My DD was born on Saturday at 12.12 by c-section, weighing a whopping 10lbs!
I had planned a homebirth but at 42+4 the baby had disengaged, and a very unfavourable cervix. The consultant felt that the odds of a failed induction were high, so I had a planned c-section on Saturday rather than risk an induction followed by crash c-section.
Having bawled all day on Friday that I wouldn't get a shot at labour, we got our heads round the c-section and put together a birth plan.
The section was great - they gave me and my DD 20 minutes of skin-to-skin while I was being sewn up (coerced into this despite it being 'against policy' by fabulous midwife who realised how important this was to us). The also lowered the screen for when she was born. And despite the terrible tales of post-natal care at Homerton, the midwives were fantastic.
We had an incredibly positive experience and are just delighted with our daughter.
The major surprise has been the pain of the recovery from the op - ridiculous but I didn't even think about it and it has knocked me sideways. Luckily, DH is being fantastic.