Hi, I’m very nervous first timer, due early January. I’m looking for experience and facts, not judgements. Ladies who’ve had both CS and natural, can you tell me:
- which is worse for unexpected pain?
- post birth, do you get scary things going on in your downstairs area for both types of delivery? Hearing a lot about pads and not really sure what that entails…
- is it right that in a natural birth, the contractions are worse than the pushing pain?
- in a C-section, what are some of the realities of post-operative recovery? I know things like bending down is obviously difficult, but what am I not thinking of? Please be straightforward, not horror stories.
Is there anything else I’m not thinking of? I just can’t decide what to do. My priorities are staying in control as much as possible, a shorter time as possible, reducing pain and not bothered about sentimentality. Just wanted to meet a healthy baby.