C-Section Misconceptions

nealbl

When people here my LO was 10lbs they say I hope you had a C-Section LOL

sarahandeddiejune212008

People were shocked that I knew early on that I had a high chance of having a c/s.  They thought I was hoping for one.  DD was breech and we knew the chances were slim that she would turn because of a septated uterus.  The poor kid tried to turn, but my body just wouldn't allow it.  It had nothing to do with having a healthy pregnancy and everything to do with a mutation that happened 6weeks after I was conceived.

Jocelbug

I dont give a F*** what anyone thinks! I am having an elective surgery because it's my vagina and if i say its an entrance only, then its an entrance only and thats mine and my husband's business, no one else's! My OB agrees that my hips are too narrow and I will likely have issues with dystocia and all the babies in my family have been breech anyway, and I hate the idea of having stitches on my vagina, so im gonna just avoid all the hassle and indignity and have a nice planned, peaceful, violence-free birth, just like my grandma did with my mother and her brother and sister and my momma did with all of us.

lotekgirl

I've received some irritating comments lately as well, and what bugged me most about it was the fact that they came from my own grandmother!

My sister was having a vaginal delivery that was long and hard and my grandmother was reminding me that I was "lucky for taking the easy way out" with the C-section....  :-/

I guess people don't realize it is a major abdominal surgery with much pain, risk for further complications and a recovery period that makes it hard to care for and bond with your baby. I would never CHOOSE to have the c-section. In fact, I desperately wanted to have a vaginal delivery with my second son who is due in November, but my doctor told me I am not a good VBAC candidate and she fears I'd end up having an emergency C-section if I tried a vaginal delivery.