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s/o c-sections...

JnJ_9.22.07JnJ_9.22.07 member
in November 2011 Moms

This is both a spin-off from the unpopular opinions and the VBAC posts...

My doctor suggested a csection because my LO was frank breach (bum first, legs up). We were given the option of trying to turn the baby, but it seemed really risky and we decided against it. For split second I felt like my body had betrayed me, like I had somehow failed at being pregnant. All of that being said:

I freaking LOVED my csection. I know. I know all the reasons why vb is better, and if my baby was in the right position, despite being absolutely terrified to do a vb, I wouldn't have chosen to have the surgery. But I had an easy recovery experience (I know not all moms do) and I would do it again if I had to.

I'm proud that I safely got my baby from tiny egg to out in the world as safely as I could - the way nature intended or not.

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  • skipperkellyskipperkelly
    regardless of my feelings on the subject, I would go with whatever my dr. recommends. I fully trust his judgment. Glad that you had a great experience! I delivered vaginally and did not have a good recovery.
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  • GnomeLuvGnomeLuv
    I could have written your post word for word...LO had been head down for the longest time then on tues I felt hiccups up high water broke thur got to the hospital and mentioned this they did a quick ultra sound and sure enough feet up butt down c/s it was and I was ok with that. He was healthy and recovery was fine. 
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  • KBBHKBBH
    I dragged my feet and made it very clear that I did NOT want a c-section.  When push came to shove (pardon the pun - ha ha) I ended up with a c-section because the cord was wrapped around LO's neck and she was having some respiratory issues.  Now that I had my c-section?  I would do it over again in an instant.  If we decide to go for another baby, I will have a c-section again.
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  • AllieCat16AllieCat16 member
    I may get flamed for this but I also loved my c section.. My recovery was a piece of cake, was back at the gyn 5 weeks pp and the best part... I saved my lady bits and avoided hemmies! My LO was also breech.
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  • knottie198f1ac43570b6c2knottie198f1ac43570b6c2 member

    I did not want a c-section at all, so of course I ended up with one lol. I hated mine; recovery was terrible. I honestly am thinking about not having any more children because I don't want to have another c-section.

    But I am not mad about it and I don't think c-sections are the devil. She failed to progress and basically got stuck at 3 cm. When her heart rate started falling, and I still failed to progress, we went with the c-section.

    I ended up with an infected incision that was super painful and I think that's why I had such a bad experience with mine. 

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  • junebug_07junebug_07

    By the time it was decided that I was going to have a C-section I felt nothing but relief.  I was 41 weeks when I was induced and 15 hours later nothing had happened other than they had broken my water and started some painful (but unproductive) contractions.  I am SO thankful for my L&D nurses because they gave me their honest opinions when I asked them what they thought was the hold-up...they all said that they thought I was having a big baby.  I am also thankful that my doctor (although she thought that I was having a normal-sized baby that just looked and felt big on my 5'0 frame) was open to what my nurses had to say.  She had originally said that I would need to labor throughout the night before we would talk about a C-section but after I told my L&D nurse that I would absolutely consider the surgery at that point my doctor came back in to check me again and with no progress she agreed that it might not be a bad idea to go ahead and deliver.  The nurses were right...LO was a healthy 9 lbs., 6 oz. and her head was huge.  My doctor said immediately when she saw how big she was that there was no way her head would have fit.   I am still so thankful for those nurses and their expertise!  I don't like to think about how much more exhausted I would have been waiting another 12 hours or heaven forbid, if a prolonged labor put LO into distress.  

    I had prepared myself mentally for the possibility of a C-section but I guess the biggest shock was how painful the recovery ended up being.  I hadn't really thought about dealing with going up stairs to get in the house or how I would get in and out of our very high bed after surgery.  

     

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  • lemonJAMlemonJAM member
    Yep. I've had 2 c-sections now and both recoveries were easy. I would do it again if we were going to have another baby.
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  • jb2rnjb2rn member

    I really (not being snarky) think it's great if you are at peace with your c section, or even liked it.

    I honestly wish I could get over the emotional trauma of what happened to me and how my son was born. It's getting better but I still feel robbed.

    My criticism comes of those that choose a c section for stilly reasons, such as baby "is big", w/o trying to labor first.

    People forget a vaginal birth is best for mom and baby. If something goes wrong, well of course, baby needs to be delivered safely. However, we are too quick (I believe) to rush to c section due to liability reasons.

    The only good thing I can agree with..no vag stitches!

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  • pghjenpghjen member
    My birth plan was always "get the baby out safely". I didn't want a c-section but was fine I I had to get one. I had one because they lost the babies heart rate when I was in labor. I had no issues with my CS and will have a RCS with #2. Trust me, when a surgical team rushes into your L&D room, yells the baby has no heart rate, and grabs your bed and runs the bed to an OR, you don't care how they get the baby out.  My poor hubby was left in the L&D room and he last thing he heard was that his son had no heart rate.  Worst 4 minutes of his life. 
     I'm more traumatized by the fact that I could have lost him at 39 weeks than the CS. And I'm terrified to have another baby because of this. 
    All of us have healthy babies - regardless of how they were born, a healthy baby is all that matters.  
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  • TimeRacerTimeRacer

    I admit I absolutely did NOT want a c-section, and I fought it as long as I could. We tried. I got stuck at 5cm dilated, and Addy was jammed so badly in my pelvis that she couldn't turn. We tried as long as we could, and she just wasn't able to be turned and couldn't come out vaginally.

    Actually, the first words out of the surgeon's mouth after they dislodged her were "There was no way you were having her vaginally."

    I was upset, I hated myself, and I felt a bit betrayed by my own body.

    I got over it pretty quickly. I read through my entire medical chart from my hospital stay. I realized that the medical staff really did the absolute best they could do for us, and we ended up with the best and safest option.

    Honestly, my entire reason for not wanting a c/s was the recovery. My recovery was actually really great. My scar is even shrinking pretty well already.

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  • Nwlywed07Nwlywed07 member

    We (my doctor, DH and I) decided at 30 weeks that a c-section was going to be best due to previous medical issues on my part with my cervix and uterus. I had a lot of time to mentally prepare.

    I loved my c-section. We were able to plan for it, prep our families and be much more calm than if I was having to deliver via c-section after laboring for so long. My recovery was super easy. I delivered on a Sunday and went Black Friday shopping that same week.

    *Side note: after my son was born and my doctor was examining my uterus before sewing everything back up she goes "wow, there is no way that he was going to get out that way. You never would have dilated." I know this is not the norm and is a very special scenario. 

    I definitely feel betrayed by my body but it allowed me to carry B to full term in the end so no matter what way he got here...he was healthy and really...what else matters? Big Smile  

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  • MrsBini10MrsBini10

    I had a c/s due to placental abruption and I am just thankful that I and my baby are alive. 

    Honestly I don't understand being traumatized by a c/s or feeling robbed of your "birth experience." Everyone has the right to feel what they feel, but I just don't get it.  The baby came out healthy, you came through alive and probably have recovered.

    Millions of women--including many in my husband's birth country of Ethiopia--would give anything to have access to a c/s and other modern medical care. They certainly don't get all hung up on their birth plans and whatnot. They want a healthy baby and all too often do not get one because of where they live and how much money they have. And here come American women complaining that they didn't have their perfect birth "experience"? 

    Sorry, rant over now.  Flame away if you wish. 

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