PP

I had an emergency c/s and it all turned out beautifully, I got to hold my DD straightaway and was back in my room within 15 mins of birthing her, and I was home and up and about within a week, driving within 3 weeks, and 10 months later I havent had any problems whatsoever with the scar, pain or healing.

I too was disappointed at first, but the fact that this was my only choice in the end, and without c/s both bub and I would have been lost, makes me grateful that I had this option. In fact Im sick of people looking down on it, for some of us its not a choice, its a matter of life.

So keep on encouraging your sister, and let her know that for every bad c/s story she will hear, there is a good one. She grew that little life inside her, and she felt its every move, every kick, even hiccups, she probably had heartburn and got haemorroids (sp?), she gave life to and birthed her daughter, she feels the pain of her scar and gets to see it everday for the rest of her life, but its all part of the miracle of pregnancy, birth and motherhood, no matter how you get there.

Hope her and bub are doing well

Lisa xx

PS your a wonderful sister taking the time to find out how best to comfort her