Why did you choose a repeat C Section?

[Rach75]

Why you chose it?
I was so against my first then when I was flown to townsville and the said I could try natural induction which ended with a emergency c-sect Jack not breathing apagars of 2 and 3 so when I fell pg with Luke I was like c-sect am not going thru that again i know it may not have happened again but the thought of watching my lifeless child being rushed fromt he room was enough for me to opt for a c-sec

How you feel about it?
great am so happy I honestly could not have asked for a better experience, Luke was brought to us then checked and backwith me within 5min f birth and in my room and my bed less than 2hrs later.... if I was to have a 4th I would have another elective ( I experienced natural labour with my little girl so I know where I stand on c-sect)

[~mamaspice~]

Thankyou for your reply girls.

Rach and Leesa, I'm glad your ECS was such a positive experience for you second time round.

Sarah, I wish you all the best for an Empowering CS for your newest bub.

[Peg]

I didnt choose it for my first, i had an emergency c-sect after a 30 odd hour labor that was going nowhere....after 30 hours, i wasnt dissapointed in the c-sect...i was relieved! It was a hard recovery though because i had been in labor for so long. But i had no trouble bonding...all that came very naturally.

I didnt choose it for bub number two. I tried for a VBAC but again my cervix refused to open after 12 hours of an induced labor...so it was back into surgery for number 2 c-section. Again there was no dissapointment. I accepted it pretty well and a very experienced midwife explained to me why my cervix wouldnt open. Apparently its 'inverted' and so it doesnt open the way it should. No doctor ever told me that! Thanks to her i understood why I couldnt birth vaginally.

My third bub was an elective c-sect and I did choose it this time because I knew my body wouldnt birth and the most important thing for me was to know how this birth was going to happen. I felt in control and overall it was a positive birth experience. I was at the RWH in Melbourne and the recovery was much easier then the first two.

Will I choose it again? Yes. Definately bub number 4 will be by c-section...which will be in about 7 months time. Yay!

If you are confused about it...being in two minds is generally confusion...then you could go for a 'trial labor' and see if it progresses. The midwives will quickly inform you if its not progressing normally and you can have a c-sect. The choice is yours. However, the planned c-sect was an easier recovery then going thru labor first. Thats just something to keep in mind.

[Amity]

My XH chose it for me because it was more convenient for him, workwise. I didn't have a choice - he answered the question from the obstetrician.

I would have preferred to wait another week.

Just one of the reasons he's the XH...

[~Kim~]

After an emergency section with DD, my waters broke naturally with DS but nothing happened for 12 hours - nadda. So I chose to have him sectioned so that he would have any of the issues I had with DD's birth.
Like the other girls I felt in control of my choice. I was happy with the outcome. I knew how I wanted to feel and instructed the anaesthetist so.

[ladybird11]

How is the decision going MamaSpice?

[~mamaspice~]

How is the decision going MamaSpice?

Leesa, I've decided I'm not going to have a CS unless I feel it's really necessary. I've never even been in labour before so I have to give it a go if i can Plus I'd hate to go straight for a CS and have the same thing happen as last time - (the epi not working and the need for a general anaesthetic).