Ok here goes i have had two nightmare labours so far and as a result i am unable to give birth naturally.

i had none of the pushing and panting. I feel robbed in a way.

With my first born Shaun i was extremely tired (total lack of sleep for 3 days, due to being uncomfy) and although managing on the gas and air for the start of the labour by about an hour into it I had to have monitors placed on his head in the Birth Canal as i was not progressing as they would have liked. After about 30 minutes of monitering i was rushed from one room to the next told if i didnt have a c-section the baby would die. Obviously to my horror i signed away and went into the operating room. They put me under a General Anasthetic too as i was so tired anyway.
I remeber little about the whole thing really just those pointers. Anyway 5 days later i left the hospital.

With my 2nd child on the way i was given the option of a 2nd c-section or going Natural. No contest really Naturel please

Unfortunatly Ben had different ideas. I was 2 weeks over due to be induced at 9am on the friday and at 4 am i went into labour I got to the hospital and all was set for a natural birth, then my waters broke and i was in tremendous pain. The Doctors and Midwife checked me out and it turned out although my 2nd bundle of joy had decided to be so good at the last day or so he had managed to turn himself and was trying to be delivered TRANSVERSE. (sideways) well actually one leg had already managed to make its way into the birth canal, and the rest of him was stuck. So off i went again for another c-section to aid in the birth. This time i also opted for a General Anasthetic, coz i'm a chicken anyway again 5 days later i'm out of the hospital.

I'm now trying for my 3rd and final baby. I say my final as i have had 2 c-sections and it is advisable if not the medical law to say 3 c-sections is enough. BTW i have to have another c section as i will not be allowed to carry full term. The reasons behind both these reasonings is the lining of the womb would have been ruptured too many times and too much strain may cause a rupture resulting in heomariging <<sp and possibly death. So i've vowed not to chance it.

Anyway my main reason is as i said earlier i feel robbed of a natural birth so for those who have managed to go one better than me please can you tell me what it was like for you.

Or if you are trying for your first and had the option of Natural or C-Section which would you chose and why ??

And i totally apologise now if i have upset anybody.

hi i had a c section for my daughter cuz she was breech, and i want to have a natural birth with this baby, and am really hoping that i can because of the same reasons as you i feel like i was robbed of the experience... well not really "robbed" we just have a different experience i hope everything is ok for you this time around even tho you have to have another c section... either way the baby comes and is wonderful

I would like to have a natural birth... but if they needed to i wouldn't argue against a c-section...
I'd have liked a home birth really, but after watching that programme about the 3 sisters who made 1 baby, she had a natural home birth and it kind of put me off!

xox

Can't remember most of my labour and the bits i do were a nightmare!!

Was off my face and drugs and would do the same again if needs be!!

But im not going down THAT road again ... safe to say one is more than enough for me thanks!!

awww hun im sorry u had such a rough time

i had a natural birth (well i had gas n air) but i mean vaginal delivery and whilst it did hurt a lot i'm glad i experienced it, it was amazing pushing bubba out! yeah it hurt but the pain stops as soon as you see the baby!! then again i had a good delivery if i'd had difficulties like traverse arrest etc i might not be saying that!

chloe:
had an epidural due 2 46hrs of labour!!!was vaginal birth,hard but long!!!

callum:
i had a natural birth and i felt every pound of him coming out(lol well he was 10lbs!!!) was 1 of the worst pains i have experienced... wud i do it again hell yeah!!!!!

I tore soooo bad 5wks on still not reparing

I was induced at 13days overdue getting very fed up!

I was induced on the thursday around midday and went into establised labour and up to the labour ward at 2.45, Then my contractions weren't really gonig anywhere so they broke my waters, strangest feeling ever! Then things really got going and I started on the gas and air. I was already using a TENS machine which I would recommend! At 6.45 I was ready to push but this was a long process, I got very tired and Hot They had fans and Wet paper towls on me, but I was just so hot and out of breath then I was Tachiacardic (sorry cant spell it) So this meant Ella was als tachiacardic and had to get her out ASAP, so they used Vontouse, so legs up on the stirups and lots of hard work and the head finally came out, her hand was up against her face so I thought it was harder pushing the sholdurs out that the head!

I had a episiotomy to help get her out, so had to be stiched up afterwards, which was quite painful!

She was born 6th Jan weighing 8lb 4oz, a big baby for little me!

hayden was 8lb10 and i'm quite small..only had 5 stitches though.did hurt but surely a section scar would be just as painful! and you cant bend etc which has gotta be hard with a newborn!


still dont envy yvanne...10lb (good on ya for no stitches)