hi i hope this helps,

I had my son in 2000. And i wanted to have a natural drug free birth.However it didnt go that way. After 15 hours of labour, which i had gas first which didnt do a thing for me, then followed by a shot of pethadine which calmed me and i fell asleep for an hour or so, then as i pushed again they told me that myson was to big for me and i had to have a c section so i had an epi. My ob said i should take the Epi asap as i am only small and i would tear pretty bad and i would have to be cut. So i had never read anyhig about Csections and i got whisked away very quickly to have one. I recovered very quickly from it and i was up the next day. My son was very healthy he was 9 pounds. and got top scores on the apgar scale had no jaundaice (cant spell) Im now 8 weeks pregnant with 2# and i am going to have an elective C section again. My advice with would be to listen to your midwife and Ob expect nothing because every birth is different, i had no idea what was happening but they do this all day evry day so they know what is best for you and your body. Go in with some knowledge about every possible option because its up to you and your bub on the day, if you think about it to much it will stress you out. So take a deep breath and just go with bub and go with your instints, good luck and go with the flow.