C-section vs vaginal birth

So I have had a spontaneous that ended with forceps an induction that ended with forceps and a section. Honestly I would avoid a section. As much as the actual section is a much more relaxed and comfortable experience the afterwards is so much worse. I don’t think it’s worth it and if I could I would go back to induction again instead of a section 😅 if a section is needed honestly that part was easy but I didn’t get my full magic hour I got twenty mins if that then they passed my boy to dad and put them both out the room. The one thing I made clear throughout my plan was how important it was for me to have that time. Instead my partner got list of it. My catheter wasn’t working properly and I felt like I was going to pee myself and ended up having it removed and having to get up and walk just a few hours after which was before they even recommended

I also haven’t had the help I was supposed to afterward I’m only two weeks post op and already on my own my bf back at work and the family that said they’d help haven’t helped as much as needed so my son has missed nursery and daughter missed school. I had to drive today which was way before I should have because I had an appointment and all three kids and I’m still struggling I couldn’t chase my toddler if he was to make a dash 😅 so that hadn’t helped

I’ve done Vaginal, C section due to breach presentation, and a VBAC. In your situation I would take into account how many more kids you plan on having. For a lot of women after 2 or 3 c sections they’re at higher risk of uterine window/uterine rupture. But if you don’t plan on having a million kids then a c section sounds like it could be a great option for you. Every birth & recovery is different. For me: I didn’t respond well to the spinal medication in my c section & that’s why I chose VBAC later on. I don’t think my response to it was super common but I got the worst head pain in my life. I went a lil crazy and tried to get up right before they cut me open. The anesthesiologist had to knock me out. I also had trapped gas afterwards. They had to give me morphine to take the pain away but after they tried several different medications prune juice is the only thing that helped get that trapped gas out. Sitting up from a laying position was definitely more difficult post c section.

Ive had 3 births and had an emergency c section with my last baby (in May) ... my personal experience is vaginal birth all day long. However mine have all been straight forward and i bounced back within the week. The csection was so hard for me.. not being able to do much, sleeping sitting up, couldnt turn in bed or lay on my belly for ages, lightheaded for about a month after and wasnt with it for first few days because of pain meds and blood loss - I ended up ditching them and using paracetamol with ibuprofen ... my tummy is still numb - apparently the feeling may not ever return. It was painful to wee for about 6-7 weeks, I had awful cramps everytime I had wind or needed to poo, I have the csection 'shelf' lol and to be honest getting up in the night to feed etc was really hard work - i was so stiff. This is my personal experience- i know it's different for everyone but I was so shocked how easy everyone i knew had made recovery look

I have had 2 vaginal (one back to back, ouch), an emergency C section and then planned C section (surrogacy for planned) . This time I aim to go Vbac.

Pros and cons to both. Planned C section felt more calm and organised, knowing the date of delivery in advance to arrange childcare and such is a bonus. However, not driving for 6 weeks and recovery was hard going with C sections (planned and emergency). I found breast feeding / night feeding very hard in the first few weeks. Getting up out of bed and sitting up for the first few nights felt like it was going to end me. We got there though!
Vaginal, I was out shopping and doing my thing the next day. Felt much stronger and was exercising etc quickly. The birth itself was much harder, but I did opt only for gas and air. That pain trumps all of the recovery pain from a C section. But at least when it was done, it was done (for me anyway).

I just read that back - it looks so negative 🤦🏽‍♀️ i apologise. i was just suprised by all these things and felt unprepared. The actual section wasnt bad - the discomfort was afterwards, I was relaxed and the staff were lovely and supportive 💗 most people i spoke to didnt experience the cramps, light headedness or problems when weeing - i think that was just me x

If you have no complications and no family history of weak cervix and premise babies, I’ll strongly opt for elective c section. I just had it a week ago, it’s the best thing ever. If I have to do it again, I’ll choose the same.

I had a c section against my will, my recovery was pretty easy I was up and walking next day if not earlier. Because this wasn’t my choice and it was my first baby I felt a sense of disconnect as if I didn’t give birth to my own baby and if I somehow failed him. I felt deprived of the whole birthing experience even though I labored for 24h before getting any meds. I will have another c section when I get pregnant again, just because I don’t want to take any chances with vbac. My recovery was definitely pretty easy, my lower abs are still not 100% working as they used to though. No pain no complications though, thank God.

I've had a natural with first and planned C section with second. Natural didn't go as well as planned episiotomy, code pink (haemorrhage) etc. but everyone was so switched on and supportive it was great. I had to have a C section because of a prolapse from the first. I'm going to be honest I'd go natural again if I could BUT that's because I had such an awful experience with our C section - bubs was code blue (resus) and I haemorrhaged at home a week later due to an infection they missed - my pain was next level because of this but no one took me seriously until I haemorrhaged. I live in Aus where it's super common to have C section and all my friends had great experiences I'm actually one of the only ones to do a natural birth in my friendship group. So it really is up to the individual and the supports you have in place plus what's medically suggested. C section definitely takes longer to heal its major abdominal surgery. Whatever you decide will be the right call for you ❤️

I did a VBAC after an emergency c section (PPROM with Frank breech presentation at 35 weeks) and it was INCREDIBLY empowering. My first birth traumatized me and my second birth healed me.

My VBAC was unmedicated and really fast, and recovery was so much easier. My overall pain after vaginal delivery was 0-1 on the 10 point scale and I felt normal again in a couple weeks. My csection pain was 6-9 for MONTH afterwards and my body didn’t really feel fully recovered for about 14 months.

It was a night and day difference and I am so glad I did a VBAC! The only pro of the c section delivery was that my baby was brought into the world safely, everything else about it was terrible and it haunted me for years. My VBAC delivery healed me and I cannot imagine trying to recover from a c section with a toddler running around.

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