Retained placenta - does it happen again?

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I had a retained placenta after my first (very fast) delivery, and an awful time having it removed in hospital. Ended up having a D&C, then blood transfusion and still get PTSD about it all.

For anyone else that had this, if you’ve had a second baby, did it happen again?

Thanks you

Following as I had a similar experience first time round, due in 8 weeks but likely to be less

Just giving this a bump in case anyone can help out x

Not necessarily, I had one with dc4, have had another 4 dc since then and it hasn't happened again

Not necessarily - I this with first DC but not subsequently.

Had it first time only here too, second was fine. My mum had 4 and it happened once - none of us can say for sure but I hope it’s fine, pph was one of my worst worries with dc2.

Hi, I had a retained placenta with my first when I was induced with the drip but not with my second when I was induced with a pessary. I think it was because the drip made everything happen very intensely, very quickly whereas the pessary was much more gradual. But, no, it won’t necessarily happen again!

Unfortunately I had it with both of mine.

I had this with my second DC but not with first or third. I agree it was a horrible experience and nearly 40 years later I still remember it.

I had it with my first but not with the next two labour's (1 was a set of twins). I have no idea if this is why but I had an extremely long labour with my first, and was utterly exhausted. I think my body just couldnt do any more. Much shorter labour's with the subsequent two.

I have no idea of the actual data (probably worth asking the midwife on that one) but my mum has a lot of placenta problems with her first three children. On the last one she swore by eating grated raw beetroot and carrot through the pregnancy and she had a very big baby with no placenta issues. Purely anecdotal you understand but she tells the story nonetheless

Mine almost did but because we were able to prewarn the mw it might happen again she was very careful and managed to get the placenta out manually with no2. It was touch and go for a bit and the mw actually got a colleague to come who was known for being able to get them out.

Hello. I had retained placenta with my first which led to horrible things happening to me, various Dr's and midwives coming and pulling forcefully on the cord and then the horror of having it manually removed in theatre, which was something I never even knew was a possibility! I had my second child just less than a year later and it didn't happen. I had my third 3 years later and again everything was fine. All of my labour's were very fast.

I had it with my first pregnancy and it was horrific. I was shit scared of it happening again with my second but it didn't 🙌 Good luck 🤞🏻

I had it with my first but not my other two.

I had it with dd1 and wanted a csection with dd2 because of it. They said no because it was “elective”, but later offered me one because the baby was measuring big and i jumped at the chance (and all went swimmingly btw ).

I did do a lot of research though and all official sources, inc Royal College of Surgeons, says that there is no connection to subsequent pregnancy and one is no more likely to suffer it again than any other woman giving birth. I found that comforting (although of course it is not saying that it could never happen again, it is statistically highly unlikely.)

I have only had one child, so can't comment on whether it happened with subsequent pregnancy but my midwife told me there was no reason it should happen again.

The cord broke with me when the midwife gently pulled on it. I then had the placenta manually removed with no pain relief (I refused to go to theatre). I would not recommend that!

I had a retained placenta 30 years ago, followed by a pph and manual removal with a general anaesthetic. When I had my second and third babies, everything was fine. Good luck!