Just wanted to thank all the lovely ladies for supporting me with going ahead with an ELCS after a traumatic first birth with dd1. Our beautiful dd2, baby Emilia was born on Tuesday by planned section weighing 7lb 13oz. I was given the option to be discharged after 36 hours but made the decision to stay for 3 days to maximise the support which I never had first time round. It really helped. Dp stayed the whole time in hospital with us in a lovely private room with ensuite. Emilia is 6 days old now and my scar is barely noticeable. I'm still taking paracetamol and occasional diclofenac but pottering happily around the house. I can only speak positively of my ELCS and have the utmost praise for the consultant anaesthetist and obstetrician whom I was so so lucky to have perform my surgery. To anyone who is scared of an upcoming section, trust me, I was paralysed by fear in the weeks leading up to it to the point of very nearly changing my mind, but really and truly it was a wonderful and liberating experience 