I can't believe she said that to you - it's your choice.
I had an emergency C-section and was over the moon that I had a healthy baby - by the time the decision had been made to have the emergency c-section that is the ONLY thing I cared about. I never planned on a c-section yet I never did a birth plan because I felt that a plan could lead to disappointment if not followed (for me - I'm a huge planner and not sticking to one would cause me stress, so I realized that it made sense not to have a plan - so out of character for me, but it totally worked for me) - I did assume I'd have a "normal" delivery - but I didn't have it all planned in my head or on paper if you know what I mean.
If I have number 2, it will probably be by c-section and that's my choice - the ONLY thing that I wish I could change (other than the worry that goes with having your waters break 4 weeks early), is that DS was not allowed with me in the recovery room. I held him immediately after his birth for what felt like a decent and special couple of minutes and he was with DH the whole time, but I was alone in the recovery room with a nurse for about 40 minutes and I hated being there without my baby and husband. I'm not sure why this was - and I plan on asking my OB about this if/when we are discussing delivery plans for number 2 (fingers crossed).
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