What was it like to have a C-section?

Question

I had a natural birth with my first but I tore and that was so painful and having stitches after was horrible and trying to had s*x 6 weeks after was horrifying.

With my second I was induce so I had and epidural and still had stitches cause of taring and had to go through it all again but worse cause of infections and overdoing it with cleaning. This time I was thinking about having a c-section and wanted to know from other mums how it was for you and how long it took to recover...

Would you have a c-section again or go natural..

Thanks

Answer 1

i had 5 naturals and one cesar with my last due to placenta previa im due for my 7th bub jan the 4th but i opted for a cesar instead so i can get my tubes tied other wise i would have tried a natural the cesar wasnt so bad but the recovery is allot longer and your allot more uncomfortable then with a natural but i no what your saying with a tear i had that many stitches with my first i would have been better having a cesar it took 10 days befor i could walk properly  

Answer 2

OK, first off i would not recommend a C-section to anyone, just because u don't want to have a natural delivery ( not saying that this is you)

C- Sections are MAJOR abdominal surgery and a lot of body parts are moved around and your uterus is taken out of your body.

I had to have one due to FTP and it sucked and yet it was wonderful.

I will have another one as my Dr wont do vbacs and i would never ever risk my life or the life of my child to have a vbac ( that my opinion, so don't flame me)

I was shopping in walmart 1 week after having mine. I had 19 staples and i an considered morbidly obese. I don't think I'm huge but i know I'm not a skinny minny either.

The pain the first day was the worst pain ever, and being allergic to ibuprofen was awful, yet wonderful. They wanted to take me off the morphine pump at 12 post section and give me ibuprofen. Well since i could take that i got better meds. The passing gas was awful.

I was bent over walking for about 3 days and couldn't even bath alone.

Once i seen my dds face i knew it was all worth it and to be honest and not sound crazy i look forward to it again!!

Good luck!

Answer 3

i can help ya out i have had 2 of them they give you a shot in ur back to numb you from about belly button down well first i should tell you they put a catheter in you now they put a sheet up so you cant see them cutting you or ne thing it takes about 15 or 20 Min's they cut you open pull the baby out stitch and staple you back up the then they want you to stay in bed for about the first day then after that they will take the catheter out you will have to stay in the hospital about 3-5 days depending on what your doctor wants you to do  

Answer 4

Honey... Those stitches down below are nothing compared to the healing that needs to happen to recover from a C-Section!

Caesarean section

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_section

A caesarean section (or cesarean section in American English), also known as c-section, is a form of childbirth in which a surgical incision is made through a mother's abdomen (laparotomy) and uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver one or more babies. It is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would put the baby's or mother's life or health at risk, although in recent times it has been also performed upon request for births that would otherwise have been natural.[1][2][3]

Risks:

Statistics from the 1990s suggest that less than one woman in 2,500 who has a caesarean section will die, compared to a rate of one in 10,000 for a vaginal delivery.[9] However the mortality rate for both continues to drop steadily. The UK National Health Service gives the risk of death for the mother as three times that of a vaginal birth.[10] However, it is misleading to directly compare the mortality rates of vaginal and caesarean deliveries. Women with severe medical disease often require a caesarean section which can distort the mortality figures.

A study published in the 13 February 2007 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that women that have planned caesareans had an overall rate of severe morbidity of 27.3 per 1000 deliveries compared to an overall rate of severe morbidity of 9.0 per 1000 planned vaginal deliveries. The planned caesarean group had increased risks of cardiac arrest, wound haematoma, hysterectomy (alt PPH - Post Pregnancy Hysterectomy), major puerperal infection, anaesthetic complications, venous thromboembolism, and haemorrhage requiring hysterectomy over those suffered by the planned vaginal delivery group. [11] Again, these figures can be significantly distorted given that women with severe health conditions are more likely to preschedule births by caesarean.

A study published in the February 2007 issue of the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology found that women who had just one previous caesarean section were more likely to have problems with their second birth. Women who delivered their first child by caesarean delivery had increased risks for malpresentation, placenta previa, antepartum hemorrhage, placenta accreta, prolonged labor, uterine rupture, preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirth in their second delivery.[12]

A study published in the June 2006 issue of the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology found that women who had multiple caesarean sections were more likely to have problems with later pregnancies, and recommended that women who want larger families should not seek caesarean section as an elective. The risk of placenta accreta, a potentially life-threatening condition, is only 0.13% after two c-sections but increases to 2.13% after four and then to 6.74% after six or more surgeries. Along with this is a similar rise in the risk of emergency hysterectomies at delivery. The findings were based on outcomes from 30,132 caesarean deliveries.[13] (see also review by WebMD.com)

The risk to the baby of contracting diabetes is increased significantly by being delivered by caesarean section. The risk of developing diabetes is 20% greater for children born by caesarean section compared to those born naturally. [14]

A caesarean section is a major operation, with all that it entails, including the risk of post-operative adhesions. Pain at the incision can be intense, and full recovery of mobility can take several weeks or more. A prior caesarean section increases the risk of uterine rupture during subsequent labour.

If a caesarean is performed under emergency situations, the risk of the surgery may be increased due to a number of factors. The patient's stomach may not be empty, increasing the anesthesia risk.[15]

Answer 5

My 1st was an emergency C section, 2nd natural. In a million years I would chose natural (oh, I did have some IV versed). As with the 1st answer, a C section is abdominal surgery, risks involved, healing took MUCH LONGER! Lots of both internal and external stiches, and I happen to also get some lovely internal adhesions.

The decision is between you and your doctor, but my 2 cents, use available meds, and give birth vaginally, So much easier and better for you and the baby.

Answer 6

Don't let the copy and paste above scare you.  Yes there are risks but there are risks to vaginal.  The plus is with a C-section it can be more controlled and your doctor is already in there if there is a problem.  

    

     I've had two c-sections going on three.  The first was a little scary because I didn't know what to expect.  The second was great and I was fine.  The recovery didn't seem too bad.  If you stay on your morphine drip and move around in bed a lot until the doctors give you the okay to get up that can really help.  The first day can be hard because the doctors take precautions like putting anti clotting vibrating boots on your legs and the uterus massaging.  I did the morphine drip even though I didn't feel like I needed it.  They prescribed me some Roxicet or some other pain killer I never even had filled.  The rest is just a little slow.  You can't drive right away and are somewhat limited as far as what you can do that require stomach muscles like lifting and walking a mile.

Answer 7

i had one because she was too big and i wouldn't dilate. i would go through it again. i didn't feel any pain until about 5 days later but they gave me some pills to take....i didn't even need any medicine until i went home. i was able to go home after two days because i healed quickly. the next day afterwards i was a little sore because you have to get up and walk.... but it was not that hard. i pushed my daughter's cart around the hospital floor. just take it easy. when i got back home... i was bouncy and happy and didn't have a problem. just in the mornings when i tried to get up because i got a little stiff. but i loved it and would do it all again...because i'm too small bone wise to have a child natural. cause she was only 6.6

but she's 5.5 weeks now and i have no problems what so ever!!! and i'm back down to my pre-pregnancy self. all i have is a little scar...it's soo pretty

Answer 8

I had a c-section with both my children.  The first one was an emergency c-section and I had to be put under.  It was very painful when I woke and recovery took awhile, but I was really young at the time.  It was a little over a week before I felt back to myself.  The second one was scheduled and went really well.  I recovered quickly and left the hospital a day early because I was bored out of my mind.  I was up and walking the next day and didn't have to take major pain meds after I left the hospital.  I have had friends who tore in childbirth and they have told me they envy my quick recovery after my second c-section.