On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Kate Hallberg wrote: > I have had more than one ob or physician argue with me > that a retained placental fragment is not possible in > practice because of the severe infection that would > result. Clearly Kathy (and many others) have gone > weeks with the retained fragment that doesn't become > infected, nor does the body reabsorb it. Why do you > suppose that is? I have also had retained placental fragments that did not cause infection. Nor did I "soak a pad an hour". In fact, before I passed one, my bleeding had ceased, and then I started getting cramping and spotting again. To have an infection, you have to have bacteria. In my case, I had insisted on keeping vaginal exams to a minimum before and during labor. I was also given antibiotics during my C section. Bacteria do not spontaneously arise out of nothing. Ultrasounds are also not conclusive. Even very small pieces can suppress milk supply, and be missed by ultrasound. Mary Conner *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html