Taking the Fear out of a C-Section

I have 3 boys and I am pregnant with my 4th and going to have my fourth c-section. I can ease your fears by saying labor is 10x worse! The c-section was so easy on all of my boys. You don't feel a thing during the surgery and the pain medication after surgery ensures you don't hurt afterwards. That's why so many woman have started to ask for a c-section even if not needed. Scary thought, but they aren't as bad as labor I assure you.

I had a C-section with my second child, and it was not fun. He was heads down the entire pregnancy, and then when I went into labor at 38 weeks, his head was up in my ribs. He wouldn't move, either. I was disappointed, but he was born healthy. My recovery was not fun, but I got through it. Two weeks afterward, I was feeling a whole lot better.

I was only 16 and frightened that i had to have an emergency c section. I was in labor for 16 hours and pushed for 2 and a half hours and then the doctor told me that my birth canal was too small and that i had to have a c section and will always have to have them for future children :(

I found out that I would need a C Section at 12 weeks due to a serious medical condition I was born with. I'm curently at 24 weeks and to tell you the truth, I'm actually glad I'm having one. I've already been through a bunch of surgery in the past because of the aforementioned health problem, so I know what to expect in that department. Plus, C Sections are really safe now and it's what's best for baby.

To all the women who are scared of having a c-section I am 22 weeks along with my eighth child and all of them have been c-sections as this one will be also. I had to have the first one when I was only fourteen because my son was breech,I was scared to death, but it turned out ok and the more you have the easier it gets. It's really not that bad I promise if it were I wouldn't be doing it 8 times.

hi hello my name is Dina, that really happened to me too. i had a c-section because i was not dilating quick enough like i was suppose to, & i was throwing up & had a really high fever. i was scared i couldn't really pushed so my baby's head was stuck. But the doctor had told me that they was going to get me a emergency c-section. So it happened but both of us could of died !

I know it is scary but I have had to csections and honestly it faster and totaly safe. I was so scared when my doctor said with my first I had to have one. I was like but thats surjery and your gonna cut me open with a knife. But it was quick I was recovered and back to myself within about a week. With my son it was scheduled and it was a breeze he was born I was given a spinal ow that hurt but it is like getting stuck with needles like six times in the spine so it is normal. After I was fine.

I am 24 years old and 22 weeks pregnant. This is my first pregnancy. So far, everything is going well but I'm afraid that at the last mintue I will have to have a c-section. This happen to my sister with her last child. What can help me get over this phobia.

I have 8 mo baby girl now and i thru c section, im so worry now as i found i might pregnant again for the second time and wondering is it safe pregnancy as i felt my scar after c section still can feel it somehow..

I have 3 children who were delivered by c- section. My fourth child due in Nov. will also be delivered by c-section. I can assure anyone that more than on section is safe.My dr.told me that my pelvic bones were too small and the baby's head would crown but not fit through the birth canal. I felt safer delivering by section the next 2 times and I actually healed quicker with my 2nd and 3rd child than I did with the first.

I am 25 weeks pregnant and I have known since b4 I got pregnant that it would be a c-section as my previous 2 were. I had trouble with my 1st (preeclampsia) so I had to have an emergency c-section. I also have trouble dilating so my 2nd was a c-section planned in the last trimester. This one will be my third and last but I have every faith in the doctor performing the surgery. It is totally worth it to know that my babies will be delivered safely.

i am haven my 3rd child and im scared cause this is also my 3rd c-section :( should i be worried?? i scared something bad is going to happen to me or my baby

I saw a mid wife till i was 8 months along i was always planning on delivering at the hospital but i wanted a more intimate relationship with mommy baby and doctor throughout my pregnancy and a midwife was perfect ... Well as planned when i was 8 months along i went to see my delivery doctor ... He walked in ... Introduced himself ... Took an ultrasound to see the baby ... Said well your gonna need a csection n walked out ... WOOH ... I cried the whole 30 minute ride home ...

i m 22 yrs old, last year i had also c- section. But unfortunately i had lost ma baby girl due to Congenital heart disease. Please all mamas pls take ur medicines on time and look after ur baby carefully.... NOw m again pregnant n hope 4 best.

It scares me knowing I have to have a c section I'm at 28 weeks now. but I look at it like this its more likely to seriously hurt me and higher risk of harming the baby then to do it naturally. So that eases my mind a little bite every new mother will feel that way I leant so I can relate to you this is my first time pregnant. Scars dont scare me as bad as knowing its th only way to keep my baby and I from harm or live long troubles.

i am sooooo scared!! of the whole labor thing!! im 18 yrs old and 26 weeks prego..! i keep getting bigger and bigger..an more exhausted! how well i have the energy to push if i dnt even have the energy to walk. C-section sounds ok..but if i have to go through with it, im scared of losing my life..or my babys life!!how do i stopp freaking out about this..?? nothing anyone has said so far has made me feel better about the situation! HELP!!!

Bless you for your heartfelt account. I am high risk due to my age, but everytthing has gone wonderful. However, I am 29 weeks and each sonogram shows a breech healthy boy. I know chances are good that I will face a ceseraian, but i am hoping for the best. Thank you for your positive report as it relieves a great deal of the fear I am feeling. Bless you

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