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Bleeding c-section scar in 3rd trimester - Bugger! Bugger! Bugger!

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whomovedmychocolate · 14/05/2008 21:49

Just back from a week in France and 30ish weeks pregnant with a ginormous baby boy.

CS 18 months ago and was diagnosed at 16 weeks with an infection in the scar (it'd always been bumpy, but then got bumpy and hot and sore).

Swift application of antibiotic cream for a few weeks later and it went down, pretty smooth, no pain & redness gone. Hurrah!

Baby head down and doing well. Booked home birth. Hurrah! Off for a quick week's holiday before baby number 2 shows up.

Scar a bit sore. Lift up ginormous bump to peer underneath. Can't see a bloody thing. Quick poke, something sticky - eek blood, eek goo. Bugger! Bugger! Bugger!

Get DH to look. Two large bumps have appeared in scar and one of them is leaking.

It healed up the next day. So thought it was okay to leave it till I got home. The following day, baby decided to have a flip to breech and got foot stuck on sore bit of scar and once again it bleed. Not much and it's only a surface wound - it clearly doesn't go down too deep and doesn't appear to be infected (it's not hot or red - but is sore).

Next day, healed up fine, no pain. DS then does another flip so his head is resting on the scar. Can anyone guess what happened next? Yep, soreness and a bit of blood.

So we came home and I tried to phone the midwives but they were on answerphone - four times - plus because I don't know my mobile phone number couldn't leave a message (was on the way back and couldn't have gone in anyway). (Not filled with confidence that they'll be around when I'm in labour at this rate either).

So now I'm home, and planning to go see the labour ward tomorrow to have a chat, but have no bloody clue what they are going to say. Anyone had this before? Is there any point in having an ultrasound of the scar to establish depth?

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pinkyminky · 14/05/2008 21:59

No real help, but poor you! Hope you get some reassurance.

NotABanana · 14/05/2008 22:00

Hospital. Now.

hedgepig · 14/05/2008 22:08

Not heard of this before but if you can't get any info form on call midwife (if there is one in your are) or labour ward then speak to NHS direct 0845 4647 who should be able to advise if this is something you need to get seen to tonight. Do you have any vaginal bleeding or just external?

MissingMyHeels · 14/05/2008 22:10

I would suggest speaking to labour ward tonight.

Klaw · 14/05/2008 22:15

phone labour ward now and ask for urgent check up.

I imagine that your external skin is stetching too much and that internal scar is fine BUT

you need to know that for sure by being checked by the medical people.

I have never heard of this before... so please let us know the outcome

PictureThis · 14/05/2008 22:21

If you have scar tenderness then you have to go to hospital now. Please ring your labour ward. You must get this checked out.

whomovedmychocolate · 14/05/2008 22:21

I have no intention of going to the hospital tonight for something that happened last week!

I'll call them in the morning and go see them.

But I don't think they can do anything bar monitoring it and assessing scar depth by ultrasound. I guess they could give me yet more antibiotics but I'm not sure that'll help because topical application of antibiotics won't penetrate the skin to the depth it needs to.

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NotABanana · 14/05/2008 22:28

What are the baby's movements like?

whomovedmychocolate · 14/05/2008 22:30

Oh he's a happy little camper, hardly ever sleeps it seems. He's taking advantage of the fact that he can still flip and does forward rolls every couple of days which hurts quite a bit but is okay-ish.

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NotABanana · 14/05/2008 22:33

Usually if baby is okay it means mum is okay so it is very important that you keep an eye on the movements.

My scar nearly ruptured, baby wasn't fine, and it was an awful time.

I wish you all the best.

whomovedmychocolate · 14/05/2008 22:48

Thanks Notabanana - I'm sorry you had such a horrible time.

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whomovedmychocolate · 15/05/2008 15:53

So I'm now in hospital!!!

Scar okay but showing 4 pluses of ketone and 3+ protein. Am being rehydrated and assessed.

DS managed to kick the monitor pads off during the ctg so he seems fine.

How on earth I managed to get so sick in a few hours is beyond me - slight D&V felt a bit dizzy

Hospitals are v dull!

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pucca · 15/05/2008 15:55

Poor you WMMC.

pinkyminky · 15/05/2008 15:56

I was just checking in to see how you went on. Sorry to hear you are poorly, but the scar ok and all fine for your homebirth! Sounds like you may be very dehydrated. Hope you feel better soonx

whomovedmychocolate · 15/05/2008 16:02

Thanks!

Patientline sucks! Funnily I feel fine but mws keep sticking their heads in every 15 mins so suspect I may not be

Why are there no entertaining bumsex threads when I need them?

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LilRedWG · 15/05/2008 16:08

WMMC! Poor you. I can't believe how quickly your pregnancy seems to have gone (for me, probably not for you) and hope everything goes smoothly for the rest of the time.

No advice (other than take it easy) but lots of warm wishes. x

LilRedWG · 15/05/2008 16:09

Here you go!

pinkyminky · 15/05/2008 16:12

Hope you get good news soon. Don''t know much about bumsex, I'm afriad, I've clearly led a sheltered life. ]

EffiePerine · 15/05/2008 16:14

Gosh, that was quick! Hope you're out soon - being in hospital is not fun

Fingers crossed for your HB...

EachPeachPearMum · 15/05/2008 16:28

Oh wmmc- sorry to hear this- pg REALLY is hard on you isn't it?
Hope all goes well- sounds like he's doing fabulously though

NotABanana · 15/05/2008 16:49

Have you got pre-eclampsia?

PeachyHas4BoysAndLovesIt · 15/05/2008 17:00

could be an infection depending on how the BP is I guess

Hope you're OK WMMC.

pinkyminky · 15/05/2008 19:32

I'd guess an infection, too. Doesn't sound like she's on a monitor, which I thhink they'd do if it could be pre-eclampsia.

Hope things are ok.

pinkyminky · 16/05/2008 16:41

NO news yet? I do hope WMMC is ok.

Lulumama · 16/05/2008 16:43

oh no! only jsut seen this!

hope you are ok and resting..

big hugs.