why dont you all

[4getmenot]

Book a C section on same day, and we can have lots of AB babies :-)

[redcrx]

with the hassle 'me again' is getting over on technology my labour my start any time lol

[andrea81]

annie0000

As I had an emergency c-section first time under general, I am a little worried about the possibility that I might have to have another for same reasons you had to really!

I am going to try and give birth naturally (hopefully in 6 weeks!) but I have a consultant appointment in a few weeks. So far they seem ok with my BP, but the baby is breech at mo!

It's interesting to hear from someone who has been in my situation (emergency c-section) and had a good experience second C-section. I'm trying to get in my head that this might be the case and will have to have one!

[Psychick]

They could take the excess from the tummy and put higher up for the boob job!

[4getmenot]

try not to get upset redcrx although was a horrible thing to say. People know how good a mum you are. xx

[annie0000]

Hi andrea,

With my first, my waters broke on Sunday morning, I went into labour in the afternoon, went into hospital in the early hors of monday morning and I just never got past 8cm as the baby was lying back to back, he was 9lb 13oz and was stuck with his head not pressing on the cervix enough for it to open any more - they eventaully did a cs on the Wednesday morning (under epidural). They had quite some battle to pull him back up the other way again.

My second was an elective as I said, it was no bother at all, i went in on the morning at 7.30 and was back up on the ward with my 2nd son at 9.30 and checked out two days later with no problems at all!

i guess everyones experience is different , and to be fair, I would happily have cut my first out myself after the length of the labour - the thought of a section by that point was a relief.

I cant comment on a normal birth, because I didn't get that far and i am not having any more, but that decision has nothing to do with having had two sections, we simply did not want any more that the two we have.

Don't worry too much, I am sure that the right decisions will be taken at the time. Did you have a section because your last one was breach?

[andrea81]

My last section was because I had pre-eclampsia. They left me a week before enducing me, which didn't help as my son was showing signs of distress all that week. I dilated to about 5/6 cm, but they just took one look at his heart rate and shoved a mask over my face and shaved me. I didn't even have an explanation until I was being wheeled down!

I asked not be under my last consultant as he didn't even talk me when he enduced me, which I thought was bad bedside manners!

i asked for another consultant this time, but on my appointemnt I had a locum who didn't even realise I had a C-section before! So as you can tell... I am full of confidence!!!

[annie0000]

I am sure that you will have entirely a different experience this time. I was lucky in that my son was perfectly happy throughout my labour, to the point where he slept through most of it and I kept getting "bumped" in the queue for the operating theatre. But much better that than having your baby at risk. You are a second time mum this time, so you will not put up with any nonsense that you do when it is your first time as you are in awe of everything around you. Just be strong and make sure that your partner is well aware of your wishes for as many scenarios as you can think of, just in case you start to feel railroaded, he will then be able to back you up and support you.

[andrea81]

I think you're right, I definatly know what I want and how I want to be treated this time around and I will be doing more speaking up, if I'm not happy.

I think I might right down my wishes in different scenarios and talk to consultant next time. fingers crossed I get to see the right one this time!

cheers x