Mike, Brendan and I came home on May 10th. I was still feeling pretty bad from all the blood loss. Mike was home for a day or two and my dad was still here. They both took care of me because I was too weak to be up for very long. It was so frustrating to feel like I wasn't able to care for my tiny baby.
About a week after we'd been home I was still feeling pretty miserable. Mike made me call the doctor and they had me come in to be checked out. They checked me and saw that I had retained placenta. The doctor was unable to remove it so they scheduled a D&C. I was so upset because I didn't want to be away from Brendan and I didn't want our breastfeeding to be ruined.
I went in for the D&C and was supposed to go home that day. I didn't get to go home because I hemorrhaged again during the D&C. When I tried to sit up after the procedure, my blood pressure dipped to 77/39!
I sent Mike home with the baby because I didn't want him staying at the hospital. My dad and Carla came down to help Mike with the baby.
I was released the next morning and it took a few weeks and lots of iron to feel better again. I feel much better but I still tire pretty easily.
Thankfully Brendan did great through everything. He gained weight like crazy and didn't have problem switching between bottle feeding and breastfeeding. I was able to provide enough so he didn't have to have formula either!
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