Today I went to my Ob. expecting a routine check-up...

All along I've told him I've wanted a natural birth...I've read alot about active birth...booked in for an active birth workshop...absolutely love the concept of it...and so want to have the opportunity to have one...

EXCEPT...today I was told, that because of my history of fibroids and fibroid surgery in the past (embolisation), I probably have to have a c-section...I was devastated...cried all the way home...

The reason I may have to have a c-section is due to scarring of the uterus...which could then rupture in vaginal birth...causing problems for both me and the baby...

Some of the gentle comments on this thread have been very encouraging to me...thankyou so much!!! Some of the harsher ones have honestly, been quite distressing...

12 hours ago I would never have considered a c-section...now, I have to think differently...I've read the research papers on embolisation and pregnancy...I'm educating myself as much as possible...

I think it is so important to respect people's choices...and know that sometimes those choices are devastatingly hard to make...