reading this thread especially what happened to you 'monnie' has really scared me. This is my second pregnancy, had natural birth with first seven years ago, this time around I've already organised elective cesarean with my private ob due to personal reasons.

I feel there are a lot of people out there ready to personally attack you regarding elective c-sections and it makes me angry. I've had a lady GP personally attack me about this topic already. I believe its no one else's body and if the mum is happy with that birth plan and her ob is happy the mum shouldn't have to explain herself to anyone else, its no-one else's business. i have heard and also read a few stories about midwives being nasty to mums in hospital if they elected to have a cesarean. I have chosen sjog hospital in subiaco Perth, and hoping i wont get treated nasty when I'm there. I get really intimidated and get upset easily.

I have never heard of this 'wearing stockings'? its sounds strange, why would you have to wear them?