Can anyone have a c section?

[Danni91]

Just a few questions if anyone can help me out with these.. I've googled but it's mostly generic things on the NHS website and such which doesn't give me

I completely understand its major surgery and a vaginal birth is recommended & safer, I'm just nervous as hell over baby number 3 for multiple reasons

My questions are (may add more!)

Can anyone have one?
How do you ask / when do you ask?
Is a 3/4 day stay in hospital standard or can you leave the next day?
What stage of pregnancy is too late to ask for one?
How likely it is when given a date they change it?
What happens if you go into labour naturally before your date?
Do they try tell you not to when you ask for one?

Thank you

Can anyone have one? As long as you don’t have a medical reason to not have one, then theoretically yes.
How do you ask / when do you ask? Ask your midwife to be referred to a consultant about it.
Is a 3/4 day stay in hospital standard or can you leave the next day? for my first three, I left between 24 and 36 hours later.
What stage of pregnancy is too late to ask for one? when you are fully dilated, theatre is full and it’s safest to vaginally deliver. To book an elective it’s best to ask as early as possible as you don’t want to end up without it being agreed when you go into labour.
How likely it is when given a date they change it? very unlikely. You are more likely to be bumped on the day.
What happens if you go into labour naturally before your date? it depends whether it’s safest for you to deliver vaginally (depends how far gone you are) or whether theatre and a team are available before you get too far along.
Do they try tell you not to when you ask for one? it will depend upon the consultant, midwife and your reasons.

Where I live there is a 24 child minding service that will come to your house so maybe explore something like that?
After my c section I have never experienced like it and caring for your children afterwards will be painful and difficult.

I had two sections. One emergency, one elective. Bith times they booted me out the next day.

I had an emcs and was in hospital afterwards for 36 hours.
It was demanded by DH during labour as he could see I was on the way out and was recorded as an emcs by maternal request.
The recovery was absolutely fine, hardly any pain, walking round just hours after, driving two weeks later. Only had paracetamol and ibuprofen. I do wonder if horrific pain of the preceding week of labour had an impact on the very low pain levels after the emcs.

It is major abdominal surgery. On the occasion of both births, DH was able to take a month off work (he took 2 week paternity/2 weeks holiday). I'm not sure how on earth I would have coped without that support. DS1, he was awesome at just being there as we navigated being brand new parents. DS2, he basically looked after DS1 (then 22 months) and ran the house whilst I lay in bed with DS2 and recovered.

I asked for an ecs because I had a horrific first birth I recovered alot better than I had from a foreceps delivery i was in for 3 days I had a toddler as well I coped just fine .

Also I was up and about that night my mum came to stay for a week to help out 2 weeks later I was doing my normal activities but I know everyone is different .

You are in control of your own healthcare. Do medical professionals sometimes disagree? Sure. But you are in control. Check out Birthrights.org.uk.

Only had paracetamol and ibuprofen. I do wonder if horrific pain of the preceding week of labour had an impact on the very low pain levels after the emcs. if you had a spinal then it’s standard to be given long lasting painkillers at the time of the c section and to be offered a NSAID suppository before you regain sensation. That’s why most women are fine afterwards on just paracetamol and ibuprofen.

You're allowed to ask for one, but some trusts are more pushy about forcing vaginal birth than others.

I just had my second section a week ago and it was textbook, I had it at 10am and was discharged 24 hours later.

You can ask for it later but at booking in is better so that they know it's been asked for from the get go.