Just found out I will need a c-section

Hi ladies,

I just had my OB appointment at 36 weeks 2 days. Baby A is breech (he was head down last time but the little stinker turned upside down) and Baby B is transverse, so my OB says she is confident at this point that I will be delivering via c-section. At first they scheduled me for St. Patty's day but the OR was booked all day so I will be delivering on March 18th instead. I was really hoping to deliver naturally and now I am really nervous, especially after reading all of the C-section info on this forum (on the sticky). I've also read that c-section deliveries have 6 times the mortality rate. And that since they cut through abdominals you end up with a pooch that never goes away (unless you do a tummy tuck). I guess I shouldn't care because all that matters is to have healthy babies, but I just can't help myself. I am disappointed and scared...

 

One thing that I think helped me was knowing what I was getting into by trusting people at TS and not stuff I read on medical websites. Make sure you talk to your dr. about having stitches instead of staples (one less painful thing to do). I had 2 abdominal surgeries before my csection and my recovery from the section was the easiest. Maybe it's b/c I HAD to get better quicker to take care of my kids. Honestly, I'd have a csection again in a heartbeat. Good luck and can't wait to hear the birth story!

 

QUOTE(mommymeg @ Mar 5 2009, 06:54 PM) [snapback]1215959[/snapback]
One thing that I think helped me was knowing what I was getting into by trusting people at TS and not stuff I read on medical websites. Make sure you talk to your dr. about having stitches instead of staples (one less painful thing to do). I had 2 abdominal surgeries before my csection and my recovery from the section was the easiest. Maybe it's b/c I HAD to get better quicker to take care of my kids. Honestly, I'd have a csection again in a heartbeat. Good luck and can't wait to hear the birth story!



Thanks for your encouraging words! I just read a post on this forum a bit before mine about whether someone would choose to have a c-section and it was really really discouraging. Everyone kept saying that recovery is SO much harder with c-section as opposed to vaginal delivery. And these are real moms who have had both so they know what they are talking about. It just made me feel so much worse.

 

My c/s experience was GREAT!! I knew that I would have to have one due to a placenta previa, so I was prepared for it & had time to get used to the idea which helped.
I had little to no pain & was up moving around very quickly
My personal 'pooch' was caused not from the c/s but from how gigantic I got!! :lol: My incision line is teeny tiny a year later!
Good luck :good:

 

I had to have a c-section with my son because he never dropped and I never dilated, but it went great. I had staples and they were painless when they took them out (I was most scared of the removal). We took our son to a walking mall 6 days after he was born and strolled around. We also have a two story house and I had no problems getting up and down the stairs within just a day or two.
And my incision is also teeny tiny and actually really faded (although it's stretching again with these two) .

 

I had a WONDERFUL c/s experience-and I too was worried based on reading other's experiences, etc. But-for me I think what helped-was having no expectations-and trying not to worry about ANYTHING. I knew the basics-IV, fluids, spinal, shaved, lots of people, OR(which can be scary in itself), incision, etc. Basics. I knew-from here-to keep up on the pain meds-that's a MUST.

My c/s was on a Thursday and the boys were born by 1pm. At 10pm that night, I was up out of bed to go to the bathroom-the sooner you are up and moving-the better. The next day the catheter was out. I got up when I could(it wasn't easy with constant visitors), and the first few times you are a bit shaky on your feet. I left the hospital on a Monday-and I was bending over(a no-no) and getting yelled at by the discharge nurse! LOL!

I could do stairs, and I took care of the boys fine. I stayed up with my meds-I think that really helps. Do NOT miss a dose, otherwise it will catch up with you(it did with me when I was in the hospital). I really had no pain, my incision looks great(not that I can see it-darn twin skin ), and I would do it again. In fact-I was given the option of a VBAC or a repeat c/s with this pregnancy-and I chose the repeat c/s.

Good luck!!!

 

QUOTE(Lenka @ Mar 5 2009, 04:32 PM) [snapback]1215948[/snapback]
Hi ladies,

I just had my OB appointment at 36 weeks 2 days. Baby A is breech (he was head down last time but the little stinker turned upside down) and Baby B is transverse, so my OB says she is confident at this point that I will be delivering via c-section. At first they scheduled me for St. Patty's day but the OR was booked all day so I will be delivering on March 18th instead. I was really hoping to deliver naturally and now I am really nervous, especially after reading all of the C-section info on this forum (on the sticky). I've also read that c-section deliveries have 6 times the mortality rate. And that since they cut through abdominals you end up with a pooch that never goes away (unless you do a tummy tuck). I guess I shouldn't care because all that matters is to have healthy babies, but I just can't help myself. I am disappointed and scared...




i just wanted to say that while, obviously, having two healthy babies IS very important, everything else you're feeling is important too! you had a vision of how you wanted your birth to go, and now that's changing, and it's totally 100% okay to feel sad about it & mourn some. i also think it's very, very natural to be scared - i would be. i think the best thing you can do is acknowledge all of those feelings & let them run their course. trying to ignore them or pretend they don't exist will just make things harder.

all that being said, you & your babies are going to be fine. it sounds like your doc has a good head on her shoulders & she'll be looking out for all of you. just think - in only a couple of weeks you're going to have your beautiful babies in your arms to hug & cuddle. :hug:

 

It's okay to be disappointed and scared to have a c-section. But you are right, the end result, healthy babies is all that matters. :good: Hang in there, you will be fine. :hug: