Could I ask for an elective c-section next time?

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Not at all interested in starting a bun fight on the rights and wrongs of elective sections just wondered if I would have grounds to request one.

No intentions of getting pregnant again for a long time but I don't think I'd want to get pregnant without knowing the answer to this.

DD was born after a pretty frightening delivery - failed ventouse, forceps. She was 9 pounds 11, nobody had any idea she was going to be that big. I'm terrified of having another big baby and another similar delivery.

I know they offer growth scans but also that they can be pretty unreliable - one of my friends was told she was having a tiny baby and he was 8 pounds 4.

Anyway, would a hospital consider an elective section on those grounds? I know second labours can be quicker/easier but also that second babies can be bigger.

Wouldn't rule out a natural birth if I could be guaranteed an epidural, which of course I can't.

You have had a lot of good advice here. Definitely debrief about the first before making your decision, but it is your decision to make.

I had a lousy recovery from my ds's arrival (2.5 years and counting). So much so that I am just not willing to go there again.

A friend of mine had a hideous experience first time with vaginal delivery and was forbidden by her colorectal specialist to deliver vaginally again. She had 2 subsequent CS and said they were a piece of cake in comparison. She's been trying to convince me that I'll be ok with a CS, but I am not even willing to go there. But that is my choice.

Whatever you choose, make sure you research it so that you are happy with the decision afterward.