Should I have a c-section?

[*Belle*]

Ran

I have had two different kind of births. The first one induced and 32 hours of labour ending up in emergency c/s due to baby stuck in pelvis and distress. Long and slow recovery and on painkillers for 3 weeks. The 2nd birth only 4 months ago was scheduled c/s best decision I ever made, it took me 5 months to make the decision but was so glad I did, my anxiety was low, I was happy and excited, had a spinal block (first time had Epi) Operation was at 5.15pm baby Tara born at 5.35pm and was back in my room BF Tara by 7pm and recovery in 3 days off all painkillers and walking around great!

Best wishes for the birth of your baby and good recovery too!.. any questions your welcome to PM me.

Bel
xxx

[peachy]

I was freaking about the pain of birth. I had always said that I will try and do it naturally - with all the drugs possible as I am not good with pain at all..and if there is a problem I was ok with a c-section.

When the day came I took the epidural straight up. Yes it was great and you couldn't feel a thing but they let it wear off for the pushing part. I told the midwifes that they could just tell me when to push but they said that I needed to be able to feel it. After about 12.5 hours of labour and 1.5 hours of pushing in severe pain they came to the conclusion that he wasn't coming out. He was face up and stuck in my pelvis. Emergency c section it was. I was just glad to get him out and the minute I got the drugs back in me I was fine.

I didn't find that the recovery was that bad. I was walking the next day. I didn't really have any pain as such it was more a heaviness in the stomach. By about day 4 I wasn't on any painkillers at all. Mind you it did hurt a bit when I coughed or laughed. And getting out of bed or off the lounge you had to be careful. DH and I were so traumatised by the experience that DH said no more babys. I spoke to the doctor afterwards and she said that its much less traumatic to have a planned c-section rather than going through all the labour and then an emergency c section.

For my second baby - I have already made the decision that I am going to go for a c-section straight up as I don't want to go through everything I did last time.