Feeling regretful.
Has anyone else opted for an elective section and then regretted it? I hear so many positive stories about C-sections but I’m just not in that group.
My first birth was emergency section. Long hard recovery, then second birth I had a Vbac- massive blood loss, blood transfusion, retained placenta and episiotomy/forceps. I decided to have an elective section this time due to the placenta issue as I was told it’s likely to happen again.
Although the section went to plan it was just horrible, being awake and all the tugging and pulling, then the trapped wind 😳 I’m 6 days PP now & so uncomfortable, I’m up & about, taking my pain relief of course but keep getting this horrible burning feeling on one side, can’t pick up my baby comfortably or do much with my other kids.
I just can’t help think how easier my recovery would be if I had tried for another normal birth. I’m annoyed at myself and feeling down as I know it’ll be another few weeks til I’m independent again and I’m so frightened of getting set backs like infection etc as I have an overhang.
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Yes. This is exactly me. I'm 23 days post partum now and I've made peace with it and pain is easing but I was very upset with myself for a while. It sounds like your first and second were pretty traumatic though so this time around you don't have that trauma to deal with? For the digestive stuff did you get given laxido and lactoluse?
Yes I had an elective but I didn't want to. I felt like I was just inundated with risks and bad news as I went overdue and I gave in. I cried the whole way through, but deep down it probably was the safest thing. My baby boy was very big and born with a life threatening hernia that possibly would have escalated under the stress of a vaginal labour. I had the burning pain in my first c section, not this time. I used all the codeine tablets did you get them?
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