I have read a lot of pregnancy books,
pamphlets, etc. I think I would rather
have a c section. All the things that ive
read about vaginal delivery sound
absolutely horrible: where do I
start...You can tear, or worse get an
episiotomy. Then you have to have a
stitched up and swollen vagina.. For a
while it will be incredibly painful to
urinate and almost impossible to poop.
Then you will become constipated. You can
also get cut all the way through your anus
which messes up your rectal functions for
like ever. Then youll have pooping
problems to deal with. Also, I read that
if you tear or get cut really badly, sex
is uncomfortable / and or painful for
months or even years!! Then youll feel
like crap cause you cant satisfy your man!
Ah! All this sounds awful, as opposed to
just getting your stomach cut open and
then stitched back-it just seems like the
after effects arent nearly as unpleasant!
I need someone to tell me the negs about a
c section other than a sore tummy for a
while! This is sad :(
i have read a lot of
pregnancy books, pamphlets, etc. I think
I would rather have a c section. All the
things that ive read about vaginal
delivery sound absolutely horrible: where
do I start...You can tear, or worse get an
episiotomy. Then you have to have a
stitched up and swollen vagina.. For a
while it will be incredibly painful to
urinate and almost impossible to poop.
Then you will become constipated. You
can also get cut all the way through your
anus which messes up your rectal functions
for like ever. Then youll have pooping
problems to deal with. Also, I read that
if you tear or get cut really badly, sex
is uncomfortable / and or painful for
months or even years!! Then youll feel
like crap cause you cant satisfy your man!
Ah! All this sounds awful, as opposed
to just getting your stomach cut open and
then stitched back-it just seems like the
after effects arent nearly as unpleasant!
I need someone to tell me the negs about a
c section other than a sore tummy for a
while! This is sad
:(
a c-section is major surgery. It involves
cutting through laters of muscle and fat
before the uterus is reached. You never
realize how much your abdominal muscles
are used until they've been cut open.
Imo, an ethical ob will not perform an
elective c-section just for the
convenience of the mother. Insurance may
not pay for one that is not medically
necessary.
A c-section can weaken the uterine wall
and cause it to rupture in a subsequent
pregnancy.
It takes much longer to recover from a
c-section than from a vaginal birth, at a
time when you have a newborn to take care
of.
You may heal with internal adhesions that
may cause you trouble in the future ie:
not being a candidate for laparoscopic
surgery.
One c-section usually means that any
subsequent deliveries will require another
c-section - not many doctors are willing
to let you try vbac (vaginal birth after
caesarian).
A woman in a pregnancy newsgroup I read
was standing in a drugstore when her
c-section wound opened up and her bowels
spilled out onto the floor.
If your "man" complains about sex not
being satisfying because you've had a
baby, he's an asshat.
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Ingi
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Re: Am I Crazy? Posted: 04-21-06 21:00pm
sandralynn
wrote:
notafan
wrote:
a woman in a pregnancy newsgroup I read
was standing in a drugstore when her
c-section wound opened up and her bowels
spilled out onto the
floor.
no way.... Gross. Now im scared
:s
the girl in the room next to mine had her
stomach open after her staples were
removed. It was terribly painful for her.
Since a c-section is major surgery and
having a baby is a major life change, I
wouldn't recommend choosing them both at
once. But, hey, you should go to your
doctor and say, "you know what, doc, i'd
rather just have an 'easy' c-section
instead of this whole vaginal birth
thing." and just see what he says.
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Lalee
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Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 991 Location: South Carolina
Re: Am I Crazy? Posted: 04-21-06 21:55pm
notafan
wrote:
if your "man" complains
about sex not being satisfying because
you've had a baby, he's an
asshat.
that made me giggle... Perhaps because I
have always found "asshat" to be such an
amusing word. :p
I realize you cant just "choose" to have a
c section (unless youre some sort of
celebrity) and im not saying I was even
going to attempt to try. Its just from
what ive read vaginal seemed so much more
complicated. But now I realize most
pregnancy reading material goes more into
depth about vaginal delivery than c
section...And if I were to read something
written specifically focusing on c section
I would be a lot more knowledgeable about
the cons..So I guess I should.
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shuna
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Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 21
Posted: 04-21-06 23:49pm
As for having sex being easer post
c-section, it's obvious that you have
never had a c-section. An abdominal cut
doesn't feel good during sex, I promise.
My first c-section was almost 10 years
ago. It still hurts at times, especially
when I pick up something the least bit
heavy -- and it was the horizontal cut
across the bikini line. I am still numb
from about two inches above the cut to
about one inch below the cut.
My second c-section that I had with the
new baby is the vertical cut (an emergency
c-section) and my stomach muscles will
never be the same. I was in extreme pain
for an entire week. The first time I sat
up (the day after I had her), I literally
passed out from the pain. Due to
complications, I had to be taken
downstairs for an x-ray. The technician
had to lift me into the wheelchair, wheel
me downstairs, then lift me up onto the
table, where I passed out again from the
pain. Yeah, those vertical c-sections
are homicide. I have a lovely scar that
runs from my bellybutton down to the pubic
line.
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 04-22-06 00:02am
I'm still discovering what c-section is
like. Monday will be 6 weeks post-op for
me and tho it doesn't hurt all the time,
if I move just right (especially if I try
to turn over in bed) it hurts a lot. I
would think it'd go away with time, but it
may not. I never had the staples, but I
hear they are very uncomfortable and
itchy. I was unable to have my baby
vaginally, and even tho the c-section was
"easier" I am a little upset that I
couldn't do it the natural way. But
either way, she's finally here and I love
her to pieces. I can associate my first
surgery ever with the arrival of my new
baby, so I know something good came out of
it.
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 04-22-06 06:47am
Thank .God for vaginal!! C-sections
sound like homicide. I just pulled my ab
muscles once during pregnancy and I swear
it hurt like heck and I couldn't move for
two days. And that was just a little
strain!! I think that if I could help it
I wouldn't want a c-section, I want to be
able to get around when the m&m comes,
not be forced to lay on the couch. Plus
my house has a million and one stairs and
four floors. I'd be stuck on the ground
one. Which sucks since bathroom/bedrooms
are on floor two... Plus i'm not sure how
long it would take for the scar to go away
for me (i scar very easily and they takes
years to fade even a little) and I do want
to be able to wear a bikini again some day
:lol:
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notafan
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Joined: 01 Apr 2006 Posts: 95 Location: pa
Posted: 04-22-06 07:47am
nataliachick7
wrote:
i realize you cant just
"choose" to have a c section (unless youre
some sort of celebrity) and im not saying
I was even going to attempt to try. Its
just from what ive read vaginal seemed so
much more complicated.
i don't know what you've been reading, but
women are *made* to give birth vaginally -
we've been doing it for, what, 10,000+
years!
Plus, if you're scared and apprehensive,
everything will hurt more.
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MeganM
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Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 31 Location: Fort Benning GA
Posted: 04-22-06 08:49am
I had my daughter vaginally last july and
my husband was home on leave from iraq, it
was the first time I saw him in 6 month
and I wasnt gonna see him for another 6
months. I was cut and I had stiches, I
went to my doctor a week later to have my
stiches checked, she said they looked
great and we almost healed, I had sex 13
days after my daughter was born, with a
lot of lube there was no pain. Sorry if
there was to much info. Good luck whaever
you do!
