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kcvasquez
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Did you like your c-section more or your vaginal birth?
kcvasquez
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I know everyone is different and has different experiences, but for those of us who have never had a vaginal birth there are the lingering questions of what is vaginal birth like especially compared to a c-section. I'm not looking for anyone to talk me into or out of a vaginal birth I would just like to know which you preferred if you have had both.
ETA: From the posts I am getting, I think people do not realize that I have already had a c-section. I know what that's like, I am just wondering what it is like compared to a vaginal birth. I was reading a few posts on here where women were actually happier and had an easier time with their c-sections than vaginal births. That's the reason for the post! I have the option of have a RCS or a VBAC so just wanting to hear stories from both sides, that's all!!
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Re: Did you like your c-section more or your vaginal birth?
I was under the impression that recovery after a c-section is more difficult. What made it easier? Were you able to care for DS1 after the c-sec?
I'm concerned about c-sec (I may need one due to breech baby) because of my DD. My DH can't take much time off work and DD's daycare doesn't open until after he has to be at work (he's a teacher, so he'd miss some of his classes). But I have no idea how much I'll be able to manage.
I wasn't able to have a vaginal delivery because of DD being breech.
The first few days were rough, I think that I was released from the hospital too soon, or maybe I was just overwhelmed. My husband was able to stay home for 1 week with me, and that was wonderful, I don't think I would have been able to do it without him. You will need someone with you to help the first week. Every day you will make improvements and be able to do more.
I was told that a c-section is better IF you have help for a few weeks afterwards. Otherwise, vaginal is best. I did not have alot of help after my unplanned c-section and it was pretty rough when H went back to work.
After my c-section, a friend who had had one called to tell me, stay in bed as much as you can and keep your baby in a co-sleeper next to you.
Without help, this was pretty much next to impossible. To PP who thinks they may get a c-section, line up your mom/sister/best friend/MIL to be with you, at least some of the time while your H is at work. It will make a huge difference.
I can't speak from experience, but everyone I know that has done both said the recoveries were night and day -- vaginal being a million times easier to recover from. This is one of the reasons I am trying for a VBAC.
By the way, I grew up in North Dakota and love your picture!
I havent' had a vaginal birth, but I would give anything to have a do over and have my son vaginally.
Recovering from major surgery, a gross scar, breastfeeding after surgery, missing out on the experience of giving birth..has been very difficult, physically and especially emotionally.
I personally can't imagine every choosing a c section. It was necessary for us at the time, but I still wish I had had him vaginally.
DS born via unplanned C-section at 40w6d
Thanks!! I didn't grow up in North Dakota but have lived here for 8 years and love it now! We had to get one last "Fighting Sioux" family picture taken in the Ralph before they're no longer the Sioux!
When we have our next one, I have the option of a VBAC or RSC. Because I had a placental abruption and had an emergency c-section, I will be doing a RSC. My delivery was scary. My labor was moving really fast because of the abruption and put my baby in distress. I had an emergency c-section because they couldn't find my son's heart rate. I was put under and DH was not in surgery with me - they had DS out within 4 minutes from when they grabbed me from my L&D room. I'm a little traumatized by the whole thing - not the c-section, but that we could have lost the baby. Also, because they put me under, I didn't get to meet my son for an hour and a half while I was coming out of anesthesia and I don't remember much from the first three days at the hospital. I don't want to risk any of this with my next birth. Given everything that happened with the birth of my son, I will have a planned c-section next time. As far as recovery, I have recovered slower than my friends with vaginal births, but my doctor said my c-section recovery is really fast.
I preferred my vaginal birth, hands down. I felt much more empowered and in control. I loved that I got to pull my baby up and hold him in my arms the minute he was born. He took his first breath in my arms and I got to cut his cord myself.
During my c/s, I felt powerless and I hated the way I could feel everything and knowing that my body was cut open on the other side of the curtain. I hated that I couldn't hold my baby right away.
Don't get me wrong, my VB was painful and it was hard work, and the recovery was no walk in the park. In some ways, the recovery from my c/s was easier. But if I ever have a third, I will definitely hope for another VB.
Of course these are just one person's experiences and they are colored by who I am and the kind of birth I wanted. My c/s was after a very long and hard induction and 2 hours of pushing, so I'm sure a scheduled c/ s would be very different in some ways.
I had a vaginal birth with DS and the recovery was a lot easier than my c section with DD.
I was only in labor for about 12 hours total and pushed for a little under an hour. I didn't have the fear that I felt before my unscheduled c section. I was up and moving an hour or two after DS was born. I was definitly in pain, but it was nothing like after my c section.