Puppies - I just wanted to commend you for standing up and doing something that is against the grain in todays society. You sound very positive and at peace within yourself.
Im also glad to hear you did your research before coming to the CHOICE you and your DH made. It wonderful that you have both made the decission together and are happy.
Dont even explain yourself to others....what's the point of your voice falling on deaf ears.
Its your body, your baby, your choice.
Good luck adn I cant wait to hear your birth story.
Puppies
Can i just say i am really jealous !!
i have so much respect for you, you have made a sound, informed descion and sound really comfortable with it. That takes alot.
I am really struggling at the moment i am having an elective CS for medical reasons but not reasons everyone agrees with and i find people totally insenstive (an me too sensitive) i agree about the bullying and have avoided CS support forms for this very reason, but i saw your post and had to read! You have given me hope and to see so many come in and support you is great.
I honestly cant believe how many people make comment when i say im having a CS, they want to know everything and then try to tell me stories of someone they knew and the problem is its really personal.
I too have researched as much as i can but in my situation there are 2 very divided schools of thought and no hard evidence either way, so all i can do is go off family history and trust my ob.
In saying all that and sorry for the ramble, but your post has really help me understand that i shouldnt feel the need to explain myself and need to find some way that i can sit comfortably with the situation. Like sunshine said no matter what you choose people are always going to add their 2 cents, so you have to be comfortable yourself and believe in the choice you have made to be the right one, then it becomes water off a ducks back .
Thanks for starting this thread and i wish you all the best and will be watching for your birth story, do you have a date for your CS?
Scooby,
Wow thanks for vindication my/our decision. I know it doesn't matter what other people think but its funny how much better you feel when other people encourage you and praise you for your decision or even how you came about your decision.
I will talk with my Obs on Thursday and ask him if we can book in for 31st December. At least that way our son will always have fireworks on his birthday and a public holiday after to recover. I will be 38 weeks and 1 day, so I really pray that Obs is happy with this date.
Scooby, I am glad that this thread has helped you. It has helped me also. Please don't second guess yourself, its the worse thing you can do to yourself. Having a vaginal birth simply to please everyone else is only going to cause you distress and this is meant to be a joyful time not a time where you feel pressure and obligation. In the end you will be the only one disappointed. So better to go with what your heart says and stick to it.
I just pray this little man (or should I say chubba bubba) stays put until the day he is booked in.
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You sound very positive and at peace within yourself.
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