Thoughts on elective section

I had a really traumatic birth the first time round - had my baby at 28 weeks with an emergency c section. I’m considering an elective this time round to make it more controlled/planned - what’s everyone’s experiences with an elective versus VBAC?
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I'm opting for an elective this time round. My first was a traumatic natural birth, and I really struggled with how ignored I felt during it and how out of control I felt of absolutely everything, I also lost nearly a litre of blood and my baby was on the 4th centile. An elective this time feels like the better option for me personally

I’m having an elective this time round due to a traumatic birth that ended with us both being very unwell and spending quite some time in hospital/NICU. The thought of going for a VBAC and having the same experience and resulting in emergency c sec again is what made my decision for me.

Going for an elective this time too, I was told I only have a 60-70% chance of a successful VBAC and I don’t want to do over a day of Labour and ending in a c section again I didn’t sleep for over 2 days and it was not ideal with a newborn 😅 I also have slight trust issues with the midwife’s in the hospital so knowing that they are here and safe quickly is comforting to me 🙂

Totally your choice and I’m sure a consultant will advise too. I had an emergency c section last time and having an elected as I was told I couldn’t give birth naturally due to my physiology. X

I'm opting for an elective after a traumatic 1st time which then lead to an emergency c section

Also having an elective this time due to a traumatic first which ended in a c section. I also felt ignored and have trust issues which lead to complications so an elective gives me so much comfort this time round

I had a traumatic labour that ended in emergency c section however I would like to opt for a VBAC this time. I've got a meeting with the consultant next week so haven't been told whether this will be ok or not yet but for me the recovery after the c section was awful and I can't imagine having to do that with a toddler. I was also really ill in hospital for a week after because during the c section my bowels got messed with and I was so unwell. I really don't want to do all that again. It was also really hard for me to come to terms with not being able to give birth how I wished and I'd regret it if I never got to experience actually giving birth. Obviously if there's health issues for either of us I will reconsider but at the moment this is my thinking x

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