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Delivery plans

knottie671ed679a3a85da2knottie671ed679a3a85da2 member
in November 2024 Moms
Hi everyone! I have started to think about delivery plans with my doctor. I have a history of pelvic pain and some complicated medical issues so I am leaning on the side of an elective c-section. This is my first baby so I am also dealing with a lot of anxiety revolving around birth and fear of after-birth complications especially with pelvic pain. I am wondering how others are making this decision and any insight you all might have. Thanks!
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Re: Delivery plans

  • MrsCaliRNMrsCaliRN member
    Baby #4 for me. 2 were spontaneous labors and 1 I drank castor oil and labor started that day. All ended in uneventful vaginal deliveries, I also had an epidural with each. Plan for this lil guy is pretty much the same: wait til I go into labor, make pain interventionrequests as I go and hopefully have another uneventful vaginal delivery. 
    I’m adamantly against C-sections unless medically necessary. Birth is a messy, crazy, life changing experience however baby gets out of you, but I’d much prefer post-vaginal recovery vs. post-surgical (i.e. C-section) plus there are risks in having multiple C-sections so something to consider if you want a handful of kids. 
    You mentioned anxiety about pelvic pain: comes in the aftermath of C-sections and vaginal deliveries as your uterus shrinks back down to size (and holy cow the breastfeeding cramps are AWFUL) but you’ll have a lot more pelvic pain with a C-section as they are literally cutting through that area. With a vaginal delivery or any birth that involves pushing, your vaginal-rectal area definitely needs some TLC post-delivery. 

    Me: 31         DH: 34
    Married 11/09/2013
    LO#1: LMP 09/14/2014  BFP 10/15/2014  EDD 06/24/2015  DS Born 06/14/2015
    LO#2: LMP 09/18/2016  BFP 10/19/2016  EDD 06/27/2017 DD Born 06/27/2017
    LO#3: LMP 05/16/2018  BFP 06/18/2018  EDD 02/20/2019

      
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