Elective c-section on DS2

[baby2onboard]

Hi.

My son will be 9 years when I have DS2 and I had a bad birth experience with him, needing to be cut and stitched and he was born using forceps and the vaccum due to fetal distress. I suffered post natal psychosis after having him due to blood loss etc and I'm still on antidepressants, 10mg Lexapro.

I'm currently 27 weeks with #2 and the Consultant has offered me an elective csection as I was still going through procedures to be restitched below when my son was 1 year old and she cant guarantee that wont happen again.

Just looking for advice and opinions on what other people would choose?

Thanks very much.

I had an elective section with DS2 after a traumatic labour and birth with DS1 (forceps, bad tear and still suffering 3 years later.) Having a section was a no brainer for me as I wouldn’t have chosen to have another baby unless that was an option. It’s a very personal decision though. For me, the recovery was quicker, it was less painful and I was very happy.

Thanks very much for your reply. I'm really leaning towards a section too as it'll be all planned so not an emergency and hopefully wont suffer as I did with DS1. They said they had no problem doing a csection and the consultant brought it up I didn't realise I could of asked.

@baby2onboard I'm now 36 weeks and finally decided on an elective c section. Had an emergency section on my second baby and this time was so undecided as to what to do for the best. I just made sure I did a lot of research so that I'm comfortable with my decision.. everyone will have an opinion but just do what feels right for you and your family 😊

I'm pregnant with my 3rd and I'll be asking for an elective c-section this time around for similar reasons as yours.

I had a traumatic 1st labour with DD and ended up in emergency theatre, forceps and episiotomy. my 2nd I chose to go ahead and have a vaginal birth and my pregnancy was just full of anxiety and worry. I planned it to a tee and while it was a problem free labour it was really, really quick (and obviously didn't go to plan which panicked me!) and I suffered some damage down there again which made for another painful recovery. Obviously I don't want to worry you if you decided against a c-section as you could go on to have absolutely no issues whatsoever, but for me, I feel like I've done my bit, and now I don't want to put myself in that position again! Whatever your gut says, is usually the right choice for you xx

I'm 7 weeks pregnant and I really want an elective c section, I also had a traumatic labour. I was in Labour 43 hours, I was very dehydrated and had no food for the last 20 hours. I was too weak to carry on pushing and With fetal distress I had to then have forceps and an episiotomy. Spoke to my midwife for my booking appointment about this being traumatic for me, she asked can you go through vaginal delivery again and I said I do not think so. She said would it help to talk about it and debrief - I don't think so! This pregnancy was a surprise and I'm still not mentally prepared to give birth again, I hope I can have a c section :(

I had an elcs with DD2 after having a crash section with DD1. (General anesthetic, blood loss, blood transfusions, breathing issues for me and suspected sepsis and a weeks hospital stay after) I was terrified of having another child. But. Best decision ever. It technically became an emergency as my date was brought forward a week due to a different movement pattern. But still it was so calm, the staff were lovely, got music on, they got to drop the screen. Importantly I was awake this time and DH was able to be with me. And. Recovery was soooooo much easier. My eldest was 7 when I had DD2 and she understood what was going on. School runs etc were a bit of a pain for about a month as I couldn't drive and school is a 1 mile uphill walk but family helped and we used after school club etc. But yerr I wouldn't hesitate having a nother section if needed.