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Hello ladies! First I want to thank you for visiting The Belly Button Connection (TBBC). TBBC was originally created as a forum for mothers: aspiring, expecting, and veteran. The name was derived from the baby’s connection to the mother: physically, mentally, and emotionally. I wanted TBBC to be a place where women received both accurate and positive feedback about pregnancy. Since creating TBBC I’ve learned that our thoughts about pregnancy, motherhood, and womanhood start long before the onset of puberty. In fact, it starts with our relationships with our own mothers, aunts, sisters, and peers. Our hardships are not our own. They are passed down from generation to generation, friend to friend, spouse to spouse, parent to child. This doesn’t have to be the case. Leo Buscaglia said it best when he said, “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
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Tonight while at a childbirth class taught by Greer Memorial Hospital nurse, Stephanie, I learned two things that I decided I wanted to share with everyone, everywhere.
An UMBILICAL CORD PROLAPSE is will the cord is born before the baby. If this happens to you or anyone you know tell them that they need to grab a phone and warm, sopping wet towel. They need to lie down and elevate their feet above their heart while calling 911. The warm, wet towel should be placed inbetween their legs to keep the umbilical cord moist.
A PLACENTAL ABRUPTION is when the placenta separates from the uterus. There may be concealed bleeding or visible bleeding. If this happens, grab a phone, dial 911 while laying down and elevating legs.
I am not sharing this to scare you, but to INFORM you. This is an emergency; however, you should attempt to remain as calm as possible because the sooner you elevate your legs, etc. the better the outcome will be. DO NOT DRIVE TO THE HOSPITAL. EMS is knowledgeable about umbilical cord prolapses and placental abruptions and are equipped to remedy the situation better than you are.
Ignorance is not bliss. Knowledge is power.
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6 comments:
You are Right...Knowledge is Power, thank you so much for posting this! Everyone should know what do do if this happens!
I remember that stuff from child birth class, that night I went home scared to death of everything that could go wrong.
Thank you for this information! I would certainly have no idea what to do if that happened to me, and I am hoping to have another baby so now I am informed just in case!
That is really interesting, my childbirth educator told me to get on your hands and knees if you have that happen. i wonder if laying on your back with your legs elevated does the same thing as getting on your hands and knees??
Stephanie said that lying on your back with your legs elevated pushed the baby up and took the pressure off the cord (in the case of the umbilical cord prolapse). I'm not sure which is better with a placental abruption. I'll be sure to ask though. Thanks for that comment, Gabby.
Yeah, i was talking about it with my husband Friday, and we both agreed that laying on your back with your legs elevated made more sense. Have a good night :)
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