Hello,
I had my first child a week ago, by EMCS (cat 1).
I don't have any feelings of guilt around the EMCS. I'm desperately glad he came out how he did and is safe and well. He wouldn't have survived a vaginal birth.
However, I'm currently obviously full of hormones and still have a big belly and I can't quite shake the feeling that I haven't yet had my baby? Has anyone else ever felt like this? I know he's here and mine and I love him, no issues with bonding. But I think not getting to the point of pushing (I didn't get to labour at all) and my brain and body haven't connected on the issue.
Has anyone else felt like this, and if so did it take long to pass? I'm very emotional at the moment which I think is just first week hormones rather than anything else more dramatic but I just can't shake this feeling that I'm still waiting for the end game of pregnancy.