Lindie, I know you didn't mean it this way but just wanted to mention

I don't think they should be called 'horror stories' but important things we need to realise that really does happen - and potentially may happen to us. If we have 'horror stories' about vaginal birth then it's okay and people promote things like epidurals etc, but once there is a bad story about caesareans, it's all of a sudden controversial which I know I find frustrating!!!

We all know that we birth babies in many different ways and that's okay, but some of us are more passionate about the pros of natural birth than others, especially those who work in the industry I think we are very lucky to have such people on BellyBelly to give us such offerings and insight into what goes on behind closed doors.

I think we all know so little about birth that taking in what someone has to offer is very important - like they say with mothers getting more advice they really want... thank them politely for their comments and only take in what you need. Even for myself, I found the stories very interesting, and I know it is uncommon to contract things like golden staph, but it does happen. So I found it a good reminder on how risky it can be once you introduce an intervention.

I know mums don't make these decisions lightly and I also know that caesareans can also offer life saving advantages too.