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ELCS tomorrow ...what if I were to change my mind?

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RatRolyPoly · 16/08/2017 08:17

Not sure how rational my thought processes are right now but could use some opinions I guess.

Dc2 is due tomorrow. I also have an ELCS booked having had an EMCS (kind of - long story) with dc1.

I was on the fence about whether to attempt a vbac this time but at 37 weeks I booked in the ELCS for my due date. This seemed a good middle ground as I was worried about the increased risks of vbac with a bigger baby (and according to growth scans/previous baby she will be over the threshold for increased risk if I go over) and the increased stillbirth risk after 40 weeks with a previous section - not least because I've had a few incidences of reduced movements for which ordinarily they would have suggested induction. BUT I was hoping to go into labour before ideally... And i haven't.

So here I am, section tomorrow, thinking "yes, I had some pretty valid reasons for doing things this way, but it really isn't how I hoped things would pan out", and "I wonder if there's another way - or anything else I can do - as I really would like to know what a contraction feels like in my lifetime, even if I have a section in the end, I just want to know what that's like....".

Thoughts? Do I sound like I'm just having a wobble? Could they are least try breaking my waters or something when I go in tomorrow or am I clutching at straws, and are they straws I would even want to get a hold of if I could?? Aaargh, help!

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ScarletSienna · 16/08/2017 08:24

I think you had really good reasons for booking it that outweigh your wobbles. Re contractions-they feel like every bone in your body is simultaneously being broken. Good luck!

Hotpinkangel19 · 18/08/2017 12:56

@ScarletSienna contractions don't feel like that at all!!!!

ScarletSienna · 18/08/2017 13:39

@Hotpinkangel YOUR contractions may not have. Clearly my description was not literal but the intense peak of pain does feel like bones breaking IMO.
Any reason you came onto a thread not active for a few days (and past the date useful for the OP) to tell me I'm wrong about a personal opinion about something? Hmm

Hotpinkangel19 · 18/08/2017 16:05

I came across the thread and felt I had to comment... a first time mum could have been terrified reading that!!!!! If

ScarletSienna · 18/08/2017 22:11

I'm pretty sure everyone knows contractions are painful. Why don't you share your experience instead of trying to tell me about mine.

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