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On this forum you are gonna hear a lot of arguments in favor of vag births. However...I will tell you what my OB (a female) told me: Like you, childbirth scares me and especially the birth of my daughter 21 yrs ago. My OB is 39, 1 year younger than I am...with no kids. If asked to choose between a vag versus scheduled csection....she opts for the csection....as do MOST OTHER OBS...if they're honest. Reasons having largely to due with the integrity of the pelvic floor muscles and permanent damage done with vag births. Also...the bladder issues women tend to have once they've had a kid v____ally. She chose csection despite the risks she is all too aware of involving surgeries...but her confidence also comes from the fact that she's done a zilliion of them herself and has probably seen it all. Due to this advice....I will opt myself for a scheduled c section.... Ask your doc. You might be surprised to hear the answer

Oops...I meant CB scares me more now after the nature of the birth of my daughter 21 yrs ago. Very traumatic!

The studies I have read all put the number at less than 30% of OBs would have/recommend an elective c-section. My own had an emergency C-section for her first and had a VBAC with her second. Personally, I wouldn't have a section again if someone paid me. I would take my 37.5 hour hyperactive labor to the mess the c-sections caused me. Bladder, pelvic floor, bowel, scar tissue, hysterectomy, all for me, after no pushing of any kind. I would try a well-managed, non pitocin induced labor first. Good luck.

my prev birth was an emergency section, and because we were not prepared it was a bit of a nghtmare (not pain wise). Hubby couldnt get time off work I couldnt reach the floor for about two weeks. Hubby couldnt cook/clean etc (mummys boy) But weighing up the advantages and disadvantages this time I am going to ask for c-section again crazzzzee no not really. I will have a date on which I will be going in and coming out I can arrange care for my daughter threaten my husband to take at least a week off work. Have already booked a cleaner who comes twice a week for two hours (I know only 7 months preg as well/oh well). Most I will have to do for the first two weeks (really the 3 weeks as most the 1st week is spent in hosiptal) is stick microwave food in for dinner and maybe fill the dishwasher (maybe the cleaner will do that??) I did get a bit stiff and sore during my first section when I overdid it but no major pain no more than period pain and not consisitant. I have horses and admit even after 6 months if I over did it on the horses i.e. jumping I would get a bit of stich like pain the next day but I think it was just building up lost muscle I adopted the no pain no gain plan and it stopped after about a month. Dont recommend that during the first few months though. lol What I am trying to get across I think I finally understand what the doctors says when they say you should choose whats best for you! It's what fits with you and what will make you most relaxed and less stressed. I am a really stickler for plans and need to know what is going on all the time (control freak I guess). Whatever you choose be happy with it. Bodys are very sensitive and recovery relys on mentality as well as normal healing process. Good luck everyone

Hi dbs. I was looking forward to a v____al birth of my son almost 2 weeks ago but it turned into an emergancy c-sec. I would reccomend that you go natural... your body is made to give birth, and there are things you can do for the pain. I also was completly unprepared for the c-sec, esp the pain afterwards, and how immobile you are afterwards. You are not allowed to drive for 6 weeks, hang out washing and a whole list of other things. Also, my milk didn't come in til day five, which is common for c-sec, which meant my nipples were shredded (lol that sounds terrible!!) by my hungry son who needed milk on day three. I guess, for me, it was awful because i was just so looking forward to having him the natural way, but maybe if you are prepared your experience will be better. Good luck either way, having a baby is a wonderful experience!!

I think most OB's will not give you a c-section unless it's really needed. It is major surgery and the recovery time is alot longer than vag and the risk of complications is higher. I had to have a c-section for my twins because of failure to progress like some of the other ladies here. Personally, I would have a c-section again as VBAC scares me a little, but wish I could have delivered v____ally the first time. My neighbor recently gave birth and 2 days later I saw her practically skipping across the lawn from her car. I could barely walk for the first 2 weeks.

I was gutted I couldn't give birth naturally. I had an emergency c section under GA. For my next one I have to decide whther to try for a VBAC or opt for a schedule. In retrospect, because I missed the birth, I was pleased I felt contractions, pleased I felt my water break, pleased I got to 10cm. I would like to experience that again, but the urge to actually be awake when he or she is born is much stronger. I think I will decide to schedule. I would be frightened I'd need another GA. It took a long time to come to terms with that I missed the first hour of his life. My Obs told me to that if I want a VBAC to ensure that I have an epidural early enough into my labour but that is what happened during my first labour, it just stopped working. Either way I would feel cheated - missing the water breaking, contractions, or missing the birth. C sections can be very very hard to recover from. I was in so so much pain straght after. I couldn't stand up straight for nearly 2 days, and it makes you so out of breath. I must admit that even though you feel so ill straight after, you do feel so much better quite quickly. It is major abdominal surgery though. It is no less embara__sing than a v____al birth, so if you are a bit nervous about flashing your privates, you won't escape it with a c section. Having a cathater fitted is pretty embara__sing! One thing you might want to consider - do you want to pick your baby out of the cot because he is crying or do you want to have to buzz a midwife to pick him up for you? Do you want someone else to change his first nappy? I couldn't physically do that due to my c section. I shall have to sacrifice this if I opt to schedule too.

I'll admit that the recovery wasn't the greatest but overall it wasn't that bad. In fact i feel a little guilty b/c it was so easy. I knew i had to have a c-section b/c my baby was breech. it was scheduled but she decided to come early. My water broke at 5:30 pm and she was out by 9:00pm. I only had 1 contraction that was uncomfortable and then i got my epidural. It was so fast and painless, but like everyone else has said there is more recovery time and it's harder to get up and walk for the 1st time and go to the bathroom. I wouldn't recomend a c-section if there is no reason but if you have to have one it's really not that big of a deal.

I suggest c-section!! I am a baby when it comes to pain and my c-section was a BREEZE!! The only bad part was the hemroids afterwards. I was on bed rest for a week and was taking pain pills for the hemroids NOT the surgery. I had them so bad I almost had to have surgery to remove them 1 week after my cesarean! Could u imagine having a___l surgery 1 week after having a baby?? I refused and finally after 4 weeks they went away. I was in so much severe pain I had to apply Lidocaine to them every 3 hrs.