I had an ultrasound today to see the weight of my baby...hes pretty big at about 10.1 pounds. I am 39wks, I've not had any contractions or dilation. My doctor is giving me a choice-we can either have a c-section this monday morning, OR we can wait and try to go naturally but based on his size and everything she feels I am most likely going to need a c section anyway. She told me to think about it and get back to her tomorrow. What do you guys think? I know ideally natural is the way to go, but is c-section recovery THAT awful?
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OP I wouldn't do it for size estimates alone.
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The thing that would scare me is the unknown. You can be one of the lucky ones who birth a 10lb baby vaginally, without issue. Or you can wind up having a baby with shoulder distocia and a 4th degree tear, which takes months to heal from and can permanently damage your pelvic floor. There's just no way to know how it will go.
Same goes for a c-section. Your recovery can be a breeze, or you can have a bad wound infection with adhesions.
I'd be honest with yourself and decide which risks you can live with. Personally, I'd choose the c-section, as I could stomach (ha ha) those risks more easily than the (small) risk of having an injured baby due to shoulder distocia. The choice is yours and please don't let anyone guilt you either way. Good luck.
I Didn't have a hard time just a much harder time with my emergency-c after induction. I was over due and told
I would probably end up in an emergency-c but could try anyway if I wanted first which I did. I ended up in the OR after 12 hrs
First, US are notorious for being wrong when it comes to weight. So, I'd definitely consider that and ask for a second opinion.
That being said, I did have a CS with DS. I was induced at 38w6d due to pre-e and cholestasis. I had the option to go ahead with a CS, but a vaginal birth was important to me and my doctor isn't one to just do a CS when it isn't necessary.
Long story short, 12 unmedicated hours of labor later, I ended up having to have the CS because my BP skyrocketed, and my bile salts did the same. It just wasn't safe for either of us to keep laboring any longer. Not only that, but I'd only dilated to a 1.5, and he hadn't dropped. He was 7lb11oz at birth.
This time around, I'm really hoping for a VBAC. My recovery was pretty rough. Every time I took a shower, I felt like someone was pouring alcohol straight onto my incision sight, and it was one of the most painful things I've ever experienced in my life. I went on like that for a month. I feel like I missed out on a lot of things, and I really did have a lot of guilt afterward.
However, do what your gut tells you to do. I've heard that CS recovery is easier if you don't experience labor, but I can't tell you that first hand. It's a tough call.