Vaginal vs csection

When you have a c-section is there more problems with the babies lungs or not breathing right, I thought I read that somewhere...

Its so hard to get facts when you read so much on the internet and its all different! Thats what I love about this board, real life peoples experiences..

 

the issue with c-sections and babies' lungs is that babies aren't squeezed as much with a c-section delivery as they would be with a vaginal delivery. one of the "side-effects" of all that squeezing through the birth canal is that it helps to empty baby's lungs of any remaining amniotic fluid. so c-section babies are at higher risk of having breathing complications but that being said, delivering by c-section doesn't automatically mean that baby will have trouble breathing, nor does delivering vaginally ensure that baby will be totally fine. helpful, isn't it?

 

Ohhh ok, no no that helps thanks!!

 

I had my guys via c-section (after 21 hours of labour) and they didn't have any breathing problems, but they did sound stuffed up for a couple of weeks.

 

I had my girls c-section at 38 weeks, and baby A had to go to NICU for a couple of hours because of breathing. They said it was because she was breech and the c-section.

 

Totally agree with Rachel. I had c-section and one had to have the fluid in her lungs suctioned out and the other didn't.

 

I had a c-section at 35 weeks 5 days. Neither baby had any problems.

 

This was something that I hadn't thought about at all. My first son was a planned c-section and he had several hours with of breathing problems at birth. Never put two and two together that the c-section could have had anything to do with it though.

 

I had mine by c/s at 38w2d and neither had any breathing issues so I think it's really just impossible to know how each set of babies will be at birth!

 

No breathing issues with our c-section either.

I think it sounds like a good theory, but have they been able to prove it?

 

maybe not that theory specifically but numerous studies have indicated a correlation between an increase of breathing related complications in the newborn & c-sections. as i said though, having a c-section doesn't mean your baby will have complications - just that they are at slightly increased risk.

 

Oooh, that's neat. I've heard the asthma/c-section connection before, but not the immediately after birth connection.