I just had a beautiful baby girl and my worst fear was to have a c-section.. well my worst fear came true after 3 hours of pushing, I would by far would have rathered pushed her out. When you have a c-section your in the hospital longer, and it takes a whole lot longer to recover. It hurt to get out of bed to get my baby, it hurt to sit in a car it hurt to cough, it hurt to do anything. But my friends who have had babies recovered a whole lot faster. Well the decision is up to you.. good luck, and at the end you may just have to get one.. it's up to God and yourself~ Congrats on the little one to be
2007-12-06 06:05:32
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answered by markandwendy2002 2
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I had an emergency c-section with my son - went into labour 6 weeks early and they did the section (which would have been elective except for the premature labour) as my son's head was too big to fit through my cervix.
I had a second one with my daughter - they asked if I wanted a "trial by scar" which means that the old scarring can tear during labour and I would have had to have surgery anyway.
I was up and walking 24 hours after giving birth, pain relief is fabulous now and if you do have the section the best advise I can give is don't be a martyr and take all pain relief that is offered.
I went home on day three, and had no problems - I liked not being able to hoover and drive and all that other stuff it meant I concentrated on my baby and everyone came to me....
That said natural childbirth is the best method of having a child....but if your phobia is that bad then they will give you the section. I have a friend who had one for the same reasons.
Good Luck with the birth no matter what you decide and remember at the end of the day you will have your gorgeous little one.
2007-12-06 07:58:30
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answered by Dee L 5
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I agree with Stephanie J. C-sections are not THAT bad. It does of course depend on your pain threshold but you're on strong painkillers immediately afterwards and for the following 24 hours.
I had a section coz my baby was breech. So, in a way it was elective. I saw my sister in law go through the trauma of labour and though I used feel like I missed out on this important part of having a baby, I was glad that I didn't have to go through that prolonged pain.
Yes, you are limited to what you can do afterwards and your hospital stay is longer but it's really not that bad. You are on an emotional high after the birth anyway that you just don't care about the pain! My son is 13 months now and my scar is still numb though.
At the end of the day it's YOUR body and YOUR decision. Doctors can advise but you are the only one who has the power to decide what you will do. Don't let others force you into making a decision you don't want to do
2007-12-06 08:10:36
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answered by Anonymous
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I've had 3 elective sections. After my first child I had a 3rd degree tear and it took ages to heal. I said I wanted a section with my second and had one no questions asked.I had 2 more after that the last one being 12 weeks ago. Don't allow anyone to dissuade you if that is what you want. The birth of a child should be your choice and yours alone. I won't kid you that having a section is the easy option it isn't and having done both I feel qualified to comment on that, but at the end of the day if it's what you want then make sure you get it. All the best. (I completely understand where you're coming from.)
2007-12-06 06:13:16
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answered by Anonymous
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sorry to say this but i WISH i could have a normal childbirth, i have and emergency c-section with my daughter almost 3 yrs ago, i had pre-eclampsia and my labour wasn't progressing as it should. when i was told that a c-section was gunna be easier etc thought why not......and how wrong were they, the surgeons accidentally cut me inside so i had quite a big bleed (this was after baby was delivered),upon the recovery process i had to have a catheter bag (which is normal after operations/and c-section is a major operation) and a drain to help clear the inner wound. upon leaving the hospital once my husband went back to work i couldn't leave the flat for 3 weeks due to not being able to lug a heavy push chair up and down the stairs of the flats.......I'm now 34 weeks pregnant and from early on been told it would be safer to have a c-section,not only that Ive developed bad spd so don't have much choice in the matter....so my phobia is c-section again,i not going to be able to play with my almost 3 yr old properly for many more weeks after having the baby in case i rip stitches etc.....everyone one has a kind of fear of childbirth but get over it else no one would have babies and people who need life saving c-sections will probably die or become seriously ill because women who are just scared of child birth are clogging up theatres.
2007-12-06 21:27:43
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answered by Anonymous
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Hi, yes I had 2 c sections. First time was emergency as did not dilate enough and had hours of contractions, baby got into distress (Now Age 23!!!). Second one was twin girls (Now Age 21!!!). This was booked and elective as they offered normal delivery but I declined. They did not seem to mind as long as I had given them a good enough reason. I felt that being twins it would be safer for a c section. These days I actually think they prefer c section because they can book you and arrange it when its necessary. I am sure they will agree with your phobias and views. Good luck.
2007-12-06 06:04:34
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answered by londongate11 3
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I think it depends on your medical provider and the hospital, if they will do an elective C-Section. I'm not trying to encourage you to do that, but C-Sections aren't always as bad as some people make them out to be. I had an emergency C-Section when my 10 month old was born and recovered fairly quickly. The first couple of days in the hospital were rough - it was hard to get around because my abdominal muscles were sore. By the time I went home (3 days after the surgery), I was able to get around and take care of the baby just fine. I'll definitely have another C-Section if/when I have another child. Good luck!
2007-12-06 06:24:11
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answered by Stephanie J 2
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they should let you have a section because if you have a phobia of childbirth it will couse you stress if you go into labour, this can then cause the baby to become distressed which would mean having to give you a c section anyway so to keep everyone happy and to prevent your baby from becoming distressed(which is very dangerous) the easiest and safest thing is to give you a planned cesarean section.
2007-12-06 10:36:51
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answered by Anonymous
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maximum hospitals won't do c sections or inductions earlier each week earlier your due date. while you're considered complete term at 37 weeks (it is while the toddler's lungs are considered completely stronger) you grants or take a pair of weeks in this due date. in the event that they chosen to do surgical technique or induction earlier 39 weeks, and you certainly grew to become out to be no longer as a tactics alongside as they predicted, the toddler would have some wellbeing issues. Why risk that? it is likewise possible to hard paintings for it sluggish earlier they carry about you in for surgical technique. it isn't any longer had to time table a c-area, despite in case you have had one earlier. Your surgeon will grant the toddler earlier your hard paintings turns into too solid. waiting as long as attainable provides your toddler the excellent risk at being healthy.
2016-10-10 09:59:45
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answered by angrand 4
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Mine was sort-of elective. I went to the hospital for an induction (at 10 days overdue) and because I didn't feel quite right and because the nurses just wanted to be doubly sure, they did an u/s to check position before they administered the drugs. That was fortunate, because it turned out that my son was in a frank breech, face up position, with the cord tangled in his arms and feet. Also, because I had gone over, the fluid level was getting low.
My doctor said it was much too dangerous to induce with him like that, so I was given two choices. Have an External Version (EV) where they push from the outside to try and get the baby to turn, or schedule a cesarean.
My phobia was of the EV- I've seen it done on tv and it looks so painful, and I have a relative who had it done to her in the 50's, and she ended up giving birth to a child with a broken neck. To this day, she swears that it was the EV that killed her baby, as they had heard his heartbeat on the dopplar before they did it. Also, my doctor said that with a low level of fluid, the EV on had about a 50/50 chance of working anyway.
So we scheduled a cesarean for a few hours later.
The recovery period was long and difficult. I could not get out of bed, go to the bathroom, or cuddle with my baby without help for more than a week. I could not pick him up out of bed or out of the carseat for 6 weeks. I could not nurse without the pain of him lying across the injury. And worst of all, I could not hold him after he was born because not only did I have to be stiched back up while he was taken to another room for the first 30 minutes of his life, but the medications gave me hives and shakes that lasted for another hour or so after that.
If I could have, I would much rather have given birth vaginally than have to have had a cesarean. Unluckily, my son was lying in a position that took that option away from me, and even more unluckily, I'm told that once you have a breech baby, the risk of all future babies being breech goes up dramatically.
2007-12-06 06:49:17
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answered by Queen Queso 6
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I don't think you are in the US, so I'm not sure how it will go. If you have mental illness problems, they may consider it. If they don't have a medical reason and you don't have a bona fide mental illness, the insurance company may not PAY for it. For instance, the poster above who had twins. It's totally a call by the doctor since studies show better outcomes for twins with c-sections.
2007-12-06 06:05:35
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answered by CarbonDated 7
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