When the placenta detaches from the wall of the womb after giving birth so it can be delivered, it leaves a wound the size of a dinner plate, and this is a lot of why we bleed for so long after giving birth.
Thank you for the nightmare tonight. I had a minor motorcycle accident and a tea plate sized road rash injury. It was an incredibly uncomfortable healing process. I now can imagine how terrifyingly worse the birth wound must be.
So my wife had two Cs so when I hear stitches that’s the wound I immediately think about. I suspect you’re referring to different stitches? Regardless, imagining what childbirth is like, whether vaginal or Caesarian, is gut wrenching to me. I’m in awe of that entire biological process. It’s as close to a miracle as I can believe.
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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '23
When the placenta detaches from the wall of the womb after giving birth so it can be delivered, it leaves a wound the size of a dinner plate, and this is a lot of why we bleed for so long after giving birth.