Fifteenth c/s!

[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.

[berrme]

I am pretty sure Tobily was not slamming everyone who has had a c/s, simply pointing out that there are risks involved. The statistics would show that overall those risks are greater than with vaginal delivery, though neither are risk free.

I have had 1 c/s and 1 vbac. My ob said that if I only wanted to have 2 children then there was little difference in the risks posed by repeat c/s or vbac. However if I was planning more pregnancies then a vbac was a better idea as the risks of a c/s increase each time. I already wanted a vbac so this made my decision easier.

Do you want a big family? Did you recover well from your c/s? Would you like to experience vaginal birth or were you completely happy with your c/s?

As other people have already mentioned the number of complication free c/s is different for different people. Whether vaginal delivery or c/s, noone really knows how many children they will be able to have without issues. Good luch whatever you decide.

[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.

[Schmickers]

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.

Part of being supported through the expereience of CS is having an adequate understanding of the risks and benefits involved.

What Tobily was referring to is that it is not appropriate for an obstetrician to blithely reassure a woman that there are no risks involved in repeat caeserean sections. For instance (and this is probably the statistic that Tobily was referring to) the risk of placenta accreta (a condition where the placenta becomes embedded in the uterine wall and cannot separate) and resulting hysterectomy at birth, rises markedly after a woman's third CS, and more after her fourth.

[Tobily]

Part of being supported through the expereience of CS is having an adequate understanding of the risks and benefits involved.

What Tobily was referring to is that it is not appropriate for an obstetrician to blithely reassure a woman that there are no risks involved in repeat caeserean sections. For instance (and this is probably the statistic that Tobily was referring to) the risk of placenta accreta (a condition where the placenta becomes embedded in the uterine wall and cannot separate) and resulting hysterectomy at birth, rises markedly after a woman's third CS, and more after her fourth.

Exactly what I was saying. Thanks Michael