Caesarean General Chatter & Discussion #8

[~mamaspice~]

Tanstar. I felt like a change. I'm hopefully not just going to be Charli'smumma soon so I thought I may as well change my name in anticipation

Sounds like you are really preparing yourself for your VBAC. Good on you! Very interresting article too. Thanks for posting it.

[scooby]

Hi Girls
Just wondering if anyone knows where i can get some information on maternally assissted CS's i have tried searching and cant find anything. I have read of peoples experiences with it, but im a scientific kinda girl and wan to know the ins and outs. Thanks

[~mamaspice~]

Hi Scooby, if I have another cs I am having a maternal assisted caesarean. I found out about it from Paula Beckton who is the first woman in Aus to have one. I will attach the link to her birth story below. It pretty much tells all the ins and outs of it.

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Best of luck

Tamara

PS: I could give you her email details if required. I'm pretty sure she helped a lady in Perth to negotiate a macs and now one Perth Hospital has done it several times.

[Deejoy17]

It`s very quiet in here, is there anyone else with a c/sec planned?

I`m having a c/sec this time as with my VBAC I received a 4th degree tear which took 5 months to heal I also had a severe PPH at 6 days post birth where I lost 4 litres of blood on the operatiing table and very nearly had to have a hysetectomy, my OB now shakes his head at what I went through and reminded me how lucky I am to be here today and to be given the chance to have another baby.

I have had one c/sec which I didn`t like and felt very ripped off and that I didn`t birth my baby hence my VBAC, this time round I do not have that ripped off feeling, it`s quite a calm feeling although I know closer to the date of my c/sec I`ll be nervous about it.

[~mamaspice~]

Hi Deejoy,

Congrats on your pregnancy. I'm sorry to hear you had such a hard time after your VBAC. I'm kind of not surprised you have opted for a cs this time after what you went through.
I can totally relate to that ripped off feeling after a cs. That's how I felt after mine. Especially because I ended up needing a general anaesthetic so I missed everything.
I hope your next CS is a much more positive experience. Are you going to write up a cs birth plan? If I end up needing another cs I am going to have a maternal-assisted caesarean (as long a they can get the spinal/epi to work next time of course).

[plc1805]

Hi Dee - I am having a planned c-s. I had an emergency c-s with DS after 30 hours of being in hospital. I was induced initally and then induced again after 6 hrs. 24 hours after my initial induction I had only dialated 3cm. I had the hormone drip inserted as the contractions were not progressing in anyway. DS's heart rate dropped and was in distress and a c-s was advised. He basically had gotten stuck and he was in the posterior position (being born face up). It was inconclusive as to whether his position, my size or his size (over 4kgs) were the reasons for him getting stuck. If it was clearer and I could be assured of the reason not happening again, I would try a VBAC. But as we are not sure, I don't want my new bub to suffer in the same way. Also, I was not convinced I could go thru labour without an epidural which is not permitted for VBACs. There is also a good chance that this baby is bigger than DS was. That said, I have decided to return for a repeat c-s, knowing that the risks are higher in general for c-s than VBACs, but I feel reassured that I am in a surgical environment in case a problem occurred at the last minute. I also have a low lying placenta which needs to be scanned again in a week's time.
My ideal with DS was to not have an epidural or a c-section. I had both and do not remember feeling jibbed in any way - only that my baby was going to be delivered to me safely and for that I am grateful. If i had had a general like Spice, I think I would have felt jibbed.

[kel_seewhite]

I too am having a scheduled c-sec. on Dec. 5th (OMG that's in 11 more sleeps).

First c-section for me and I am feeling very nervous/anxious about the whole thing.

My first was born in 2005 after 17 hours of labour and then surgery followed as my placenta would not deliver. I have a beautiful almost four year old boy.

I have the scar so that is one less thing to think about. With my 1st pregnancy, it was ectopic and when they were doing the lap. surgery on my right tube, they nicked an artery so they had to cut me open c-section sytle and find out where they made their "mistake". I had a blood tranfusion and nearly died in that second surgery - so hence the nervousness around surgery. Recovery was very painfull

Baby is a footling breech and also has SUA (single umbilical artery) so there is alot going on and just getting this far feels like a miracle to DH and I.

I have done much research on SUA and feel informed, but worried none the less.

Any tips from the experienced c-sectioners on healing and recovery?