Your experiences Emergency Csection compared to Elective

As most of you would know Ava was an Emergency Csection. This baby, while be an elective csection, which is happening on the 16th of December. The reason for this post, I'm still not entirely sure lol but I am sooooo nervous. I wasn't this nervous of impending labour with Ava. Maybe its because I know what to expect this time? :dunno:

So I am wondering how were you feeling coming up to your elective csection? And was it much different from an emergency one (obviously other than being an emergency). How did you stop the nerves of the actual day? I am sooooo nervous. I mean. Its weird. II know when I am giving birth lol and its all...so....organised kwim? I'm more nervous about the spinal/epi I think because they really aren't nice. So yeah how did you overcome your nerves? And what was the experience like?

Sorry its so muddled, this post..

No advice chicky babe, I wouldn't have a clue, but I just wanted to say good luck (and holy moly that came around fast! Can't believe #2 is almost here already!), and that no matter what happens, you'll do just fine, babe :) Hope some of the other girls can come along and give you all the right words to help sort out your poor muddled and worried head! xx

Cant really help with what you have asked except to say that nursinng women who have has an emergency compared to a elective is huge. You only need to think about the poor body having gone thru labour then major surgery. Rather than what you said of a 'controlled' environment.

Sorry you are so stress! Hope women who have been there done that can help more! Happy birthing!

Both mine were elective c-sections, but I was so much more nervous 2nd time round cause I knew what was ahead of me..

But in a way, that kind of helped. I was so sick after my 1st c-section as well as passing out in theatre, I discussed this with the anathesiest, and he halved the dose of morphine. I was still sick later, but not groggy. I remember all of DS's birth and my time in recovery, whereas I don't remember the 1st day of DD's life. Nothing calmed my fears about the spinal block, but they allowed DH to be with me this time (and all the theatre staff were great too)..

I was also really looking forward to having DD being brought in to be the 1st too see DS and cuddle him (after me and DH of course) when we were back in our room. I found preparing for the good things and being able to have a chance to elimate the bad things from the 1st time round really comforting. And I really did have a much better experience 2nd time round..

I've had an emerg c/s with DD then an elective c/s with DS - and the best thing was being able to leave the theatre with my baby in my arms. I was tired and groggy, but I had my boy with me and I only let him go when DH wanted a cuddle :lol:. DD was whisked away rapidly to NICU so I had to be wheeled in to visit her. DS was rooming in with me straight away.

On the flipside, due to the emergency c/s and having DD in NICU I wasn't concerned about myself or my limitations due to the c/s - I HAD to go to and see DD so I was totally pre-occupied with DD. Where as having the elective I was really pre-occupied with my lack of ability to move around etc....

Both times around I threw up after having 'the needle' but once that was out I was fine (and in the case of DD's birth - once she was out I was fine due to pre eclampsia).

xoxox

I can't compare emergency to elective cos I've only had an elective (and a VB first time around). I was a bit nervous but the alternative (having another VB and being in pain for 18 months afterwards like I was the first time around) really wasn't appealing.

I think seeing the theatre for the first time blew me away and I wanted them to wheel me back out! Before the day, I'd focused on my Caesarean music and took an iPod in with me and INSISTED on them finding a player in theatre. That caused some amusement and was a good diversion. The obs, theatre assistants and me basically sang along throughout the caesar or rated all of my music choices. The spinal was a bit nerve wracking and I took a dislike to the anaesthetist because he kept saying, "now this will sting, now this will blah blah blah," so I purposely tried to outdo him by not flinching. We made up and were the best of mates by the end of the surgery and he held my hand after DD was born and DP had disappeared with her :)

I could not have been happier with my caesar TBH. DD was with me in recovery and I recovered much better and much quicker from my caesar than from my VB.

I've technically had 2 emergency c/secs but the second one was much more controlled and planned cos (surprise surprise - not) my body broke my waters and then did nothing.

I have had experience as a theatre nurse so I alread knew the ons and outs but for me it was more about being able to tell the anaesthetist that I did not want to vomit or have hot flushes under any circumstance - and I didn't. I knew how to sit up afterwards and how to manage properly, I knew how to look after my wound and i knew what kind of pain to expect and how my body handled that.

As for the nerves, i had my ceasar booked for the week after it happened, and I actually felt a lot like you do in the weeks leading up to it so :hug:. Sadly my godfather passed away in the week before Nate was born so that took my mind off my own issues.