Hi Mel - Welcome to BB. Please get a second opinion on your CPD, I was diagnosed with CPD, curved tail bone, small mother/big baby and a number of other things which my OB encourage a c/s for, I went ahead with the c/s not knowing any better (May 2005), I have since found out what Kelly has mentioned that CPD can be inaccurate to diagnose (I had a CT scan to diagnose mine) as everything moves throughoyt labour and makes room for bubs and bubs head will mould to fit.

I`m 24.5 weeks pregnant with #2 I felt very cheated with my c/s, I don`t know what labour feels like, I feel like I didn`t give birth to my son, when they handed my baby to me, it all seemed so surreal that one minute I`m pregnant next they are handing me a baby that they say is my son.

I have got a second opinion about my CPD and looking at my results they seem to think I`ll be able to birth my baby boy vaginally even though it is on the cards he`ll be big like my first and I am a small woman it doesn`t stop my body being able to do something which comes naturally.

With my c/s I was given an anitibiotic which is routinely prescribed to stop infections, as for the c/s itself, during it I did feel nauseous/light headed and afterwards it took 3 hours for the spinal block to start wearing off so I could eventually go to the ward to see my baby and fed him. I was in a lot of pain afterwards, my husband had to help me get in and out of bed, on and off the toliet, showering and off course you can`t just get up to your baby your husband or midwives have to help you.

Good Luck