Elective c-section and birth plan?

[Beach Mama]

I would think that if all goes well they are all really doable hun - I know with mine that DH was with both kids while they had their cord cut and he cut it for them (even though it was cut off from me ITMS!) and then he carried them from the little table thing over to me. I will see if I can find the ones people are talking about on here because there are some good things on there that are worth thinking about.

[Beach Mama]

Found THIS thread hun, it has all types together but you will find most people who write a birth plan include a c/s plan on there as well so it may help!!

[LionsandBears]

This is just a copy/paste from DS1's birth story. At one stage we'd agreed to a c/s, so our IM wrote down a birth plan and made a few copies:

This included things like mine being the first non-gloved hand to hold the baby, for me never to be alone, that DH would go with the baby and J would stay with me, that there’d be no formula given, only breastmilk. J mentioned that a baby coming at 35 weeks would probably need some sort of extra care, but it didn’t really register. She started hand expressing me to get colostrum for baby’s first feeds. We did this a couple of times throughout the day.

If we ever have a c/s, I'd include the baby staying with me in theatre and recovery, if possible. They can lower the sheet so you see bub being lifted out. Also, I'd like the cord to remain unclamped and uncut until the placenta has been lifted out and the cord stops pulsing. I have read of a lotus birth via c/s so I know it's possible.

I think it's good to have a plan. It only needs to be 1 page and in bullet points. Even if you can't have everything you want, it gives you a basis to start negotation.

[~mamaspice~]

I had a Birth plan for my second CS. Quite a comprehensive one actually. And the outcome was a really positive experience Will see if I can find it and post.