Retained Placenta & My D&C Story | 8 Weeks of Postpartum Bleeding | Up Close Vol. 33

Six weeks postpartum and I was still bleeding bright red. I knew something wasn't right 🩺 The ultrasound showed a thickened endometrial lining with vascularity — and eventually they confirmed it: retained anterior placental tissue. That was the reason for eight straight weeks of bleeding. But here's the part I really want to talk about. I didn't want the D&C. I had no fever. No pain. No heavy bleeding. My WBC and hemoglobin came back normal. So I sat with the question a lot of women are afraid to ask out loud: do I actually need this procedure? I researched it. I went down a full rabbit hole — medical literature, other women's experiences, Reddit threads from people who said their retained tissue passed on its own. I talked to my doula. I talked to my husband. I asked my doctors what happens if I wait, and what the risks are. And after all of that, I still chose to have the D&C. This video is that whole journey — the diagnosis, the hesitation, the research, the decision, the day of the procedure, the breastfeeding worry, the bleeding that came back afterward, and my two-week follow-up. You can question your doctor without being anti-medicine. That's the thing I most want someone to take from this. In this volume: 🩸 Six weeks postpartum and still bleeding — what the ultrasound found 🔬 What retained placental tissue actually is ❓ Why I hesitated about the D&C 💊 The methylergonovine conversation and my breastfeeding concerns 🗣️ Talking to my doula, my husband, and my doctors 🏥 The day of the procedure — what it was actually like 🤱🏾 Whether I could still breastfeed afterward 😩 The bleeding that came back a few days later 📅 My two-week follow-up and what it means for future pregnancies ⚠️ This is my personal experience only — not medical advice. If you're going through something similar, please talk to your own healthcare provider. Your situation may be completely different from mine. 💬 Have you ever questioned a medical recommendation? How did you work through it? Drop it below. 🔔 Subscribe — new volumes dropping regularly. #GbemiUpClose #UpCloseVol33 #RetainedPlacenta #DandC #DilationAndCurettage #PostpartumBleeding #PostpartumRecovery #RetainedPlacentalTissue #PostpartumComplications #BirthRecovery #BreastfeedingAndSurgery #MedicalAdvocacy #PatientAdvocacy #AskYourDoctor #SecondOpinion #PostpartumHealth #BlackMaternalHealth #BlackMomYouTube #MomOf2 #2Under2 #PhDMom #NigerianYoutuber #AfricanYoutuber #BlackWomenYouTube #PostpartumStory #WomensHealth #GbemiUpClose