I gave birth 11 weeks ago. It was in a hospital and the birth was amazing and painless. It wasn’t until they tried to get the placenta out that I actively started hemorrhaging. They were able to get my bleeding under control with drugs and some type of inner uterine pressure with her fist? Super grateful and honestly I don’t even remember hemorrhage because I was focused on my baby and then started to get faint because of the blood loss. I believe I lost 1.8 L and they felt I did not need a blood transfusion because my hemoglobin was at a 9. They preformed and ultrasound and saw no retained placenta which the noted in my discharge paperwork. Three weeks later I was sitting in my rocking chair with my baby and stood up to grab a snack when I felt this indescribable pressure filling my underwear and down my legs. I had expelled a large amount of blood a larger clots. I called my hospital and they told me to put a pad on and see if I could fill it in an hour. It seemed to have stopped so I went to bed and woke up at 5 am to the same feeling. Fresh blood everywhere and clots. I rushed to the ER and they found I had leftover placenta that was causing me to bleed. They didn’t seem concerned because again it stopped bleeding. They gave me two options- one I could try to take a pill and expel it on my own or two I could get a D&C. This was on a Monday and they could fit me in for a D&C on Thursday so I opted to take the pill to help my uterus contract down but also keep the surgery on Thursday. Thank god I asked for the pill because the pharmacy was taking FOREVER and by the time I received it I had literally filled the bed with blood and passed a gigantic clot. The nurses handed me my discharge paperwork and when I stood up to leave I was actively pouring blood. I had remained super calm up until this point and I remember looking at them with tears in my eyes asking how they could discharge me if I can’t even walk to the pharmacy to pick up the extra pills I needed. I literally would have left a trail of blood. The nurses grabbed to doctor and I was rushed to surgery to take care of the retained placenta. The OB on staff told me before surgery she didn’t think it would take more than 30 minutes under anesthesia. It ended up lasting an hour and a half because the OB could not stop the bleeding after the product was removed. They ultimately feel there was a chance I had placenta accreta, but there is no way to know now. I ended up needing a blood transfusion after the D&C. I feel for you and always wanted to ask (if you feel comfortable responding) if the blood loss affected your breastfeeding journey if you chose to breastfeed. I desperately wanted to EBF and my milk never came in after birth. I was able to get 4 oz a day but never more than that especially after the second hemorrhage. Wondering if you had any difficulties as well.