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Thoughts on Elective C-section?

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mamadiva · 16/04/2009 10:02

Was'nt sure where to put this so decided as it was news related it should go here.

After reading that Colleen Rooney has decided to have an elective C-section as she does'nt want the birth to conflict with Wayne's footie I just started to think more about whether it's really right or not.

I am all for women having choice and all but surely it should be down to her not wanting to go through natural labour than worrying about it clashing with work, is it really right that people can make these kinds of decisions without medcal guidance?

I do think that sections should only be used in emergencies or cases where people are genuinely terrified of child birth etc, but for convenience I think it's wrong.

I had an Emergency CS with my son and whilst it was'nt an horrible experience I would have rather done it naturally I know not everyone has had the same experience.

I just fail to see how people can choose surgery which has quite a slow recovery process for mother and baby (as far as I know) just for the sake of convenience.

So much for Colleen being a 'real woman', a real woman would choose what's right for herself and her abby whether it be natural or CS she has chosen for the sake of a football match.

So do you think it's right that this should be allowed?

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OracleInaCoracle · 16/04/2009 10:04

think its wrong. i will have an elective cs if i have another baby for medical reasons and slebs choosing cs for convenience perpetuates the "too posh to push" myth.

madwomanintheattic · 16/04/2009 10:09

i had elec cs for macrosomia first time and two subsequent vbacs. if i have any more then i will have elec cs due to complications with vbac2.

cs so you don't clash with a football match?

speechless.

Wonderstuff · 16/04/2009 10:17

Surgery so that it doesn't clash with footie! I'm shocked she found a doctor willing to do it, surely thats not in her best interest? I think c-s should be for medical reasons, or in cases of genuine fear of vaginal birth.

juuule · 16/04/2009 10:21

If she knows the risks, can pay for it and decides it's the better option for her and her family, then why not?

"is it really right that people can make these kinds of decisions without medcal guidance?"

If she hasn't had any medical guidance, then that's
Otherwise, her choice.

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mamadiva · 16/04/2009 10:21

Glad you understand what I meant I thought I would get flamed forbeing against CS's which I am not obviously just needs to be for the right reason I think not because you can't be arsed, which is basically what the whole too posh to push thing is.

I can't believe it's so quickly planned either, she is what about 16 weeks (ish) and she is telling people she is going to have her baby on October 10th. I wonder if the slebs are told the risks when they say 'right I'm pregnant so book me in' or if it's just a case of money oh okay so 10th okay at 2pm?

I just don't get it!

Makes me angry to think that 'normal' women have to fight for a section if they do really need it whereas they just walk in cash in hand and sorted within a few hours.

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tiggerlovestobounce · 16/04/2009 10:21

She is probably paying for the section herself, so will have no trouble finding a surgeon to do the operation.

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mamadiva · 16/04/2009 10:23

Juuule I just don't get how for the sake of convenience anyone could decide that timing and the fact it fits in with her life is more important and outweighs the risks that are involved.

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juuule · 16/04/2009 10:25

Maybe she's been advised that the risks for her (and her baby) are not that great. So, on balance she's decided a cs is her best choice.

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mamadiva · 16/04/2009 10:28

I hope that is the case but I still think it's wrong that it should be allowed this way.

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rosbif · 16/04/2009 10:42

Do you think it is true? I'm not convinced. Which newspaper was it in?

ICANDOTHAT · 16/04/2009 10:47

If you are willing to pay for it, you can get one. I have 2 children - one I gave birth to naturally, the other I was advised to have an elected c-section. TBH, the c-section was great and recovery was faster than my nat birth (which was a bloody horror story, btw!!). I would imagine she is slipping in nicely to the WAG club ethos of 'too posh/or rich to push'. God knows she has enough of the others around her to advise and recommend a surgeon willing to take her money. If, on the other hand, she has been advised on medical grounds, I take it all back

juuule · 16/04/2009 10:47

Found this in The Sun.

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mamadiva · 16/04/2009 10:49

Rosbif it's in the sun today (I know I know) but she did also say it during an interview last week with some sleb show apparently.

Friend said she saw it and told me last week but when I read it today I was like

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LuluisgoingtobeanAunty · 16/04/2009 10:56

if she has been advised of all the risks and benefits to her and baby and made an informed decision then it is her choice

i have to say, it leaves me a bit cold, but not my birth

i doubt he could clear his football committments for a 4 week period to make sure he was around but most families with regular jobs seem to manage

FioFio · 16/04/2009 11:01

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rosbif · 16/04/2009 11:03

Yes, FioFio good point. She seems very level-headed to me and quite un celeb like

KathrynAustin · 16/04/2009 11:03

Some NHS hospitals will permit elective sections purely based on Mother's desire - I don't think you could arrange it around a football match, but I do know of someone who arranged it around her banker husband's annual leave (all on NHS)!

I believe women have a right to chose - when they are given ALL of the pros & cons, but doing it because because you're avoiding a football match seems a bit OTT.

Maybe Colleen is using this as an excuse as she just really wants to have an elective section! Maybe just very scared about childbirth.

MrsBoo · 16/04/2009 11:04

I wish her well - and we don't know anything at all about her medical advice.
I had a Emer CS and Elective CS, both were brilliant and I wouldn't change a thing.
If I wasn't too poor or old, I would have an elective again without even a second thought.

chequersmate · 16/04/2009 12:14

Her birth, her business.

Where did you read it anyway?

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mamadiva · 16/04/2009 12:20

I told you it was printed in teh sun but she said it last week on a TV show.

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AtheneNoctua · 16/04/2009 12:41

I think it's her choice, as it should be. You can in fact do this on the NHS (depends on your local trust/hospital/consultant). Nothing worng with it.

"So much for Colleen being a 'real woman', a real woman would choose what's right for herself and her abby whether it be natural or CS she has chosen for the sake of a football match."

"Real women"???

I think that Coleen probably has decided what is right for her and for her baby. Maybe this is the best way to have her husband at the birth. And maybe she feels THAT is what is important.

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mamadiva · 16/04/2009 12:45

Yes she goes on about how down to earth she is and how 'normal' she is she won't be sucked in by WAGS etc, and then she says that she is having the baby on 10th October because Wayne has a match around the time of her due date, I wish it was that easy for everyone else. I have seen people fighting to have a section when they actually need it for the sake of their mental health!

I am not mocking her for having a section I am saying it's not right that she 'appears' to have prioritised her husband and her own 'needs' over her unborn babies health.

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FioFio · 16/04/2009 12:46

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lalalonglegs · 16/04/2009 12:46

I have just been on another thread arguing for the right to choose a home birth so, for the sake of consistency, I would have to support her right to choose major surgery to avoid Wayne missing a match (silly woman should have made sure she had a summer baby in non-Euro/World Cup tournament year...). I would question the story's accuracy if the main source is The Sun though

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mamadiva · 16/04/2009 12:47

Infact that's not even bothered about it's the fact that people are allowed to do this when there are so many risks involved!

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