Weigh in on this controversy

missyishere · September 2012

As c/s moms, we already have a hard time with the fact we didn't have a choice, then someone comes up with this:

https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/68459193.aspx

shibby00 · September 2012

Honestly that study makes me roll my eyes. I think a closer look needs to be taken at diet as a cause of obesity rather than how the child exited the uterus.

kcisthebombdotcom · September 2012

I have a hard time believing that a child who is fed a healthy diet and provided lots of opportunities for exercise is going to magically become obese because they exited their mother's womb via c-section. I don't get angry/upset over stuff like that. I think the witch hunt for the underlying causes of obesity is insane because the elephant in the room is clearly being overlooked, which is people eating like crap/not exercising enough. I've never met anyone, adult or child, who has eaten a well balanced healthy diet, got sufficient exercise and was still obese (besides in the case of someone with a thyroid condition). It's silly.

missyishere · September 2012

KC_13:

I have a hard time believing that a child who is fed a healthy diet and provided lots of opportunities for exercise is going to magically become obese because they exited their mother's womb via c-section. I don't get angry/upset over stuff like that. I think the witch hunt for the underlying causes of obesity is insane because the elephant in the room is clearly being overlooked, which is people eating like crap/not exercising enough. I've never met anyone, adult or child, who has eaten a well balanced healthy diet, got sufficient exercise and was still obese (besides in the case of someone with a thyroid condition). It's silly.

I agree! I think it's just silly to insinuate that something out of a woman's control, like birthing their children c/s, could have anything to do with obesity.

Zimger · September 2012

I think most of the responses to this "study" were well thought out.

It gets a big side eye from me.

Mama-Bear · September 2012

Eh. It's either true or not (not specifically this study, but anything that puts c/s down), I can't go back and have my twins via vaginal birth so I see no reason to really care. Overall I think a vaginal birth is best (not having a major surgery), but I don't think c/s are horrible. I do believe that there are too many c/s, but I'm so thankful that we have the technology to perform c/s in the cases where it's actually needed.

annabelle.27 · September 2012

Mama-Bear:
Eh. It's either true or not (not specifically this study, but anything that puts c/s down), I can't go back and have my twins via vaginal birth so I see no reason to really care. Overall I think a vaginal birth is best (not having a major surgery), but I don't think c/s are horrible. I do believe that there are too many c/s, but I'm so thankful that we have the technology to perform c/s in the cases where it's actually needed.

I agree with this. The facts are what they are regardless. If having your baby via c-section was the best or the safest or the only way, then move on and forget about it. It's like, if we heard that a side effect of pacemakers was obesity, would any of us regret getting a pacemaker for our child if a cardiologist said it was needed? Of course not. We'd accept what is and move on, confident that we did the best we could for our kids and know what possible side effects to watch for in the future. There's nothing to feel guilty over if we did what we had to do.

However, I think research such as this opens a good discussion, particularly for some OBs who are knife-happy. We all know that some obstetricians recommend the surgical table when maybe it is not truly needed. If there was more knowledge about what c-sections can contribute to (and I'm not saying that this study in particular is correct, I didn't even bother to read it) maybe they wouldn't be so eager to recommend c-sections.