Scheduled c-section

I had an elective section with my little boy in December, and honestly it was the most magical experience ever! And to be able to have some control was so reassuring. We had our playlist playing the whole time, I still got skin to skin after and it was just so calm!

Recovery wise everyone is different but mine was a breeze, and that’s coming from someone with 0 pain tolerance. I was begging the midwifes to let me get up and walk I hated being stuck in bed, I didn’t have any pain at all and was walking in a few hours and out the next day. I was back to normal abd doing my normal life stuff after 3 days x

I loved having a c section. It wasn't my plan but they needed the baby out ASAP and wouldn't let me have him full term. The process was quick and easy the recovery wasn't too bad either. A lot of other mums I know have had c sections. I don't understand the stigma around it. All that matters is that you and the baby are happy and healthy no one should have an opinion on how they were birthed. Your experience is a valid reason to have one not that you should need one. Anyone should be able to have one guilt free no matter the situation.

At the end of the day its your body, you experience and YOUR CHOICE. Don't know anything about a second c section, I had a CAT 1 emergency c section a month ago. Was far from what I planned and very traumatic never even went into labour. But at the end of it both me and my baby were safe. Thats the most important thing 👏 im interested in hearing people's experience of a second c section, do what you feel is right for you but always bare in mind things rarely go as planned 😅

I had an emergency C-section with my first in 2023 and elective C-section with my twins 2 weeks ago. As long as you have support at home those first couple weeks personally I think a C-section is the better way to go after my experience with my first but if you don’t have much support recovering from a cscetion with a older child has its challenges! I wouldn’t of survived the last 2 weeks without my husband (but I do have 2 newborns)

I plan to have a planned c section after an emergency one in 2024. I just want to avoid a traumatic birth/ emergency c section. I think anyone who critisises this choice can do one.

This exactly happened to me! As soon as I was on that table I was so chilled I had a nap next thing my baby was crying and he was here! We spent a week in hosptial and I’m thankful for that as when I got out I was a lot better and could manoeuvre around! As much as I wanted a natural a c section was actually better for me! I experience labour and contractions and c section !

I had a scheduled c section last year. I went into labor a week before it was scheduled but still had a c section. It was absolutely the best choice. Recovery was super easy (I’ve heard that if you labor for a while and then have one, recovery is much harder), the process was very chill, and we avoided some potential complications we were worried about.