After a horrendous first birth experience, largely due to hospital incompetence and ending in forceps delivery with spinal block and PTSD, consultant has said I can have an ELCS this time if I want to. It hadn’t actually occurred to me and now I don’t know what to do! On the one hand the idea of it being calm and planned, not going through 32hrs of contractions, and no further long-lasting undercarriage issues (like I still have) is very appealing. On the other I’m worried about the recovery time (though last time it was a good three weeks before I could walk properly anyway), and if I’m honest in a very vain way the scar, or the ‘shelf’ that might be left. Also wondering as I’ve heard 2nd VB is often much easier and some have said can be very healing (mentally) after a traumatic first birth.
Any experiences / advice would be very much welcomed!
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VB or C section for 2nd child?
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PiafPilaf · 16/02/2020 23:24
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