tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640705593149909054.post7970631534212089895..comments2022-07-06T07:09:47.303+01:00Rebecca Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856568107109273736[email protected]Blogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640705593149909054.post-32256287498025747572013-06-17T18:44:01.469+01:002013-06-17T18:44:01.469+01:00With Annabelle I also opted for a c-section. However, I&#39;m with Hayley with regards to my reasoning had nothing to do with the NHS either.<br /><br />Mine was for practicality reasons {as much as I hate to admit that}. And also with 4 previous children I&#39;ve experienced the premature labours, normal deliveries, emergency c-sections, complications and more. So really another reason alongside the elective c-section was I really didn&#39;t need to put my body through all of that again. <br /><br />In agreement with Hayley again, a planned c-section is soooo much more relaxed an being rushed into theatre {which I experienced twice}. I rememeber being asked to change into a backless gown {classy!} and to just relax...as if you can knowing your about to be open on a table and have your baby born that very day!! But other couples came in and we just chatted away...and then it was my turn!<br /><br />However with my other c-sections I never got to hold my boys. Ethan was put into an incubator as he was 6wk early and then Jacob just had a few breathing issues. However with Belle they put her onto me until I started to go downhill.<br /><br />But I have to admit, the planned c-section worked for us, as we didn&#39;t have anyone to take the other kids on you know. Was the right decision for us also. xxSuper Busy Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03930589240520160024[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640705593149909054.post-66010051471003895102013-06-11T22:40:41.064+01:002013-06-11T22:40:41.064+01:00Hayley, thank you for your comment! I hope I didn&#39;t come across as though I was attacking you for your choice! I just have never spoken to a woman who has opted for it with no medical reason so thank you for letting me have some insight! I&#39;m really glad that everything went smoothly for you! Amazing that you were up and about so soon (I&#39;m jealous!) took me ages but then again, I was sick myself xRebecca Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07856568107109273736[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640705593149909054.post-15949088233115537402013-06-11T22:38:27.795+01:002013-06-11T22:38:27.795+01:00Late for Reality, I&#39;ll pop over and read yours now! Yes, the surgeons held him up briefly and he was straight to NICU and I couldn&#39;t get to see him for 2 days as I was on a drip and couldn&#39;t get upstairs! I think that made me feel more like I hadn&#39;t given birth. I didn&#39;t spend a night with him until he was 3 weeks old xRebecca Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07856568107109273736[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640705593149909054.post-51463135320841393292013-06-11T21:25:41.898+01:002013-06-11T21:25:41.898+01:00I opted for a c-section.<br /><br />My reasons were completely nothing to do with care in the NHS though!!! I don&#39;t really understand how that midwife can state that&#39;s the reason as regardless of whether you have a c section or a natural birth - you&#39;re still going to be receiving hospital care?! In fact, as you know, you&#39;re more likely to need MORE care in hospital after a c-section - so that reasoning makes no sense to me.<br /><br />Anyway! I opted for a c-section because I have major anxiety and a crippling phobia of death (bizzare, I know) and in my mind a c-section felt far more controlled and safe because I was in the hands of capable surgeons and I knew exactly what would be involved - whereas the unknown-ness of natural birth (not knowing when it would be, not knowing whether or not it would end up in emergency c-section, ventrousse, forceps, etc) was too much for me and the thought of it gave me huge panic attacks.<br /><br />I also have a medical condition which I stupidly googled early on in pregnancy, and read that the risk of death during natural birth was higher for people with the condition - so once that thought had been implanted in my mind I was convinced I would die during childbirth!<br /><br />I had to REALLY fight to be allowed to have an elective c-section but I&#39;m so glad I did - from speaking to different people, I think the experience of a planned section is a million miles away from an emergency section.<br /> Obviously an emergency section is done in much more of a hurry, in pressured circumstances where something has already gone wrong - the patient isn&#39;t mentally prepared for it either.<br /><br /> With my planned section, the whole experience was really relaxed and went so smoothly - I couldnt quite believe it!<br /><br /> I was up and walking around the next morning, and was home the following day - I never had much pain at all, I was doing a grocery shop after 3 days post-op. 11 weeks on I haven&#39;t had any problems with recovery at all, its been so much better than I expected from reading up on it.<br /><br />Obviously the experience will be different for everybody, but for me personally a c-section was 100% the right option.<br /><br />Hayley<br /><a href="http://sparklesandstretchmarks.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Sparkles &amp; <br /><br />Stretchmarks</a><br />xxx<br />Hayley: Sparkles and Stretchmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653232539343925928[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640705593149909054.post-63905634936346219052013-06-11T20:45:00.415+01:002013-06-11T20:45:00.415+01:00Oh honey I can totally relate. The same thing happened to me. Emergency csecton as Ted wouldnt turn and his shoulders were locked. spent weeks after feeling like I hadnt given birth, couldnt connect Ted as being the same baby I had in my tummy. Sobbed my heart out when a friend posted a quote about hee sons first breath taking hers away as Ted was whisked into a corner while I was sewn up. I was only in for 2 days as I couldn&#39;t sleep in the hospital with screaming babies...Ted barely cried but man did the other babies. I wrote a post about my experience..http://late-for-reality.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/if-only-id-knownwhat-could-go-wrong.html?m=1Late For Realityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09840171928001239322[email protected]