cs mommas

Mrs.Barry31508 · May 2012

If your were really nervous about having a cs and was your first pregnancy, what helped you relax?

stemms8810 · May 2012

I wasn't as nervous about my first because everything happened so quickly (emergency) and I was drugged up heavily. This one has been planned since week 30 so I had more time to get anxious and nervous and it felt like a FTM experience to me. All I did was clean and organize to help keep my mind off of being nervous and anxious. The night before my c/s, DH and I went out to eat and enjoyed each others company for the evening. We both didn't sleep well but it was more out of excitement.

becketts · May 2012

DD1 was delivered vaginally and DD2 was a c-section. There were 3 main things that helped me stay calm during DD2's delivery. One is that I was mentally/emotionally prepared that a c-section might be necessary due to some know medical complications I had. DD2 was breech until a week before delivery (@35 weeks). We tried an induction but she didn't handle it well and her heart rate was not cooperating, so I had an unplanned/urgent (not emergency) c-section. Once it was decided the other two things that kept me calm were prayer and a lot of faith in my OB's skill and judgement. If I'd had more warning(i.e. a scheduled c-section), I would have used some deep breathing techniques and listened to music.

Are you going to need a c-section or just wanting to plan for all scenarios?