c-section question

[naomi83]

I think i'm ready to start TTC DC2, having finally recovered from the trauma of my emergency c-section 2 years ago with DS1. My question is, was your emergency CS with a son or a daughter, as everyone I know (admittedly my sample is prety small- 5 emergency sections) who had an emergy c-section birth also had a son. I was wondering if this is just random, or if there's some connection. What was the sex of your c-section baby, and did you give birth natrally with future children? thanks loads!

DD2 was an emergency CS and DD3 was an elective

son

dd was an emergency - know someone with 2 daughters by emergency cs - in fact know loads of girls by emergency cs

next one will be elective cs

son, as was a frind of mines.

Actually, now you mention it, no one I know has had a girl by c-section. Be it emergency or not they've all been boys gotta be a coincidence, surely

Oh no, I know one c-sectioned girl.

dd was an emergency scetion, ds was elective. I know lots of people who've had c-sections with girls.

Just posted elsewhere about my friend, first daughter Elective C Section, 2nd Daughter Emergency section after failed VBAC. Maybe there is some pattern as it does seem more common in boys looking at this thread! Spooky! lol

DD1 - emergency c-section
DD2 - elective c-section

DD was an ECS. My DSs were both normal deliveries but preceded DD.

I had an emergency c-section with my boy, but my friend had one with her girl.

it would do more good to look at why you had a c.section last time and what you can do to improve the odds of a VBAC this time

also, did your friends all give birth the same hospital? were they induced? were the babies malpositioned? did theyh have epidurals?

lots of things can contribute to lack of progression in labour and the need for a c.s

I had an emergecny c.s with DS and a VBAC with DD

but i am 99 . 99 % sure that i had a c,s because i was induced a week early, i was not ready for labour, i spent the whole of the labour in a bed, on a drip, with constant monitoring, and an epidural, and my labour did not progress

with my DD had spontanoues labour at term and was active and upright as long as i could bear it and used gas and air and a small dose of pethidine

i had also fully debriefed my c.s and read a lot about birth and had supportive birth partners who knew how important a VBAC was fro me and helped me get there

i really don't thikn the sex of the baby is a determining factor, there are lots of other more relevant things to look at

I had an emergency c section for second twin (girl)

Of the sample I have chosen - six close family/friends I know who have had c-sections, and whose circumstances and birth stories I know well enough to help me answer your question:

There are six mothers, who have 13 children between them.

12 were born by C-section, 1 by VBAC.

6 were girls. Two elective caesarens due to being breech. Two electives due to previous CS. Two were emergency CS, one due to VBAC going a bit wrong, one a complete crash section.

6 were boys. Four were emergency c-sections (including one a failed VBAC). Two were electives.

The successful VBAC was a boy.

Interesting question. So in my sample, boy emergency caesareans are double the frequency of girl ones.

I suspect if sex has got something to do with it it could be just because boys tend to be bigger?

I had emergency c-section with my 1st a ds but my 3 dds were elective c-sections

my emergency section was with my girl. pregnant now and have a 2 section in june. ( not sure if it is a boy or girl ) GOOD LUCK!