How to get an elective c-section?

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Hello there Ladies.
Is it really possible to get an elective c-section without any "medical reasons" such as placenta previa etc. Is total panic towards childbirth good enough reason to get one?
Is there anyone who got a c-section just because they felt like it was right option for them?
How did you get it and how difficult it was to persuade the consultants?
thanks

good post, fedup.

Starlight, it is all a dance. Just go through the motions.

When I requested an elective cs after a previous cs, I was refused and asked to attend a VBAC clinic. I attended it twice, asked lots of questions, clarified the risks and issues in my mind. Then still requested the elective. They were not prepared to grant a cs at an early stage, but agreed without too much fuss after I had attended all the requisite clinics and had the risks explained to me - which is very sensible.

Ask to make an appointment to discuss the risks. Be pushy. But make it sound like you want to be informed. As it gets closer to the date, stand your ground. Don't ask, just state. Change hospitals, if necessary. Good luck.

listen to eleusis - she knows what it's about ...

Don't think like that. You can and will get an elective. What hospital are you going to? Is there a different hospital you would rather go to?

I changed GPs in order to go to a different hospital. I think I made a couple of enemies along the way, but I got what I wanted.

thanks, blueshoes.

Enfield? UCH? Are those London? I'm trying to find them on birthchoiceuk.com.

Found Enfield. Is UCH know by another name? And why would you go to a hospital who treated you so poorly last time. Tell your GP youdon't want to go there. Don't ask her, tell her. It's not a casual request. Say "no" in no uncertain terms. Youwill need to be flexible beyond that and take what your get. But, if you want to refuse this hospital you need to refuse the treatment until you are booked in somewhere you want to go. This might mean paying for your own nuchal (I recommend Fetal Medicine Centre, which is fab, way better than any NHS nuchal). But, don't tell the NHS you are having these tests. You have to put the pressure on your PCT to get you into a suitable hospital.

I did this (if you haven't guessed already). I live in Sunbury and was told I had no choice but to go to St. Peters by my asshole GP. I walked out, got another GP (in HAmpton which put my care in the hands of the Twickenham and Richmond PCT) and she got me into the lovely Queen Charlotte. There are about 6 hospitals closer to me than QC. I would have accepted any of them. BTW, if you can get into QC, I highly recommend it.

So, your argument is a section on the grounds of it being the only acceptable pain relief? To be honest I think you will need a more compelling argument... but I'm sure we can find one. I don't mean make one up.

Did you have a bad tear or any other physical problems?

What do you think would happen if you were forced to have it vaginally? (which you won't be) How would this effect you?

Must go now but I'll be back later. Google for the nice guidelines and have a read. There might be something in there that would help.

Philip Steer at the C&W is a well known advocate of women's choice in childbirth. If you go to the C&W and make a good case, you'll get your section.

After reading this thread and possibly losing my way a few times I wonder if anyone can answer this question,

Was Posh Spice too posh too push, or was there a situation which made ELCS the right mode of delivery?

Eh? Is that relevant?

Well, since you asked, I think I remember hearing that her first one was not planned, but then susequent ones were. I have no idea what the reason was. Perhaps it was likely to happen again? Or perhaps she just thought it was fab she'd do it a couple more times.

After a bit of research it appears he was "in the wrong position". I assume that means breach.

And that's exactly why I feel this question is relevant... because NOBODY truly knows except Posh and the medics involved, what the situation was.

So, for anyone other than the mother and her medics concerned, it's presumptious to say she was right OR wrong to choose their mode of delivery.

"wrong position" does not always mean breech

can mean brow presentation or even OP...

yeah, but as noname says we don't know. Im just guessing that they would recommend a caesarean for breach and not for brow or op. Just a guess. I couldn't really care less about posh beckhams birth choices.

I heard/read/divined/guessed.... it was because she wantedva tummytuck at the same time. Also she probably didn't want her 'bits' rearranged.

I got mine from the bbc. What's your source?

A spontaneous vaginal delivery can be the most wonderful fulfilling experience, and would that all pregnant women could deliver in that manner, with or without the pain relief of her choice.

Sadly this isn't always the outcome.

Sometimes things can go very 'wrong' not because anyone was careless or negligent.

A less than fulfilling vaginal deleivery can lead some mothers to opt for alternative methods of delivery, and who can blame them?

A section is not without it's problems, even with the most well planned elective.

If someone opts for surgical delivery, it is not for anyone else to castigate them for their choice.

We should all be here to support the women before and after the event.

I used Victoria Beckham as an illustration because lots of people know of her.

Not saying whether her decision was right or wrong!

As I said the whole situation is not always obvious, and we are offtimes given misleading information by the popular press.

OOps, I have stepped down from the soap box