I can REALLY recommend a book called Delivery By Appointment by Michelle Hamer (Australian Author) It is neither pro nor anti Caesarean, and I think would be a great place for you to start to help make the best decision for you.
Birth is a very personal thing but the more knowledge you have the better.
I've personally had one caesarean (elective for medical reasons so no labour) and personally I struggled afterwards. Not physically, my physical recovery was heaps easier than I expected, but emotionally. I had troubles with Bonding and breastfeeding (milk not coming in properly) and these were all attriuted to the caesarean because my body did not produce any of the labour and birth hormones that help you fall in love with your bub and help milk production etc. That is just me though and everyone is different. Also my cs was under a general anaesthetic because the anaesthetist couldn't get the epi in properly so that's another reason my my experience was so negative. I'm not trying to turn you off having a CS but it's important to know that like a vaginal birth, a caesarean doesn't always go to plan.
Best of luck with your decision
Last edited by ~mamaspice~; November 12th, 2009 at 08:56 PM.
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