should i have a c section ?

[HotI]

my last daughter was 12 pound 8 so yeah she was a huge baby

12 pound 8, You deserve a medal!

Best of luck for your pregnancy.

[Lulu]

WOWEE! Were your other babies 'big' too, or did this one decide on a sumo career in utero?
You do deserve a medal and I can completely understand why you are thinking of a cs xoxoxoxox

[shazza]

no they were big but yeah not that big they were 9 pounds
so what would be my benefits if i was to go into labour first doudo?
thanks guys i dont think i deserve a medal i hate to deliver her had no choice but yeah wouldnt want to do it again

[Trillian]

Hi Shazza, it's a valid concern that you do have considering the size of your last bub. The benefits to bub of having gone through some labour first is that it will help prepare then for life in this bad old world by clearing all the muck out of their lungs and getting them ready for oxygen when they take their first breath. Some babies born via c/s suffer from respiratory disorders and may need resusitating or oxygen therapy at birth and oxygen for a few hours afterwards. But that may not be an issue at all - just saying that it can happen.

I would also consider the 'afterwards' of a c/s too - you will have 5 children that will need looking after and you wont be able to drive a car for at least 6wks. Not taking into account how well your recovery is too in regards to infection and wound healing. Unless you have great family support to help you through that then it's going to be really difficult to manage on your own

personally I would go for the vaginal birth, because shoulder dystocia (I assume thats how your last baby got stuck?) is a positional problem as opposed to a size problem most of the time - you did get her out in the end so that oughta count for something? Even if this baby is this size again, or larger, you need to equip yourself with the tools to birth a large baby - check our www.spinningbabies.com for some tips on this.

Good luck in deciding and if you have an other questions or just need support, then please don't hesitate to ask.

[~Raven~]

A friend of mine has 12lbers and they are just gorgeous! I can understand your apprehension though.

Was your position a factor in her getting stuck and how did they help to get her out?

[Oorki Galoorki]

As trillian has said its great for clearing out the passages(all of them ) but also the release of hormones are so benificial for mum and her feelings(baby blues) the natural hormone oxytocin is the love hormone that makes us feel all gushy and also the adrenalin keeps us awake for those first few hours until bubs goes to sleep.
and in the long term for your baby it means that those hormones were recieved and will do what they need to in babies body

[Ginger]

shazza- have you been offered a scan at 36weeks or anything so that you can get an idea on its size?
wow, she was a big baby wasn't she? is she still big for her age now?

[shazza]

raven that had to use the mcroberts maneurve to get her out i think thtas what it was called .
no rainforest i havent but dont worry i will be demanding one.
i remember when i first had dd they said to me if i ever did have another baby i would probably would get induced early and they would recommed a c section .
i asked my doctor about this when i first went and saw him about my pregnancy and he said he would have to wait until the end of the pregnacy to see what size the baby is .
im hoping they have a idea of this babys size because with dd i was induced2 weeks late and they had no idea she was going to be that size .
which i knew it was going to be big not that big but i was huge i mean huge like i was carrying twins
im hoping for a smaller baby this time as i still suffer back problems fromm dd .
thanks guys for this it really helps when i have people talking to me about this
thanks
also rainforest
she is still big for her size shes almost 19 kilos and shes only 2 turning 3 in april