Says it all really, I want a C section. I'm 14 weeks with second baby, and my 1st birth was a nightmare. Waters broke but failed to progress, was induced with a drip the next day after a day and a nights worth of very painful contractions meaning I had no sleep whatsoever. The midwife gave me a paracetamol to last the night with. Drip went in, basically forced to have an epidural that cause a huge panic attack due to the fear of complications from it and the feeling it gave me made me uneasy! Was on oxygen for about an hour with a heart rate of 140 due to panic. 6 more hours of labor and finally was told to start pushing, after 2 hours of pushing and literally nothing happening and me telling the midwife I couldn't do it anymore I had the doc come in with the forceps. Even though the epi was in place the whole sensation of feeling my baby being yanked out of me was terrifying and once she was finally out my placenta broke up inside me. The doctor had to put his hand up me to get it all out and it was the most agonising pain ever, I was screaming. Didn't even see my daughter until he started stitching me. Recovery was awful. And I still panic when I think back to it. This second pregnancy was unexpected and not planned so a huge shock all round. I cannot go through that again and although I haven't said to the midwife how I really feel, she did say oh second babies are easier. Well I don't want to take that chance. Will they let me have the section based on this?
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