I became pregnant, unplanned & 1st time, & want a planned cesarean, due to my history of pain. If it were not due to this, I would give birth naturally. My past experiences though, have physically & psychologically affected me in an adverse way. I understand the risks of major surgery & do not wish to have it. However, when weighing the options of either, I'd rather recover from an abdominal scar than an episiotomy or tear, etc. I feel that I have the right to decide how to deliver since it is my body & my child & I am fully aware of the risks. When I first discussed my wishes with my doctor, he stated that it was my body. (I first mentioned it when I was 4 months pregnant so in the case that he was not agreeable, I could find another MD.) Now, I am 8 months along & he is saying that he will have to wait & see. This absolutely crushed me. Let it be known I am not trying to be selfish. I have had an uncomplicated pregnancy. I do not want to suffer as I have in the past again
2007-02-27
04:50:33
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csmithrn
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