I rarely post on mn, but would love reassurance. My last baby was breech and I was booked in for an elective cs, but went into labour very fast the day before the cs was due and so ended up having a very fast emergency cs, which involved a general anaesthetic and some very scary stuff I won't bore you with. Anyway, after a lifetime of back problems which i have finally got round to getting specialist help for have been told by a couple of chiropractors that there's no way I should ever have considered an active birth at all as apparently my pelvis is a weird shape and natural birth could do terrible damage to my back. So - may sound like a silly question - but will this be enough to get me an elective c section when/if am lucky enough to get pregnant again (trying now). You hear all these horror stories about midwives/consultants telling you not to be such a wussy and grit your teeth and beat it. Believe me, I've had one cs and it was not a pleasant experience and I would prefer an active birth but not if my back is going to be damaged for life (and labour proves so hard I probably end up having an emergency cs anyway). Am I worrying unnecessarily or will I have to fight my corner to have the birth I want. Thank you
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