Hi ladies,

I too had an emergency c/s after more than 27 hours of labour. But like Nadine, I had a good experience, recovery was quick I was back on my feet within 2 days and driving within 3 weeks. You can bearly see my scare, TBH I dont even know that its there, unless one of my pg girlfreinds asks to see it, and even they are suprised at how small and neat it is. To date, it hasnt been itchy, no infections and nothing to complain about.

I desperatley wanted a vaginal delivery and all natural at that. I was on track, no drugs, contractions now 1 min apart, but my DD turned and tilted her head making it impossible for her to come out. I was horrified of c/s because of all the bad stories Id heard, so when OB instructed to prep for c/s, I started throwing up becuase I was so scared. My next pg wont be elective c/s and I intend to wait for spotaneous labour like with DD, however- I dont want to knock c/s either because there will be some poor 1st time pg lady reading this thread and being totally petrified if her labour looks like its heading for an emergency c/s. In my personal opinion c/s is ok providing it is medically necessary or an emergency.

If its elective, well its a case of making sure the mum to be has done as much research as possible and discussed her decision in detail with her caregiver. The onus is on the OB to give realistic advice as to the posisble 'after effects' of a c/s.

I think its up to each individual woman to make up her own mind, and lucky for us, Miss Maz has given an open and truly honest account of her c/s experiences (thanks Maz ) to allow us all to have a frank discussion about the pros and cons of c/s...

Lisa