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Just crusing in to say CONGRATS to Girls Rock! So glad your birth went so well. They way you describe it it sounded calm and beautiful, Well done

Sounds awesome Girlsrock! Huge congrats

Congrats Girls Rock, what a great story!

Salz, good to hear you're booked in for your c/s, enjoy your weekend...

Hi guys have had time to post my story!!!
Well turned up to hospital on monday 31st of October, went in for c section at 1015hrs. The theatre staff were lovely and joking although I did know them lol. I had an obstetrtian registra cause the consultant was away but she was lovely, she said she could tell who did my last c section cause he is notorius for short low c sections. Unfortunetly baby was on the big side and because I have a short torso he was still stuck up under my ribs too. She had real difficulty getting him out. The anaethetist even had to lean over me and push from above down on my tummy! The surgeon has to cut the uterus further but because of the size of the baby I ended up tearing and had a small heamorrage, so they had to call the on call consultant in to help her out. Mean while my 8lb 6oz baby boy Ari was born however he had trouble breathing so was transferred to the special care baby unit and put on a breathing machine for a few hours but improved immediatly with that. My DH went with the baby and I was still on the table for a while as they found the bleeder and stitched me up. Although things didnt go to plan with myself and Ari I could not fault our care and I had total trust in mine and Ari's team of doctors that I knew everything was going to be ok. Which it was, we were both healthy happy and home two days later. I am a bit more sore this time round but is because of my tear and the extra pulling.

Hi there
I had a c section with dd who is now 5 because she was breach. I am quite keen on another one (24 weeks now)
But medically I don't think I NEED one, so don't think my mw will support one...and if it's elective isn't it really expensive?

I have southern cross (the basic plan) so I don't know if that would be able to be used?

Anyone done an elective in my position or used southern cross?

I know that a lot of people do vbacs but I am pretty scared of going into labour again, really didn't enjoy it last time...

Any advice?

Spoke to mw today. She says she will refer me to a specialist closer to the time to talk it throu...

So there we are, will just wait and see I guess. Really great to know I have the option though, takes a huge weight off my shoulder...

Just like to report into say that at 6wks post 3rd baby (2nd c/s) am feeling FABULOUS!!!! Have been driving since 10days and all is well. Scar healed beautifully, had 6wk WOF with the OB and all is fab

Hi Everyone,

I'm tossing up weather or not I should go to the doctor and wanted to know other woman's experiences that are in my situation.

I had my baby girl 5 1/2 month ago by emergency c-section. Now my sex drive is very low compared to before and during pregnancy, which I realise is normal. When we do want to have sex though, it's incredibly painful! I can't stand it for more then a few minutes and (I'm trying to stop short of too much information I promise) I'm not even getting the half of it, if you know what I mean...

This seems like a ridiculous issue to turn to my doctor for but persevering isn't working. My partner of course is understanding and supportive but we are both missing our old sex life!

Any ideas?    

Definately go see your GP or OB/GYNO directly if you arnt comfortable with your GP. Maybe even talking to a lady nurse at family planning may help, sorry to hear you are uncomfortable!

Hi there

Just wanted share my experience in case it helps someone as I found this thread helpful to me before having my baby.

I had always been scared of the idea of having VB and just thought I would have a c-section. Not sure why I was so phobic about VB but it just seemed like everyone I knew had had some kind of drama during delivery and at least half of them had ended up having emergency c-sections anyway.

When I actually got pregnant I started researching and was like: hang on a minute its not perhaps as easy as all that! I mean I really got to thinking about how I was going to be operated on and basically cut open.

So then I drove my partner crazy researching the pros and cons for nine months. I mean I had basically decided to have a c-section failing finding something in the research to convince me otherwise but I couldn't stop reading about it. I read so many scientific journal articles by doctors and also more than healthy amount of discussion threads on websites like this one!

One thing that I did find annoying was the number of people who really seem to think that it is a failing if you do not have a VB. To them its like a rite of passage that you need to suffer or something to have your baby. I never felt like I needed to experience a VB to experience "birth". Also I think its a bit rich that people talk about having "natural birth" because I don't know anyone who really has that!!

I think top priority has to be your health and state of mind and health of your baby and if you decide you prefer c-section to VB then that is your choice.

In the end I found nothing to dissuade me. I had the c-section and everything went to plan. The operation was fine - in the theatre the atmosphere was friendly and happy and I felt very confident with my doctor and the staff at the hospital- it happened so quickly and I only had an instant of nervousness then I was holding my baby. Recovery was very fast. I am fit person who does a lot of sport so that probably helped. I was up walking around the day of the operation and driving within 2 weeks.

If anyone has any questions about having elective c-section by maternal request then I will try to answer them. Everyone makes their own decisions about birth but from my point of view having a c-section worked really well for me and my baby.




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