Not at all interested in starting a bun fight on the rights and wrongs of elective sections just wondered if I would have grounds to request one.
No intentions of getting pregnant again for a long time but I don't think I'd want to get pregnant without knowing the answer to this.
DD was born after a pretty frightening delivery - failed ventouse, forceps. She was 9 pounds 11, nobody had any idea she was going to be that big. I'm terrified of having another big baby and another similar delivery.
I know they offer growth scans but also that they can be pretty unreliable - one of my friends was told she was having a tiny baby and he was 8 pounds 4.
Anyway, would a hospital consider an elective section on those grounds? I know second labours can be quicker/easier but also that second babies can be bigger.
Wouldn't rule out a natural birth if I could be guaranteed an epidural, which of course I can't.
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Could I ask for an elective c-section next time?
Chequers · 27/09/2008 11:28
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