Injection to deliever placenta

I just though I'd add in that the syntocin is a sythetic version of oxytocin which causes the uterus to cramp down and effectively stop the bleeding. Oxytocin is the hormone you release when breastfeeding, directly after the birth and during sex funnily enough. If you have a drug free straight forward delivery your body *should* make enough oxytocin but at every delivery the syntocin will be sitting there just in case you do have a bleed. So if you decide not to go with it theres no reason why you can't have it if something happens (ie bleeding or placenta that won't come away). In saying that drugs and intervention can (but not always) disrupt your bodies ability to make all the necessary hormones so talk to your midwife about it and whats important for you so you two can make the best decision for you.




Edited by RachandJack

MrsMojo wrote: busymum wrote: One thing that you should know is that if you decide to have it, you will bleed less at the time of the birth but you'll have more PP bleeding in the days following. When I was at hospital with Kaela, there was a bad batch of syntocin (not trying to scare you, but it is one of the things that can happen) and a number of women haemorraged after the birth and ended up in theatre to help with that bleeding. On the other hand, if you don't have the syntocin you will bleed more during the actual birth but less in the days following. You'll still have PP bleeding for a few weeks though.   Are you sure it was the syntocin that caused excessive bleeding?  The only reason I ask is that I have a bleeding disorder which means my blood doesn't clot well.  My haemotologist and ob have both told me that I need to go on a 4hr syntocin drip after the birth.  It seems odd that a haemotologist would recommend something that makes you bleed more to someone that bleeds too much iykwim.

The suntocin is supposed to help you clot up I think, but there was a bad batch that didn't work as it should have. One of the nurses suggested that the batch wasn't refridgerated properly, (I was opposite the nurses' station and heard far too much LOL)

That makes more sense, thanks T.

Gossamer, it's probably due to your bleeding disorder that you didn't get the choice (I have to have a managed 3rd stage + 4hr syntocin drip post birth because of mine) although it's odd that it was never mentioned to you.