C- Section?

Question

i just went to the doctors yesterday, and she said that the baby is breech, like, its not upside down the ways shes supposed to be. so i might have to get a C-section. i am 36, almost 37 weeks pregnant. and my mom told me that if i have to get a c section, then to tell my doctor that i want to get one scheduald. cause i guess that if you get one when your in labor, its worse or something cause of the contractions. can someone help me on some facts about c sections? has anyone had one? im scared to have a c section rather than vaginal. thanks

Answer 1

my aunt had c-section a week go she said that it was better than vaginal delivery and less painful and there is no problrm in the labour also

Answer 2

I had a c-section with my second child! You get a spinal tap that numbs you from the tummy down...you do not feel a thing! It is painless from a vaginal but the healing time is longer! You will need at least 2 weeks to heal from a c-section! The cut from the c-section will be hidden by your underwear! And, the nurses will help you move around in the hospital...You will have to stay in the hospital 2-3 days verses a vaginal birth which is a 1 day stay!

If your doctor is thinking about a c-section than they usually schedule you for one...usually 1-2 weeks before your due date! I hope this helps...do worry...everything will be okay!!! Trust me!!

Answer 3

My now 5 month old was breech and I scheduled a c-section for him but he decided he didn't want to wait. I went into labor the day after I scheduled! I was having contractions but they give you a spinal (which numbs you from about your chest down) so you don't feel a thing when they perform the c-section. I have a 2 year old whom I had a vaginal delivery (medicated) and I definitely prefer the c-section!!

Good luck :)

Answer 4

My son was breech and they knew from the time i was 33 weeks but i was not scheduled because i ended up having my son at 35 weeks. Yes i had to lay in pain for about 2 hours before i had a c-section. I was flown to another hospital because i was early, had pre-eclampsia so they sent me to a better university hospital.
I knew from the time i was 5 months on that my son was turned the wrong wasy by the way he would kick and where i felt the kicks at.

Since they know you cannot have it vaginally then they shouldn't make you lay right on and on. I had to lay like that because they had to call that other hospital then i was flown out.

I would rather have a c-section over a vaginal one (even though i have never). Yes it hurts like hell to have a c-section but it will stop hurting after about 2 weeks.
You will bleed for 6 weeks afterwards. The pain is so bad to where they will put a catheder in you because you will not be able to get up and pee the first day when you have a c-section. When you cough you will have to hold a pillow against your stomach.
Make sure you take all the pain meds they offer. They had me on a morphine pain pump but i asked them to take me off of it cause it made me feels weird then they starting giving me 2 percocet 5mg's every 4 hours and sent me home on 60 7.5mg lortabs. My son was healthy and went home the same day as i did. We stayed in the hospital for 3 days. I was put asleep by my own request during my c-section cause i did not want to be awake knowing i was being cut opened.
Good luck

Answer 5

Why C-sections are performed.
1. Doctors and hospitals can charge alot more for the procedure than a regular vaginal birth.
2. It is much easier getting the baby out, with less complications, using a c-section than trying to fit a baby through a vagina. (especially one thats not coming out head first) Therefore less lawsuits.
3. After a c-section, if you want to have more children in the future, you will probably have to have c-sections again. Something call VBAC(vaginal birth after cesarian) for some reason causes alot of lawsuits. So doctors shy away from that like the plague. (aren't you glad that decisions are based on lawsuits and profits are considered before your best interests?:)

Some good news:
1. you baby may move to the right position by itself by the time you are scheduled for the c-sections
2. c-sections are less painful.
3. no vaginal lacerations (tears). ( your husband will like that:)
4. scars from c-sections are usually smaller than people think
5. a good doctor can get a baby out in under 60 seconds from incision to baby. you can be in labor for hours.

Relax. Worry more about how you are going to raise your baby up right.
p.s. mable.syrup suggest you turn the baby which is not a bad idea but ask your ob gyn to do it because they will do it with a sonogram to see the exact position of the baby whereas a chiropractor usually doesn't have them, so they are pretty much doing by feel. I am sure you can do some things so well you can do it blindfolded, but why take a chance, especially with your kid.
Plus ob/gyns usually carry more insurance than your chiropracter in case something goes wrong.:) gotta love the law!

Answer 6

I had to have a c-section. I was induced and I didnt feel the contractions for a long time and the nurse was surprised. Then I started feeling them they gave me medicine, well I wanted more when it wore off but it was too soon and the contractions were getting worse and the babys heart rate would go down everytime. So they had me hooked up to all kinds of things then they said that I would have to have a c-section because my bones were too small and the baby couldnt fit through. I didnt want to have one, but after I got the epidural I didnt feel nothing and afterwards wasnt too bad, its just kinda hard to walk around afterwards but thats about it. Good luck and congratulations

Answer 7

c-sections are very safe, you should try not to worry so much. It's not going to help. You still have a couple weeks, the baby might move into the correct position. If you feel more comfortable scheduling a csection, ask your doctor about it. I work at a hospital and many of the csections performed there are scheduled.

Good luck, you and baby will be fine.

Answer 8

I have had 2 c-sections. One during labor (I labored for over 24 hours) and one scheduled.
It is so much better to have a scheduled section. Why go through labor if you don't have to. If you schedule your section, they will most likely schedule it 1-2 weeks before your due date.

I was scared before my first section but everything went very smoothly. I was thrilled when they scheduled my second. Of course with every surgery there are risks. If you do schedule a section, try to get the very first appointment of the day. This way you aren't sitting around for hours just waiting.

Good luck to you and happy birthing!

Answer 9

http://parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/plabor/0,,767q,00.html

And, Google "external cephalic version." Noting, of course, that pain relief looks like a wise option for that.

I'd wonder about a doctor too quick to jump at a c-section.

"Many times the ultrasound determines a breech much too early and the babe just naturally turns when it's time. By 38 weeks, 97% of babies turn head down by themselves. In Silent Knife by Cohen & Estner, they say that three quarters of the babies turn in 2-3 weeks. In A Good Birth, A Safe Birth by Korte & Scaer, they say that in a 1977 study, 89% of 744 babies in breech position were turned to headfirst with the slant board exercise (outlined below)..."

http://mother-care.ca/breech.htm

"Some chiropractors use the "Webster turning technique," which is 80 percent successful."

http://parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/plabor/0,,midwife_467k,00.html

"Most babies are born headfirst, but at the end of pregnancy, around 3% to 4% are found to be breech. Before 37 weeks of pregnancy, breech presentation is much more common - about 20% of babies at 28 weeks are breech, and 15% at 32 weeks. Before term, which is defined as 37 weeks, it doesn't matter if the baby is breech, as there is always a good chance that she will turn spontaneously..."

"There is no doubt that caesarean section is a safe operation, but it is not without problems, and this is why many doctors and midwives still feel that there is still a place for normal breech births - particularly if you have had a vaginal delivery before."

http://www.womens-health.co.uk/breech.asp

Answer 10

I had a scheduled C-section. My baby was Franks Breach (sitting up w/ her feet in her mouth). It was scheduled for the morning but my baby had other things in mind. She decided to come the night before. Once I got to the hospital and the "proved" that I really was in labor (my water broke and they had to test it to verify), I was strapped up to the monitors and put into a gown. I was just starting contractions. Then I received a epi in my spine to numb my lower half - doesn't hurt if you curl over and they put the needle in while you are bent that way. I actually had to walk to the emergency room because the ran out of beds! As soon as I was there they tested my legs to make sure that they were numb - it feels as if you are paralyzed. Then the put a sheet up to block my view. After some tugging and pain free yanking on my body, the baby was out. I saw her and then they took her to clean her up. Honestly it was so fast I didn't really understand what was going on. They sutured me up and sent me to the recovery room for a little over an hour. Once I left recovery and I went into my room they came w/ the baby for me to feed.

If the c-section is not scheduled they may and try to turn the baby - OUCH!!!!! My total delivery time from when I went into the hospital was 25min.

Answer 11

There are still things you can do to get that baby to flip! Did your doctor even discuss that with you?

You need to start doing breech tilt exercises. (One of the links below will explain this.)

While doing the breech tilts, you can put heat on your pelvis (like a warm rice sock) and cold on your fundus (top of uterus).

Try doing a shoulder stand. Shoulder stands seem to be what encouraged my breech baby to turn around 38 weeks. I felt a HUGE movement when I came down from one and that was when she turned.

Find a chiropractor near you who does the Webster Technique. This is highly successful and MUCH gentler than the external cephalic version a doctor would do to try to turn the baby.

Talk to your doctor about the possibility of a external cephalic version (ECV). Be sure to be very well hydrated when they try it.

Read up on moxtibustion and consider trying it.

Play music between your legs of have hubby lay in your lap and talk baby "down to the exit."

Visualize your baby in the right position and talk to her. Tell her what position she needs to be in.

Shine a light between your legs.

You still have time to turn this baby! They can turn right up until labor starts. Personally, I would NOT schedual a c/s but would wait for labor to come, giving baby more time to turn. And then, if baby is still breech , find out if your doc has any experience delivering a breech. Is baby's breech position favorable for trying a breech birth? If you HAVE to resort to a c/s, at least you would know baby is REALLY ready to be born if labor had come on it's own.

Good luck to you!!!!!