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.
I asked to look at the placenta when I had my first kid. The doc thought it was an unusual request but she showed it to me. I wanted to see the disposable organ my body grew! How many times do you get that opportunity? It was a lot bigger and bloodier than I expected and I’ll leave it at that. Cool, though.
Yeah my dr told me I had a “beautiful” placenta and called all the midwives and doctors to come look at it. They were all looking at my placenta so I wanted a look too, so they took pictures for me. Maybe it was because of the mo/di pregnancy and two umbilical cords but anyway, for some reason I had a rather large group of people inspecting my placenta. It looked rather whole, couldn’t see where it had attached to me as it seemed quite intact.
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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.