Did you have a scheduled CS?

[Glamourcide]

Thanks hun, that is a great article! Have to say it confirmed what I suspected. But I did google a bit more and found out that the study comparing elective and emergency CS babies was only based on 13 in each group... Unfortunately I can't find any further research.

No worries, hun Definitely food for thought for anybody considering an elective c-sec imo Thanks for checking it out a bit more, I hadn't had a chance to look into the cited sources and get a more in-depth picture, but the article really struck a chord with me.

[ElleJay]

I'll come back in Jan and tell you
I'm having an elective c-sec this time because I just can't physically give birth naturally (my hips don't expand and move to make way for baby to come through due to me dislocating it when I was 15). I had an emergency c-section with DS after being in labour for 4 and a half to 5 days and we'd only discovered when I was basically screaming through contractions at the hospital that I wasn't dilating past 4cm - we then discovered DS was in distress and that he was swallowing his own poo. We could have lost him, but got him out just in time. But, when he did come out, he came out and cried after a minute. His Apgar score was 8 + 9

[KitFaerie]

I had elective c/s at 40+5 after 3 days of pre-labour, agpar scores of 8 and 9 and he cried pretty much straight away. He did have fluid on his lungs for the first night though.

[jax]

I had elective (god I hate that word) due to bad placenta previa with my third at 38+4 and he was born crying and pink Apgars were good as well. I guess you just don't know. I think if left he would have stayed in a bit longer, but that was not really an option. The only thing is if you know before hand you are able to plan a bit how you would like the experience to go. Good luck.

[~~Snoogans~~]

I had a C/Section at 39+6 due to bubs being big and my having a 17cm fibroid growing away inside me as well....She came out letting EVERYONE know she had arrived, and had apgar scores of 9 and 10

Come to think about it, she STILL let's everyone know when she arrives!