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Yeovil District Hospital 2019-09-19 Person 2 5 0

I had an amazing birth, I didn't actually need any medical intervention. However, 10 days post birth a midwife told me my uterus had not contracted back down as expected but she said it wasn't uncommon. 4 days later they said the same thing, so took a swab and gave me antibiotics "just in case". They told me a scan was not necessary and that after 5 days I will be back to normal and my bleeding would have stopped. Well the swab came back all clear so I had taken antibiotics for no reason and caused my breastfed baby an upset stomach and the bleeding had only increased. I informed my midwife I felt there was something wrong but she told me I would be fine and discharged me from their services anyway. Fast forward to 5 weeks postpartum and I was still bleeding heavily and I mean there would be times where the blood would pool at my feet it was that heavy. So I had to go to my GP where they finally referred me for a scan which I should have had in the first place as it was found I still had a piece of placenta remaining which was causing me to bleed out. Instead of the hospital treating me then and there as there was a risk of sepsis they told me I had to go back to my GP to get referred back to the hospital!!! I had to wait 4 days to see a GP where they gave me more antibiotics and said I would need SURGERY and that I would get a letter in the post?! I then got a letter that said I had to wait 17 weeks just to be SEEN by a gynaecologist. I had spoken to other women in different areas of the UK that had simply taken tablets for this issue and not had to have surgery. By this point I was livid so took myself to a&e where they again said I would need surgery. I argued with them for 3 hours until they gave in and let me take the tablets, which worked and within 2 days the remaining placenta had made it's way out and my bleeding had stopped completely. Safe to say I WILL NOT be having another baby at Yeovil hospital. To think I could have got a serious infection or be made to have invasive surgery due to the midwives not doing their job. They had a duty of care to make sure I was ok before they discharged me and they failed. I should not have been put through all of this as a first time mum it ruined my experience. Absolutely appalling.