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When I had my second c-section, my blood pressure got really high and I started shaking really bad...I think what freaked me out is the doctor telling me the reason the room was a little smoky was that they were cauterizing blood vessels...I'm such a wimp, that was enough for me. My husband held one of my hands and the anesthesiologist held the other hand and kept petting my face to calm me down. I'm not having any more kids, but that was decided before I had that c-section. Maybe if you have another you could ask to be asleep for it...it's riskier than being awake, but it sounds like it might be better for you. Probably the reason that you get so upset when you think of your c-section is that you weren't expecting to have one, so it feels like you failed somehow and like a violation of your body--but you didn't fail, you've got a beautiful baby to show for your ordeal. The memory will get less upsetting over time. Remember too that your hormone levels are changing a lot after you have a baby, and that can make you more emotional (like pms only worse).

I totally uderstand... With my firsy c- section I was fine. The second I was trembeling the whole time. When I got into the operating room I was getting my spinal block and I started to cry. My husband came in and I was so nervous... I felt like I couldn't breathe. I was Vomiting over and over and I felt so c___ppy. I swear they gave me something to calm down cause I was hyperventalating (sp?) Even after the surgery I kept puking. It sucked so bad I don't ever want to do it again... I'm Scared too. The first c- section wasn't half as bad. Although the second's recovery was much faster.

Hi, I had to have an emergancy csection also with my first baby. I wasnt in labor, but heart beat of baby dropped and I was shaking so bad that they cut me shaving me. I was so scared and the epidural didnt take and I actually came off the table (legs) and kicked the doctor twice when he cut into me. They put me under immediatly. Very tramatic.. and yet 6 months later I was preggo again. I am going for a scheduled csection this time. The main difference in my att_tude,,, well having my absolutly wonderful son. I so wanted another that I am more than willing to go through it again. Hopefully it will be better, they are doing a spinal this time... perhaps I'll even get numb...lol...

Sounds like you got a high spinal. It causes all the symptoms you describe in regards to feeling like dying, etc. If you want another, discuss VBAC with your doctor. I don't blame you for your feelings at all and relate to every one of them.

amy i had a similiar situation my spinal went to high and i could not swallow at all and i had a panic attack and was a mess...i had panic attacks for the next 2 yrs everytime i thought about it or thought i couldnt swallow...the doc told me that they got some of the spinal in my blood stream? dunno....however, the bright side is that i had a second c section and had a much better experience..i talked to the doctor ahead of time and they told me any sign that i was going to freak let them know and they would knock me out...i felt better knowing that...things went great so dont let the one bad experience scare you away b/c it was an accidental thing that is not how they are suppose to be :)

Oh, one good thing...when you have your next baby, you can talk to your doctor or the anesthesiologist about any problems you had with a previous birth, and they can do things differently...with my first I got a spinal headache, so with my second I just had an epidural, not the spinal.

Hi there , I went thru the exact same situation around 5&1/2 years back with my first daughter.....but let me tell you each and every delivery is different. This time...i gave birth to my second daughter on 8 th feb. 2006, just last week...thru repeat c-section....and every thing just went perfectly....operation took around half an hour and now my st_tches have almost dried up also. It was a scheduled c-section...just because baby was not dropping and my cervix was closed past 40 weeks. So next time, just try to go for a planned c-section...if you have even a lit bit of complication also. With the spinal ...you dont feel any pain at all,just the pressure of someone pushing you. Hope you will have perfect delivery next time.All the best.

i had a c-section the first time around and im about to go in for my second soon. the cord was around his neck and he was hitting against my cervix so they decided on a section. i can remember hating having my hands tied down and feeling nothing from the uppe r waist down. And telling my husband no more children. And here i am 2 years later having another. I m really nervous about going threw it again but think about it really isnt your baby worth it after its all done and over with?

Sweetheart, unless there is an absolute reason, you don't have to go through it again. It is quite possible to have a lovely VBAC. I did, and while birth is sometimes all about luck, I had the BEST v____al birth experience. Even though my first c was relatively textbook, the v-birth was so much easier to recover from. Talk to your doc about all your feelings.

I am going to have a c section, this is my first child. I suffer now from panic attacks, and one of the reasons I put off having a child so long is because of my fear of hospitals and delivery. To alot of people this sounds silly, but if you have anxiety attacts you know what I mean. I have asked people about being put to sleep for the csectiona and they look at me like I am the devil! Both my brother and myself were born with my mother knocked out and we are fine. Its not the pain I am afraid of, I can't explain the fear, just like people who can't be around spiders or mice, it unreasonable, but its there. Has anyone been able to get general anethesia, by requesting it? I know I will probable be put out anyway, because I know I will have a panic attack, but why make me go through that?!! I already had to stop my medication once I became pregnant, so now I get anxiety even quicker. Anyone else understand!!!