From the article: Cesarean Section: Giving Birth by C-section
Having a cesarean birth can be frightening. Given the fact that about 1 in 3 women will have a c-section, planning ahead for the possibility of surgery in labor and delivery is a good idea. However, there are many things that can be done to make it more birth and less surgery, when possible. What have you seen done or what have you done to make a cesarean section better for you and your family? Did you alter the birth room? Have people with you? Watch the birth? Just know that there are things that you can do to help you have a positive experience. Share Your Advice
c section #2
- I was awake for my second, and it was really scary. the cut was bigger than my last, I had 26 staples this time. After I got home my cut was runny and nasty. I didn't think that it was healing right. My stomach swelled really bad and turned purple. its been 11 days and it is still open and slightly runny, but like four or five staples got stuck and the doctor had a hard time getting them out that where I kinda ripped. Keeping my fingers crossed that the swelling goes away and the open parts close up fast. I don't think I can take much more of this.
- —Guest kittie25
Stitches
- I totally recommend stitches instead of staples or glue. After two weeks after given birth (C-section) I fell down on the concrete during a doctor visit. I believe my cut didn't open since I had stitches. Of course everyone has a different senario.
- —Guest serenity
2 c section
- My first was a c section so this one I want to have so I can just be ready and I won't have any suprises like last time! I had minimum complications very little pain with the medications. I heald very fast and effectively all in all it was a good experience and I don't have very many complaints just move around a lot and keep it movin don't slow down and do what you have to do work through the pain.
- —Guest jazzy
What's a maternity girdle?
- What's a maternity girdle and where can I get one? I'm having a c section with my 4th baby after 3 pretty easy vaginal deliveries and I'm sad and scared:(
- —Guest Connie
2 c-sections
- My first c-section was planned as my baby boy was rather large! I was very nervous about the spinal/surgery and the pain that I would feel afterwards. But when I held him in my arms for the first time I was captivated :) and speechless he weighed 12lbs 14oz! my doctor didn't think the ultrasounds were correct boy was he ever wrong!! With my second I wasn't as nervous as I knew what to expect! My daughter was 10lbs 12oz...guess I just have big babies ;) getting up and walking around when they allow you helps speed up the healing process! We are trying for our 3rd baby which will be our last and I already know it will be c-section.
- —Guest Leslie
1st time (emergency) with my twins
- I had an emergency csection at 36 weeks with my twin boys (no fetal heart tones found on baby b during sono) he wasted NO time in rushing me personally to the O.R. And they put me out. Since I had no spinal as soon as I woke up it was intense sharp burning aching cramping PAIN! Meds weren't doing squat because it had to catch up to the amount of pain that came on strong & sudden. I'm healing ok (day #4) defiantly taking pain meds around the clock. Up & moving. Oh I have staples. Is that common?If I try to get up from bed it hurts SO bad I swear I am ripping my internal incision. The pain is indescribable! When will it get better!?
- —Guest Jen with twins
2 sections
- I had 2 c sections my first was breech and had staples (which I wouldn't recommend) and recovered in no time with no painkillers at all. My second section, although more painful, was much better (as the cauterized the incision). It healed way better. The more you excercise before a c-section the better off you will be but be careful after section as it's so easy to tear open the scar. I was awake for both and really enjoyed the 2nd section even though it was emergency cesarean.
- —Guest tj
C-section
- I just had my 2nd c-section and when I was in hopstial I compliant about pain in my tummy. I finally got to come home and my wound came open and I was put back in the hosptial. Be careful if you have blood clot trouble.
- —Guest Kristyn
Most c-sections
- My mother had 8 c-sections, the last of which was 40 years ago. They use to perform c-sections with a vertical incision. Why she did survive and live many many happy hears later she did have a radical hysterectomy and some scar tissue fussing to her badder and therefore badder repair.
- —Guest katrina
Get Moving ASAP
- I just had my second section 6 weeks ago to deliver my second daughter. I was up and moving 3 hours after I returned to my room. I found the more you move the better off you are! I was able to avoid using any heavy pain killers and got by with the help of Tylenol. If you need something stronger use it. The only issue I had was a small reaction to the wash they use on your skin before the section begins, nothing some Benedryl and warm soapy water couldn't take care of though!
- —Guest Amy
My experience
- C section are a lot of pain in the beginning but when you walk an exercise your legs a lot you will be good. Only problem is you may not be able to bend, talk loud, sneeze or cough as you are accustom. I only have one child an I had c-section, it's really hard but be careful with whatever you do.
- —Guest Mel
Worried
- I don't know if this birth will be c section or not. My doctor has not mentioned it. A had 2 vaginal births already. I'm afraid this one might be different because the doctor thinks she is over 9lbs already. I'm 38 weeks. This baby feels way larger than the other two. She hurts my ribs and bladder at the same time. You can actually feel her legs and butt through my belly by touching it. My belly constantly feels like it is going to bust and everyone that sees me asks if its twins. My daughter was 8 lbs and took forever to push out. I was born by an emergency c section and my moms scar was still weeping and leaking when I was 20 years old. She's obese and also injured it within the first few days and didn't tell the doctor. I don't know if that might be why she had problems or not. I'm worried about it healing and the recovery. Do your abs ever feel the same again? I'm military and do lots of sit ups. Will the scar tissue make sit ups painful? How do you know the inside healed?
- —Guest jolene
You do what you've got to do...
- My daughter was born with HIE and had to be taken away immediately after birth so I didn't get to see her until she was about an hour old, getting ready to be transferred (we were both transported to a better hospital) and let me tell you...I moved myself to my transport gurney an hour after surgery; I moved myself from the bed to the wheelchair when we got there and went up to the NICU; once I was able to move well, I walked myself up a full floor-to the elevator-down a long hall-to the NICU to see my daughter; when I was released, I walked up the long halls of that hospital everyday until she was released. The pain is only as bad as you make it/let it be. Don't think about the pain or the scar or not being natural; it's all moot. Just think about your healthy baby (or at least making them so).
- —Guest Sarah
Going to c section 3 :-0
- Help I'm scared tho its #3!! The first was easy but the 2nd I was asleep cause I felt pain when the surgery began :-( and I woke up in critical pain medicine didn't help. I'm scared that it will be an unpleasant experience but I lay my faith in God. But I'm still shaky.
- —Guest sandra
Abdominal Binding
- It's so moving to read the responses of so many women. I'm happy to see several women mention using an abdominal belly binder after their surgery. Personally I believe every c-section mom should be given one in the hospital. After my own emergency c-section experience I was inspired to design one and do my best to help other moms in their c-section recovery.
- —Abdomend
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