Birth options

5 naturals, I had gas and air with my 1st, nothing with the others, I almost gave into having an epidural with my 5th after about 7/8 hours from waters but I’m glad I didn’t, I had to have the hormone drip with him and my god it hurt so much

I’ve never had a c-section so I can’t speak to that. I’ve had two inductions (first one used misoprostol and Pitocin and was medically indicated because of PROM, the second one used misoprostol and amniotomy and was sorta elective but also sorta not) and one that was completely unmedicated.

My totally unmedicated birth was probably my best experience, the Pitocin induction was the worst experience, and the amniotomy experience was somewhere in the middle.

I've had two unmedicated births and will do so for my third. Healing from that vs the c section incisions opening up or getting infected has g happened to every woman I know who has had a c section. One friend had incisions open up internally at 16 months PP and started peeing blood or else she'd never know. Another just got out of ER from a reopen after two restitches and an infection. The third had issues with the cut impacting future pregnancies and increasing miscarriage risk.

I'm never a fan of optional surgery, but obviously if it's an emergency that's different.

First birth was a ventouse in hospital, second was a natural water home birth. Am currently pregnant with my 3rd and 💯 want a home birth again. C-sections and hospitals terrify me!

I’ve not had a C-section so I can’t speak on that. However, no part of me wanted one. Generally speaking vaginal births are typically safer and recovery is shorter. C-section is a major surgery. Even though I didn’t have the best labor (was induced and on pitocin for ~14hrs which was awful and my epidural only took on half my body) I’d do it again to negate a C-section for both myself and my baby.

I had a vaginal birth with all the good drugs. Nurse and doctor decided I wasn’t moving along fast enough so they broke my water. Then I got real. Nurse talked me into an epidural at around 8 centimeters.
Didn’t feel a thing. I was also high as a kite on all the pain meds.
Glad I was able to do vaginal tho. Would not want C section. Next time I want to do it without epidural at a birthing center or at home

I had a natural birth. I needed a little pictocin to help progress labor between 4-7cm and got my water broken but I made it through with lots of movement and some gas. No tears. Nothing.

I wouldn't change a thing about it.

2 natural unmedicated births one at hospital one at home. Would recommend a home birth. X

I had two c-sections, and I would have another one again. My first one was emergency but my second was choice and it was so carming and relaxing! It was everything I could have asked for! I was lucky as I had my partner home for the whole 6 weeks that I needed to recover but I recover really quickly :)