C-section help
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Topic: C-section help
Posted By: xemacs
Subject: C-section help
Date Posted: 05 April 2011 at 11:48am
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Hi there,
My partner is going to have a baby due to mid of June. She wants to have c-section. I found there are only 4 private hospital in Wellington. Does anyone have direct contact to a specialist that can do c-section? Or anyone has same experience could you help me with this please? I contact some of them, they don't do c-section. Kind Regards Neil |
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Posted By: fairy1
Date Posted: 05 April 2011 at 1:17pm
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I don't think many obstetricians do c-sections without a medical reason as it is major surgery. The best way to find one is probably to talk to her midwife who can discuss it with her and refer her if they can. Hope that helps.
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Posted By: sweetknights
Date Posted: 05 April 2011 at 3:47pm
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You will find it hard to get a C section with out a medical reason i think your first step should be to get your partner to talk about her fears of giving birth naturally to your mw and she may be able to help ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Marengo
Date Posted: 05 April 2011 at 5:23pm
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i just had a csection due to complications and i tell you the recovery is hard, and the process is scary. Not being able to hold your baby because your in so much pain is pretty hard too.
If she really wants to have a section she will need to see a private specialist to organise it, contact a specialist not the hospital direct. If you ring around you will find someone i'm sure. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 10:42pm
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Is there a particular reason she wants a c-section? As others have said, it's major abdominal surgery and really gets in the way of everything - breastfeeding, bonding, hormone levels, etc. not to mention the recovery time, risks with morbidity/mortality. It's much safer to have a vaginal birth, unless the CS is for a good medical indication.
I personally don't know any Obs that would do a CS without good reason, sorry. ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 09 April 2011 at 9:14am
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Yeah, what Littlebug said, you will find it hard getting an OB who will do a CS without a good medical reason. Is she afraid of the pain of childbirth? A Cs is must worse in the long run...This is it from my point of view and my experience -
Ive had 2 CS's and its not nice at all, painful afterwards makes everything hard work, getting out of bed, sitting on the loo, walking, bending, and with a newborn thats not fun! after my first CS I had major issues, they disrupted my bowels and they stopped working for a day, then there is the blood loss, I needed a transfusion, not being able to drive for a month, i found breastfeeding hard as finding a position to feed in that doesnt hurt is tricky. Its just not worth it if you can deliver naturally. My first CS was an emergency one and my second an elective due to previous CS, though I could have tried a vaginal birth I chose the CS and now wish I didnt. For my next baby am going for the vaginal birth, as like I said, a CS is very hard on the body, and the recovery is long, where a a vaginal birth you generally recover a lot quicker! Sorry that was a novel!, but a CS is major surgery and not something that should be taken lightly. ------------- |
Posted By: Limochick
Date Posted: 09 April 2011 at 11:39am
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She will need a supportive midwife and they can disscuss the options.
I've had 3 c-sections (2 electives) and I had no problem bonding, feeding or anything my recovery was fast and I was driving 2wks later. I left hospital after 2 days. The main thing is if she does have one to get her out of bed the following day cos the faster you get up the easier it is. I wanted to give you a positive story cos it sounds like all the others had a very hard time with theres. I would gladly have another c-section but 4 kids for me is enough 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 09 April 2011 at 4:38pm
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hugs i can see both sides of this as went elective 2nd time causei was terrified of natural and everythign happening like first time (emergency) as it happens I wouldhave needed one anyway and had to go through labour anyway cause 'most women take hours she can wait a few' but by then i nearly had bub!!
anyway yeah as far as i know noone does c sections without medical reason:( so unfortunately she may not be able to.. and virtually all mws will encourage you towards natural anyway.. while i totally had hard recoveries both times..though second was better and get what everyone above is saying I also understand the fear of natural birth so hugs with that.. I think I thought it was the easier option before my first one and it really,really wasn't ... it did certainly interfere with feeding but everything else was fine(bonding etc) . alicia.. my mw said one of the considerations was that after 2 c sections I'd have to have another so if i ever had another(tubes tied though!) she said i wouldnt have a choice... I definitely wish i was much more mobile and had less pain and could lift my older son though.. certainly my recovery was long:( ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 09 April 2011 at 4:49pm
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I'm dealing with Michel Sangalli in Wellington (Riddiford Street), although I don't know what his stance is on elective c-sections for a first child. As far as I am aware, an elective c-section for a first child with no medical reason is a very pricey option too, on top of the fees you pay for pre-natal care. The other problem you have is that if your partner is due June, actually getting in to a private obstetrician could be tricky. They tend to get full books very early on (by, around or before 8 weeks into the pregnancy). All the best.
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 09 April 2011 at 8:55pm
I should add, my elective was a hell of a lot better than my emergency!! a much easier recovery, but the fact remains its still major surgery, and from my experience..I just don't understand why anyone would want to have one if they didn't have too 
Each to their own though, I certainly wouldn't judge anyone for having one!, I just think sometimes people don't really understand how hard it is/can be after one, so making an informed decision is good(knowing the good and bad sides of a CS) ETA - KA, you dont HAVE to have another CS unless you have medical reasons as to why you cant(like too much scar tissue etc), for my next Im going for a VBA2C  my OB that I went to with both kids supports them, so long as everything is all good in there. A lot of OB;s are of the "Once a Ceaser always a ceaser" thing, but it doesn't have to be like that. Ive been doing a HEAP of research on it all lately as we will TTC sometime in the future.------------- |
Posted By: Limochick
Date Posted: 09 April 2011 at 9:29pm
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I must say with having an elective I miss the fact that I don't have a "birth story"!! I don't agree with the once a ceaser always a ceaser either!! -------------
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 09 April 2011 at 11:38pm
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Yeah same here Limochick, Its basically, "went to hospital, waited friggin ages(got there at 7am had her at 1.03pm, I was last on the list!), went in got a spinal, 5 mins later I had a baby" lol. Even though DS's birth was traumatic, I have a birth story. ------------- |
Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 10 April 2011 at 9:09am
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My C/S was a really positive experience for me, I'd been in labour for 32hrs, which was quite hideous really, never want to go thru that again. I had been absolutely terrified of the thought of C/Secs but it was all so quick and easy and I was back to my normal self within days. No pain or anything. I wasn't allowed to drive for the full 6wks but that was due to the fact my abdominal muscles split so I needed to give them time to heal up..... but having an 11lb 8oz baby will do that to ya! lol
When we have #2, I'll be the first to put my hand up for an elective, was soooooooo much easier than going thru labour!! Would be nice if I could maybe go into labour first, then get C/Sec cause I'd rather the baby choose what day it's going to be born iykwim. ETA a friend of mine had her 3rd bub a month before I had Isla and she was told she had to have a C/Sec cause her first 2 were born that way. She didn't want to but was told it was the only option. -------------  
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 10 April 2011 at 6:49pm
See I found having CSections a lot harder than labour, I laboured 48 hours with DS and yep it was hideous lol but his CS was way worse  so many problems from it.
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Posted By: thetravelbugtribe
Date Posted: 11 April 2011 at 10:52am
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I had an elective CS due to DD being very stuck in the breech position with her legs tangled round the cord. She was 'cut out' two weeks early so I didnt go into labour. Although I was very lucky and recovered well and quickly, I did find my milk took a while to come in and I can understand how some people find it hard to bond. It was a really weird experience, one minute I was pregnant, then after a some painless tugging and pulling I had a baby that was apparently mine. I'd heard a lot of stories about CS before mine - we'd wanted a water birth at home, how different can you get?! - so maybe I'm one of the lucky ones. Next time - if / when - I'd still like to try that water birth at home, but I am also scared as I "missed out" on the whole birth experience the first time round. and yes, people have told me I didnt do it right, I cant say I've given birth until I've done it "properly". All I know is that I now have a baby whom I love far too much but without that CS one or other of us might not be here. Doesnt bear thinking about. I'm not sure where I'm going with this reply actually, so I might just go back and play with a teething baby and try to offer some comfort. Good luck with whatever the decision is. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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