What about a c-section?

Question

My due date was december 22 if I dont have my baby by tomorrow I will have to have a c-section what exactly will happen and what are the details? Please help!

Answer 1

I had a c-section myself. You will basically come in, get an anestetic (sp?) and they will cut a small line right above your pubic bone, remove the baby, and sew you up. They will have you do some coughing and walking exercises when you wake up. It's really not as bad as you'd think it would be :)

Good luck and relax! Before you know it, you'll be holding your sweet baby :)

Edited to add: The time you spend in the hospital varies depending on any complecations you might have (doubt you will, so don't worry!) I was in early one morning and out late the next day.

Answer 2

I had a scheduled c-section and it wasn't as bad as I thought that it would be... I'm just wondering why they don't just induce labor instead of doing an operation... my doctor only did the c-section as a last resort because my daughter was breech.

Anyway, what happens is, you go in about four hours early and they do prep... I would suggest shaving yourself... I did and I was a lot more comfortable with it, if you don't do it before you go in, a nurse has to do it for you. Anyway, then you stay in the room for a while and they come and draw your blood and put in the iv, and they make you do the urine thing that you do at all of your appointments, after that, they take you to the operation room and give you the shot in your back (that's the worst part but it's over really quick) and right away you start losing feeling, it's crazy. then you lay down with a sheet in front of you and they insert the cathater, and they let your boyfriend or husband come in (they have to wear scrubs, it's cute) and they dive in... the best way to describe how it feels is by tugging on your earlobe... all you feel is pressure, nothing else. Then before you know it, you have a baby in your arms and they're taking you to recovery. I went into the operation room at 1:05 and was in recovery at 1:20. You stay in recovery for 3 hours I think and the dad and baby are with you, and then you move to the maternity ward. I stayed there for 4 days (I had no complications, it was just procedure in my hospital), they took the cathater out after 24 hours, after 48 they took out the staples, and then a day or two later we went home.
Good luck and congrats!

Answer 3

Before they do a c-section they will give an epidural or a spinal. An epidural is where they give a shot in your back and it makes you numb from like the waist down , and the spinal is basically the same thing.They will then make a cut above your pubic bone then one in your uterus and then you'll be a mommy. Don't be afraid of the epidural or spinal. They sound worse than what they are. I've had two kids and I've had an epidural with both of them. The first time I didn't even feel it, and the second time I did but it just felt like a bee sting. Taking your blood actually hurts worse. I have a suggestion though to try to help you with your labor problem. If you can stand it try to some POLISH SAUSAGE it actually helps to induce naturally. I just ate half a piece and went into labor like 3 days later, so just imagine if you eat a whole one. GOOD LUCK!!!! Don't be scared you'll do fine.

Answer 4

You'll be given an appointment at the hospital. When you arrive, you'll be given an iv and asked a series of questions about your medical history. Then you'll be taken to the operating room and anesthesia will be started. It will either be an epidural or a spinal block, or sometimes a combo of the two. A catheter will be inserted to keep your bladder empty and out of the way during the c-section. Ask to have the catheter inserted once you're already numb from the anesthesia, because the insertion is sometimes uncomfortable. You will be awake during the c-section, and your husband or partner will probably be allowed to be present. A drape is usually hung to block your view of the procedure. You will feel pressure and some tugging, but you shouldn't feel any actual pain. If you do, tell the anesthesiologist, who will be standing near your head throughout the operation. Once the baby is out, your husband may be allowed to hold him while your incision is sewn and stapled shut. Normally the inner layers are sewn with dissolving sutures, and the skin incision is closed with staples. It will be covered with a bandage and you'll be taken to a recovery area. You may be able to have the baby in the recovery area with you, otherwise he will be taken to the nursery to be bathed and weighed. After a couple of hours, you'll be taken to a regular hospital room. The iv and catheter will probably be left in place for up to 24 hours after the operation. You'll be encouraged to try walking around as soon as possible, maybe 12 hours after the surgery. You'll be given pain meds in the hospital when the residual pain-killing effects of the anesthesia start to wear off. You will have vaginal bleeding, just like a woman with a regular delivery. Until you're able to be up and around, the nurses will change your pad and clean you up. You may be on a liquid diet for the first 24 hours after the operation. Ask the doctor to prescribe anti-gas drops for you, or buy a bottle and take it with you, because the gas pains after a c-section are really intense. When you laugh or cough, press a pillow against the incision. The staples will probably be removed before you leave the hospital. They don't hurt, and you may have some long-term numbness around the incision site. Mine is still numb after four years. The incision, if you're wondering, is usually done just above your pubic hair, in the natural crease of the body. Mine faded to a red line after a couple of months, and is invisible now, unless someone is really looking for it, and even then it's not that noticeable.
Once you are home, buy some control underwear...the tough spandex granny-panty style...and wear them for the first couple of weeks. If the incision seems moist, keep a sanitary pad pressed against it inside the underwear, because it needs to be dry to heal. Don't lift anything heavier than your baby (that means just the baby, not the baby and the car seat together). Take stool softeners, which your doctor will probably tell you to buy, and ibuprofen, which may be prescribed for you.

Answer 5

You will be given a spinal block to numb you from right below the chest down. You won't feel a thing! Then they will shave and clean your abdomin. You will get an incision in your lower abdomin and probably a horizanal cut. Then they will make another incision in your uterus. They will then break the water bag and suck water and blood out. Then....they will lift the little darling out and you'll see your baby! They will cut the cord, finish sucking blood and water out, deliver the placenta and massage your uterus (which makes it contract faster and you should bleed less than the average vaginal delivery). They will put dissolving stitches on the inside incision and then either stitches, staples or "tape" material on the outside. Expect to take another 1-3 hours after the delivery to finish the surgery and recovery room. Also, you will have a catheter inserted before the surgery and an IV for medications if needed. After about 12-20 hours (depending on you and hospital standards) they will want you to start walking around as much as you can. Good Luck!!!

Answer 6

You may be completely knocked out, ur numbed from the waist down. A good doctor will do a small horizontal incision - so small and low that you will be able to wear a bikini and no one will see the scar.

You will have to remain in the hospital for a few days. you will have stitches on the inside and staples to close the external incision. You will have restrictions on how much you can lift and what you can do for probably a month. You will still bleed after - meaning like your period as the body has to shed the lining of the uterus.

Don't worry, you can still have a vaginal birth after a c-section.

Answer 7

a c-section is where the dr makes an incision just above the pelvice reaches in for the bag the baby is in and removes baby,placenta and all excess blood from which would normally be your period from having the baby. you will still have a small period but not heavy as normal,stitch you up and whaa laa you sleep for a day.you will have pain but it won't last but 2 or 3 days. of course depending on dr you might be asleep when all this takes place and then again you can request to be awake,they will fix it so you don't feel anything at all while it is going on.

Answer 8

Why a C-Section, why not induction? I have had two C-sections myself and let me tell you, they suck. The recovery time is long (mine took about 6 weeks). Getting up several times every night to feed/change a screaming newborn is extremely painful with your gut stitched up. I would ask; no BEG; your OB to induce rather than do a C-section. Also, there were complications with my second and they could not get the spinal anesthetic into my spinal column after 1.5 hours of attempting and had to put me to sleep for the procedure. My husband was not allowed in and I was out for the birth of my son. I have pictures of the bruising left behind on my back if you would like to see them. My son is 17 months old and I still have problems with my back.

Answer 9

Why can't they induce? Having a C-section is a very serious operation and puts you out of commission for much longer than a natural birth. If I could go the natural route..I'd prefer that over a C-section.

Answer 10

Did your doctor not explain this to you? Do you know any woman that may have had one?

It is a surgical procedure to remove your child when it cannot be delivered vaginally. These are done all the time and generally very little risk. You can even be awake while it is done but that depends on your doctor.

Ask him or her what you can expect....both in what they do....and your recovery period. And don't worry. You will be fine.
There was a time....not all that long ago...when this was not available and often women died in child birth because of it.
So you are very lucky to be born when it is.