Almost Bled To Death 3 Weeks PP

I had my LO near the end of January (yay!!) and the delivery went pretty ok (I thought). There were some minor hiccups and things not done exactly how I wanted, but we were both alive and well (I thought). Fast forward 2.5 weeks and I start passing giant clots and a tremendous amount of blood compared to what it had been. I go to my OB and they send me to the ER. The first ER thinks I have retained products of conception following an ultrasound and they have no surgeons/OBs on staff, so I am transferred via ambulance to a larger hospital. This hospital redoes my ultrasound, says I’m fine, and sends me home doing absolutely nothing.

I’m still bleeding, I message my OB, I get a same day clinic appointment Monday. While at the same day appointment I start hemorrhaging heavily. They send me to the ER (same day clinic is in the hospital). While waiting for triage I pass out, my systolic BP drops below 80, and I end up needing 2 blood transfusions. After a D&C it turns out I had two pieces of retained placenta (the largest 5x5 cm).

If you are experiencing abnormally heavy bleeding whether it’s right after birth, 3 weeks later, or even up to 12 weeks later please advocate for yourself!!! If I wasn’t already in the hospital I don’t know that I’d have made it. Your life is more valuable than a doctor’s wrong assessment.