EMCS - external scar 'stitched' up with big metal staples

[MamaFi]

... the midwife on a home visit afterwards said he was probably a junior surgeon, the night staff are usually not as good as daytime staff (!) and that he was lazy for using staples. It was horrendous having them taken out on day 10. I still get tearful and angry thinking about it. It's all wrapped up in the whole horrible birth experience probably.

Just wondered if anyone else has had this? All of my friends who've had c-sections have had dissolvable stitches. I know I shouldn't complain - my little boy was delivered safe and healthy.

Really? a couple of my friends were offered it for having drains out. I was offered it and took it when I was being examined to see how favourable my cervix was and when they put the pessary in.

Do I even want to know what a pelvic fusion op is? Ouch.

I think having the stitches/staples out can be quite traumatic afterwards as it can hurt and usually you aren't in a hospital (had mine taken out on the sofa at home! - with a student looking on and slightly pale - but he was male!)

I totally appreciate the feeling of how horrible and experience your birth wsas, I was 30 seconds from a general with the catheter (?) in my hand and the second anaesthetist (spelling?)ready to pump the GA in. At the time it didn't bother me, what bothers me now is the general feeling from those who gave birth "naturally" that I didn't have a proper birth but then they didn't go through what I did or you did!

Anyway I would ignore the midwife - some are complete cows, mine was lovely but I had a complete witch of a HV who booked appointments and then didn't turn up and was quite derogatory to me and dd.