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Well, out of four babies, TWO had respiratory poblems. My second child, a full term son, was caught napping and took his first breath in utero, he inhaled more fluid and because he was a c-section, he didn't get any squeezed out much less the excess. He immediately took a turn for the worse, they put him in my face, then put me out as he got a pneumothorax (hole in lung) and then his lung collapsed. His NICU doc said that wouldn't have happened in his case if he was a vag-birth. My fourth child, a preemie, had RDS and extra wet lungs due to his birth method. They both have severe allergies now and the older son has asthma.

Yes, my daughter has continued to have fragile lungs and has always been c___pped out since her c-section birth 2 years ago. My v____al birth son age 4 has had only 2 colds in his entire life. I am searching high and low for a chance at VBAC for bub I am carrying now, due in 3 months. I see a clear difference in their health in many areas: colds, coughs, allergies, sensitivities, etc. The c-section babes are more at risk for these things as well I am told.

My first baby, born at 36 weeks (but I think she may have been earlier than that, my periods were pretty irregular and I didn't have an ultrasound until 5 months) had RDS and had to stay in NICU for 10 days. She had a lot of colds her first year, but that was most likely because my husband was working in a kids' hospital and probably brought a lot of germs home. She hasn't had any problems since then...she's had 2 colds in the last 3 years. My second daughter, born at 37 weeks, also by c-section, didn't have any breathing troubles.

my DD was a 34 weeker via c-section and she also had RDS, was on vent for 12 hrs, c-pap for 7 days. She had apnea after she came home and was on a monitor till she was 6 months. She has been fine though since.

yes my son was delivered as emergancy as he was stuck when he was born he was taken to special care for 2 hours as he was not breathing properly. now zak always has a cold and i have just took him doctors as he coughs alot at night making himself sick and he has been diagnosed with asthma which i never wanted him to have as he is such an energic boy.

Thanks for sharing ladies. I never thought of the colds being a connection but Joey also always has a cold. It started when he went to daycare though so I always just blamed that but I guess he could also just be more suceptible than some other kids. I ask partly to help me decide wether or not to have a VBAC with my next due in August.

I have 2 children, both delivered by c-section. I don't know for sure, but I believe their c-sections births did cause them both to have asthma. I have never smoked, no one smokes around them, I am careful with household chemicals, etc. From the start they both developed the disease. No one else in my family or my husband's family has it. So far I am the only one with cesarean deliveries.

My son's breathing was too fast and he had fluid on his lungs after c-section. He was in NICU for 4 days. He lost 6 ounces of fluid over night on the 3rd day.

I sure hope our kids grow out of this crud!