Congratulations on the safe arrival of your little boy.

My dd was breech at 38 weeks and I was told I would definitely be having a c-section and it wasn't up for discussion. Went in for a scan to ascertain the exact position two days later and she had turned. Went in at 10 days past my due date to discuss induction and she was breech again! Lovely, lovely consultant who just happened to be there at the time managed to do what seemed like the quickest and easiest ecv ever and she stayed head down long enough for me to be induced the next day, labour was 1 and a half hours from not even slightly dilating to baby (still in her amniotic sac complete with waters) arriving on the bed like a torpedo! No time for pain relief, no-one believed I was in labour and I never made it onto the labour ward! On reflection I think a planned cs would have been less traumatic! That said, she (now 25 weeks old) was worth every bit of it and I'd do it all again for her in a heartbeat.

Again many congratulations and well done with the breastfeeding.

OH, that's wonderful. Many congratulations, and a big big kiss for your little boy

Congratulations!!!

The most important thing is the health of you & your baby.
Don't feel cheeted, you've done the hard bit (9 months of not being able to see your feet)

My first was a normal average delivery, my second was an emergency C section.

The first left me feeling crappy, anaemic & very sore.
With the C section I was up & about the next day, just needed a couple of paracetamol for a day or so & NO PILES!!!!

Not trying to make light of your feelings but honestly how they caome out makes no difference as long as they come out healthy.

Congratulations and enjoy! xxxxx

Congratulations x

Hey everyone, sorry i'm late with this been so busy admiring my new baby boy!!!

He never did turn the little tinker and my waters broke before the planned cs date.
I was told that they would not allow me to labour which I thought was a bit off but then again I just wanted a safe arrival so signed consent for an emergency CS. Like two minutes later (or so it seemed) i'm being handed my litle fella.

OK it will never match the wonderful experience I had labouring with my daughter it was just too much like being at the deli counter (take a ticket your next)but fact is he's here and GOSH he's amazing. We've bonded immediately, i'm breastfeeding successfully this time (i'm so proud! ) and we can't stop grinning.

Thanks for all your kind messages and thoughts and hope you're all well x x x x

SL I feel for you as I did a post exactly the same as yours exactly 4 years ago. I pinned so much hope that the ECV would work and it didnt and then spent a manic 2 weeks trying moxibustion, reflexology etc. I reluctantly resigned myself to a section and the day before it was scheduled I went into natural labour which was closure for me and it turned out that babys cord was wrapped around his neck and chest twice, he was trapped the poor thing , and I was so relieved that he was fine but I still felt a failure afterwards and cheated. I was lucky I had a great consultant and midwife plus a supportive partner who understood. You will be fine, your baby will be fine, your honeymoon passage will be intact (only joking) but dont be afraid to talk about it if you feel the same afterwards. Dont be fobbed off by the "be thankful you have got a healthy baby" brigade. Good luck, let us know how you do.

hadn't thought about that until I read mary's post, but now wonder if one reason why I didn't care about ds being born by caesarian was that my own brother was adopted and I knew it didn't make any difference to my mum or her ability to bond with him

Great! Your chiro sounds like he's right up my alley. I do soft tissue work on my pg patients as well. For what it's worth, I usually work the iliopsoas (right inside the hip bone) and the piriformis, as well as the dorsal sacral ligaments and the sacrotuberous ligament. Works for me.

Good luck!!!!!!!