Fifteenth c/s!

[squidipa]

ive had 3 and next year will be 4

[karen130373]

i have had 4 and dr said how good the scar tissue is so i could have more if want but a friend has had 3 and the dr told her no more it all depends on the scaring inside of you so some people can have only 2 were other people can have more but the drs really only recomend people only have 3 as the risk gets higher all the time

[clarabelle1]

I've had 4, and will be having my 5th caesarean in 10 weeks. I'm 38 years old.
With my first I had placenta praevia, number 2 I was prepared to go naturally, however at 41 weeks Dr decided that it was better for me to have a caesarean, so I was booked in for the following day. #3 and #4 just went with a c section again. Apart from my first, which I had with a general anaesthetic, all of my caesareans have been wonderful experiences - meeting a new little person has been fantastic each and every time. I had the same doctor for my previous 4 caesareans, a new one this time, but he's very confident all will be well. Apparently I had no issues with scar tissue in the other surgeries, so all will be fine. My recovery was great, up and moving about the next day with pain, but not unbearable. Caesareans can be a wonderful experience.

[Footsteps]

iv been told by my gynae before i even am pregnant that a c-section and poss a hystorectomy- iv got severe bowel and pelvic adhesions. i wish you the best of luck xox

[~clover~]

I have a close friend whose had 4 She had to give it 5 years between the last 2 though & they've recommended no more.

[Tobily]

The risk involved with 15 caesareans is something I don't even want to contemplate.

The fact that your OB quoted that to you without any context is even more disturbing. It implies that a caesarean is without risk, or comes with minimal risk - this is something alot of people believe as they become more prevalent. It is absolutely not the case. Every caesarean a woman has increases her risk of serious complications and it's pretty irresponsible to imply that the risk is negligible. It's not.

Most practitioners will support 3-4 caesars. With good reason.

[ljan]

Gee and I thought I was in the CS Support area!!!!!!

Um how about giving us mums a break who for whatever reason have a CS - Im really tired of having the holier than thou "natural" "vaginal" is the only way judgement club preaching about the high risks and irresponsibilty...If I gave birth vaginally for my first I would not have been here as would not any of my children.

I am sure that all women in Australia who undergo CS are warned of the increased dangers and complications - But are all women who have a vaginal birth warned of all the life threatening or disabling complications that can happen?

How about we keep this a supportive environment for those of us having CSs and needing SUPPORT to get us though a stressful and potentially dangerous time.

[squidipa]

The fact that your OB quoted that to you without any context is even more disturbing. It implies that a caesarean is without risk, or comes with minimal risk - this is something alot of people believe as they become more prevalent. It is absolutely not the case. Every caesarean a woman has increases her risk of serious complications and it's pretty irresponsible to imply that the risk is negligible. It's not.

Most practitioners will support 3-4 caesars. With good reason.

having one vaginally and 3 cs i can agree fully that eys there si risks and one should wonder why a dr did not fully inform of the risks the more one would have. Next year i will be having my 4th cs i wish drs did inform patients more of when enough is enough no one has told me and maybe they should have i will not know now will i. Every woman's body is different but i dont think 1 dr has ever told me of the risks of multiple c sections and they should off.

[clarabelle1]

It very much depends on each individual case. Trust what your OB says. If they say no more, there will be a good reason for it.