Advice about my Labour and delivery please

[Lifeisablur]

On my birth notes I have seen that baby’s membranes were ‘ragged’ and that I had a ‘boggy’ uterus after birth. I did have a big PPH which I knew about, but they didn’t tell me the other parts. I needed 6 weeks of blood clotting injections, which I had to look up as no one told me what they were for. I feel really let down they didn’t tell me anything and left me in the delivery room for most of the Labour without checking me.
I’m now scared what it means for any future labours so I’m seriously reconsidering anymore children due to this.
Is it permanent to have a boggy uterus? Will it have returned to normal without long term damage?
Is it likely to happen again?
What about the ragged membranes?
PPH?
Sorry for all the questions, I’m hoping those of you who have given birth or experiences these issues could give me more information please. I begrudge googling anything as it often leads to unnecessary scares.

Ragged membranes means they looked a bit torn/incomplete which can cause the uterus to not clamp down efficiently and not close all the blood vessels which is why you had a PPH.It should settle down to normal in a few weeks but if you see a stringy bit in your discharge it may be a bit of the ragged membranes coming out. Uterus should go back to normal in a few weeks. It may never happen again but you will be closely monitored in future labours just in case. They should have explained it to you.

I'm sorry about your experience, and that you weren't happy with your care. I hope I can answer some of your questions

Is it permanent to have a boggy uterus?
No it's a term that means your uterus wasn't as contracted or firm as it should have been after delivery. Normally when a midwife feels your uterus after delivery it feels like a hard tennis ball. Boggy means it feels soft and springy. It can be sign that there's something stopping it from contracting fully, like clots or retained tissue. Your uterus will now be well contracted

Will it have returned to normal without long term damage?
Yes 🙂

Is it likely to happen again?
It is a possibility that if you've had a PPH it may happen again next time HOWEVER it depends on lots of factors, such as the reason for the PPH (trauma such as tears, something impairing clotting, something affecting how tired your uterus was as a muscle etc). If you decide to have another baby then you will be under an obstetrician and they can explain the reasons and the risk of it happening again. Plus the midwives caring for you next time will be on high alert for early signs of PPH and try and prevent it happening again (ie starting an oxytocin infusion post-birth asap)

Hope that helps 🙂

Thank you both so much, I feel much more reassured now you have put my mind at rest.
The not knowing why it happened because they never told me is what worries me most, the blood loss was just below the limit for a transfusion too.

I had ragged membranes with my first (and a secondary PPH on day 8, which I hadn’t connected with the membranes until
now!).
My other two births were fine (membranes complete and normal-looking) and no
bleeding issues with either.
Hopefully that gives you some reassurance.