Re: [Leica] .....thanks + placenta........

["Ken Iisaka" <ken@iisaka.org>]

With the birth of our first, Ansel, the placenta did not come out, and
my wife Katie continued to bleed internally.  She had to be transferred
to a hospital from the midwife clinic where she gave birth, amidst the
worst blizzard of the decade in Tokyo.  The placenta had to be manually
extracted, not exactly a pleasant procedure.  She lost half gallon of
blood, but survived without any transfusion.

The birth of our second, Sara, went much more smoothly.  Katie was
relieved that the placenta came out just within minutes, though assisted
by a dose of pictocin after Sara came out.

Here's a Noctilux picture of the placenta, in a bowl.  If you get
grossed out easily, I do not recommend viewing this image.

http://www.iisaka.org/Sara/Room10.html

Ken Iisaka  <ken at iisaka dot org> http://www.iisaka.org
Still lost in Mill Valley in Marin County, California
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Dykstra <rdandcb@cybermac.com.au>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] .....thanks + placenta........


> tmlee wrote:
>
> > he was holding up for all to see.... this HUGE bloody thingy..... it
> > was th eplacenta, umbilical cord....... Blood all over his gloved
> > hands....  I almost fainted....... !!!!
>
> Hi TM,
>
> Congrats on the little one.  I remember that placenta bit from a
coupla
> years ago.  The Doc had his heart set on getting me to feint - showed
me
> the placenta, made me watch the stiching bit. All right already Doc, I
> get the hint, I'll be good to them, promise.  It was about then I
picked
> up the Noctilux and hid behind it .... once that hood's extended it's
> like a full face mask for us lefties.
>
> > The reskinned R7 and OM are also fine..... no probs whatsoever....
the nice
> > thing about it is that U smell real leather everytime U bring it up
to your
> > eye.......
>
> I know what you mean, but my eyes don't smell so good since I got
> glasses. Ha!
>
> Regards.  Will we get to see any pics of the little one?
>
> Rick Dykstra
>