Why did you choose a repeat C Section?

[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.