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Spears experienced early labor contractions on Sept. 9 and then spent the next several days in much physical discomfort. "Pregnancy has not agreed with her," a Spears pal told Us. "She has been sick a lot.... She couldn't get out of bed all weekend." She delivered by c-section on September 14 and in addition to her pregnancy complications, Spears' mother had an agonizing experience with childbirth so all of this contributed to her decision to have a c-section. The method of how a woman gives birth is a personal decision and is governed by her individual circ_mstances and it is not up to others to judge or criticize a woman for it or her decision.

I don't care about Britney per se either but I read a set of e-mails other people started about her in another post and they were rude and using colourful language judging her and her decision to have a c-section like it was any of their business and it is none of my business. But generally speaking, I do agree with Sandra that it is a woman's personal decision on how she wants to give birth and also no matter how many men a woman has or hasn't slept with, that is also none of anyone's business and it is not up to outsiders to judge. And there is no need to use the kind of language people are using on this board. This board is meant to ask questions about c-sections and to discuss c-sections, not to get into a compet_tion about who knows what about who, who has money, who is a s___t, who was a virgin when they got married, etc. All of us are human beings and not any one of us is superior to another human being. I hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday and their weekend so far. Jenna

Jenna I agree with part of your post about Britney and her lifestyle but on a womans choice of how she delivers a baby nooo this is not an option that should be given unless there is a medical reason for hers or the baby's safety not because she doesn't want to go through labor or because a family member or friend had it rough that is not a good reason for a C if the baby is breech, the pelvic doesn't open, you don't dialate, the baby is too big for pelvic, health reasons that could pose a risk those I agree with but just to say I don't want to suffer through childbirth that isn't a good reason at all I tried natural childbirth I went through a lot to try and have mine naturally but my cervix got to 5cm and quit dialating even after they doubled the petocin there are a lot of horror stories out there some true some made up and some over exaggerated you have to have your own experience with childbirth you cannot go off of someone elses experience because we are none the same

That was uncalled for and totally uncivilised...go ahead, say it to me, nothing you say can possibly hurt. Katrena, you post often and I think your intentions are good. I guess those e/cs women feel a tad bit guilty about choosing a surgery they don't need and it is not like (they have said) cosmetic surgery, you are involving an innocent second individual when you decide to go with an elective c-section. I wonder if any elective c/s moms would ever admit it was WORSE than they thought...I doubt it.

I doubt that most would say it was a regret although I have heard some say they have most just don't want to go through the part where they have to push the baby out they think that a C is a whole lot easier but they don't know about all the stuff that happens afterwards and most don't until Years later then it is too late and those are the ones that I feel sorry for those that go in blindly and think it is easier than a v____al and like I have said I wouldn't dialate so I never got to experience a Vaginal delivery but I have had 2 C's and here in about 4 wks will be going in for my 3rd and I still get nervous over having a C because you just don't know what will happen or how bad it will be I hope comes out good So far my recoveries have been good but each one is different I wish I could have had mine v____ally but that is one experience I will never have the option to know I wish all soon to be moms a safe delivery

katrena i am with you same here i am trying to get pg with #3 and i had 2 c's i am so scared about the c but i figure it is worth it to have a baby and the other 2 went well for me so i am hoping for the best and good luck to you!

Hello K ty this baby was sort of a shocker I started Dental a__sisting School in Feb and found out in March I was Pregnant but so far everything is going good had some problems in the beginning you know the Urinary Tract infections I had 3 and a yeast infection from the antibiotics lolol and you know how funt those can be I have never gotten pregnant easy but haven't used anything to get pregnant or prevent it me and my husband have been married for 14yrs and our oldest just turned 7 in Sept I just wish the Dr's when they talk to soon to be mom's about a C-section that they should show her pictures and give her information on what can happen internally after a C I didn't have a choice with none of mine but I don't regret having them just wish delivery could have been different we are having another little girl I go wed to schedule the C it is suppose to be on the 10th of Nov well gl 2u2 and I hope all works out for you

I am on pregnancy #4..My 1st and 3rd ones were c/s. Both were not elective, but dr's discretion. This one will also be a c/section. I had one v____al birth...that was my 2nd one. My doc tells me that since I have had 2 previous c-sections, a c-section would be better for my baby. I would like to think that anyone who ELECTS to have a c-section would know what they are doing, and others should respect their decision.

Hello Vada most of these people have no clue what they are getting into when they go for a C they think it is all over with but don't check out to see what side effects can result from a C I didn't know till my second C of which neither of mine was elective that I had a lot of scar tissue I had no signs but the nurse that was in the delivery room had to climb on top of me and this with a C and shove him down to where the Dr could grab a hold of him to pull him out there is nothing that could make me believe that this should be an option to women who can give birth to a child naturally I have said if there is a medical reason, health risk, no progress, or baby to big then a C should be considered but just to say I would rather be cut open then to push a child out No that isn't a good reason at all

With that said, I would have to agree with you. but I figure the only way they will learn is by making their own decisions. I must say that out of the 3 births, (epidural with the v____al) the v____al was the easiest for me, and I had a quick recovery, save an episiotomy (sugical incision to help baby's head come out easier). I would definitely urge new mothers to try a v____al birth at least once before electing to have a c-section. So I am with you on your opinion Katrena :o)

i know what I have been through Vada I am due to have my third C next month and the Dr told me the same thing that this was a mandatory C no chance for a v____al ever for me I was reading something online about something called an incisional endometriosis and it comes from where Dr's perform C's on women and the problems they have because of it I just think these women who think that a C is the right thing to do really does their homework on it before it is done I know that a v____al isn't a walk in the park wither not because I have experienced it but I have heard a few people talk about them BUT to me it just seems like they are trying to find an easy way to give birth and choosing a way that is far more tramatic then they realize

I agree with you totally, Katrena. The pains of having a v____al delivery is nothing to the pains of a c/s. With both of my c/s, I was in the hospital for 4 days, unlike my v____al which was only 2. The pains from the incision of the c-section made it hard for me to even laugh, and I couldn't pick up my kids after the last one. I am just hoping the doc says I can have more kids even though I will have to have a 3rd c-section. Praying for you during your pregnancy, good night.

As I said before,I have two kids,one of each,2nd elective section.I did not want to go through what I did 1st time around.I prefered the section,100%.The birth itself was pain free,the pain afterwards was tolerable,unlike the v____al one.I won't have another but if I did,I would choose a section for sure.

Marcie, this is exactly what we are talking about...you had a v____al delivery first, and then elected to have a c-section. Most women elect to have a c-section their first time around. Sure, with a c-section the pain afterwards is tolerable, and the birth itself is pain free, but I couldn't hold my child when she was born, because I was drugged by the epidural they gave me. With my v____al, I was able to hold my daughter before they cut the cord. The pain was worth that moment. Katrena and I are just saying that we hope women that elect to have a c-section their first time around do their homework. My first was an emergency c-section, and I was knocked out for 4-6 hours afterwards. It hurt terribly and I was in the hospital for 4 days. The drive home was bearable except when we hit a bump in the road.It hurt to laugh, and other things. Maybe it was just because it was my first c-section, but my second c/s wasn't as bad. I was able to get up and walk around 2 hours after the procedure. Katrena and I just want other women electing to have a c/s first to do their homework first, and then make a decision.

Hospital stays for v____al births are not necessarily shorter than they are for babies born by c-section. I was in the hospital for four days after my v____al birth. One of my friends was in the hospital for five days after her v____al birth and another friend was in the hospital for seven days after her v____al birth. It was the first baby for each of us so all of us either had tears or episiotomies. And in general, the reason that a lot of women find their second v____al births easier than their first is because a lot of the tearing, damage and stretching occurs during the first delivery making it easier for the delivery for the second. It is almost a given that most women will have some form of v____al trauma (tears, episiotomies, forceps, vacuum) for the delivery of her first baby and that is why women want to prevent that from happening by opting for the elective c-section. Why do women have to go through this trauma first in order for them to be allowed or ent_tled to have a c-section for her second baby? We should not have to have a traumatic v____al birth first in order to elect to have a c-section. I have tonnes of friends besides the ones I mentioned above and all of them had difficult v____al births for their first baby and their lives have never been the same since. Katrena and Vada, I do understand what you are trying to say but if a doctor is willing to perform an elective c-section on a women and the doctor is satisfied that the woman understands all of the risks a__sociated with the surgery, then it is none of anyone else's business if the women has the elective c-section or not.

I would love to hear what women who have NOT had a baby either way think are the risks of cesarean delivery. It always amused me that they focus on a mythological difference in level of pain and damage, and the risks always seem to only be a__sociated with the operation day itself....there is so much more you DON'T KNOW and the doctors don't tell you!!!!!!