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Where's best to ask for caesarian scar?

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charleypops · 13/05/2008 11:35

Hi, I'm having a cs on Monday and would like to know where's best to have the scar. My ob's pretty accommodating and will endeavour to do it where I wan obviously within reason so he can get my baby out. Anyway he says he normally does it in the bikini crease, but I'd have thought this would increase the likelihood of getting an overhang? Ideally it would be below the crease, but I'm not sure if he'd be able to get access to the baby this low? If so, great, but if not, my question is this; in order to reduce the chance of having an overhang as much as possible, would it be better to have the scar in the crease or just above the crease?

Thank you!

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charleypops · 14/05/2008 21:32

What a coincidence! And neither can I

Beeper - there's part of me would like a GA for my CS! I just want to be conscious to check out what's going on and that things are being done properly. Sorry about your scar, at least you know something can be done if you change your mind.

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AtheneNoctua · 14/05/2008 21:51

Charley, as you may recall, DD was an emergency section under GA. When I went in to see the anaesthetist the day before the section for DS, I asked about a GA thinking I really would rather just sleep through the whole thing again. He talked me out of it. And in the end I'm glad he did. IT was nice to be there.

Best of luck to you(not that you need it. And I will be anxiously awaiting news of the name! (I can't believe you are going to make me wait)

Here's to May 19th babies. (Athene raises virtual glass of champagne)

Don't forget your arnica.

NotABanana · 14/05/2008 21:52

A choice? The priority is to get the baby out safely.

Your body comes way down the priority list when a baby is concerned, imo.

whomovedmychocolate · 14/05/2008 21:54

Charleypops - I have a very low scar and am having some problems with it - because it's on the pubic bone brim and that means that the baby's head rests directly on it. Which is fecking sore.

Personally if I'd had a choice I'd have gone an inch above that - unless you are going to be wearing a very tiny bikini I'd go for two inches below your hair line.

TinkerbellesMum · 14/05/2008 22:54

He is right, that is the best place to have it.

If you want to avoid an overhang then ask him if he would consider rejoining the fat layer. It's becoming more popular now, it's not usually done because it's not seen as neccesary, but the fat gathers above the scar and that's when you get an over hang. As someone else said though, the over hang tends to be inside the pants, so not that noticable.

To the poster that says your body doesn't matter, you wouldn't say that if you had to live with the effects of the scar for years. I'm not just talking about mental effects, which are bad enough and could happen where ever the scar is, but the physical effects of the muscles that were cut not being as strong again, the back not being properly supported by the abdomen muscles...

TinkerbellesMum · 14/05/2008 23:03

I hate the idea of a needle in my back (my physio said I was fortunate they didn't because of how messed up it is) but I wouldn't recommend a GA to anyone. It has messed my head up and I know others who felt the same. I couldn't connect the dots, that in the middle my baby was born. I still (22 months later) feel like I am babysitting her. I was ill for a week with the effects of the GA, not to mention in their rush they nicked my lip and throat so I had a swollen lip and could hardly talk!

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charleypops · 15/05/2008 09:48

I know more than most about getting babies out safely notabanana - my ds has quad cerebral palsy due to a messed up vaginal birth. Good for you not being bothered, but as far as I'm concerned, wanting as neat an op as possible is more than reasonable and will not put this baby at risk. It's not "one or the other" you know.

WMMC - thanks for that tip, I think it's amazing that you can get a child out from an opening that far down! Sorry you're sore.

Tinkerbells mum - thank you so much for your post - I've never heard of the fat rejoining procedure, I will investigate! I'm sorry you had a bad experience. I can empathise with you feeling like a babysitter though - I still can't believe I have a child and he's nearly 3!

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AtheneNoctua · 15/05/2008 09:56

((((hugs)))) for Charley.

I always wondered if your DS' problems were because of the birth. I'm so sorry.

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charleypops · 15/05/2008 13:05

Yes, 'fraid so. Only just been confirmed even though I knew. Took me a long time just to be able to talk about it. Hence my disappearance from the Junie thread.

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NotABanana · 15/05/2008 13:42

I jsut know without my scar I would not have my son so it doesn't bother me. Just my feeling obviously.

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