caesarians options

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dear all
i am considering all the birth options and am keen to have an elective caesarian, I have not looked in to his much, I live in the Bristol area and just don;t knwo where to start, I don't see my midwife for a few more weeks, so wonder what research I can do in the meantime. Are private hospitals the first port of call?

I had two sections, breast-fed ds for over a year and am feeding dd as I type!

Just a thought then. Wonder why it was still though...

I had 2 elective sections, no problems bf (3.5 months with DS, 10.5 months with DD) .. there is no way you could say I had low milk production .. in fact when they both unlatched, after gulping frantically, my milk could spurt at least 4 foot .. most embarrassing if I didn't grab my nipple in time

TMI??

yes Twiglett!

... but point made, I feel

Only 4 ft? I bet mine could go across the room

Really that sort of thing should go under the "bad manners" thread...

darn .. if only I hadn't just given up .. I could've challenged you

I can just picture it

ready
aim
fire....

then again ... its only been a week ... I'm game if you are MI

I too used to wonder if it had aomething to do with having a caesarean. But, I've talked to enough caesarean mums who had no trouble that I now thinks it's just down to different people's bodies being different. Some produce milk easily, and some don't. I thinkI'm just one of the don't. I have had a few midwives tell me that there is no such thing as some one who doesn't/can't produce enough milk. But, I think they are mistaken.

I've also heard stories of mums who had a really difficult time breast feeding on their first baby, but then second baby was no problem at all. So, I'm hoping it works out better this time. I figure I'll give it my all for the first couple of weeks and if I'm still struggling and baby is not getting enough milk by then, I'l start topping up with formula. And if at 4 weeks it still is miserable, then I'll just move to formula and not beat myself up over it.

before i had had any babies a work colleague rejoiced in telling me that she could squirt the taps while lying down in the bath...and i didn't believe her. o me of little faith!!!

Uwila - if you have indeed a milk production problem (a genuine one - I don't mean to say you don't BTW!) then there is a medication you can take.
Jasper did and she breastfed her 3rd child for well over 1 if not 2 years... her first two didn't BF very long.
Mears supported her.

pupuse - if and when we have baby #2 I owuld love to know more about that. My MW was so unhelpful the first time round.

Uwila, what were the signs that you weren't producing enough milk? Are you certain it wasn't a confidence thing or a bad latch thing- I don't mean to be patronising so please don't take offence.
I always found it took quite a few weeks for supply to really step up. Two weeks is too early to be sure IMO.

Thanks to everyone for their advice. It has been really really useful and I shall now go away and read up on it all. These boards are a great idea. Best wishes