a pop at me saying it was listed as income based JSA and I'd been misleading them! I'd only got £847 as income from the JSA so its not going to make loads of difference but I was the one that keep calling them, giving them updates and then they tried to give me extra before so it didn't put me in a hardship position only to overpay me!