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C/S Scheduled
Looks like January 5 will be the little guy's birthday. Looks like he may be an NHLer afterall, Shannon 
At this week's appointment my doctor decided to go ahead and schedule it. She said he still has lots of time to turn, but given that he's been in the same position without turning since 19 weeks and that he's starting to drop (giving him less room) she isn't hopeful.
I was pretty upset about it for a while. I was having a pity party thinking that this is just one more "normal" pregnancy related experience that I'll never have. But the girls on the SAIF board told me some great planned C/S stories and I'm feeling better about things.
I'd love to hear your positive C/S related stories if you have them!
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I was in the same boat as you Amy. P was frank breached since she was 26 weeks old. She also decided to come at 35 weeks. Honestly i was walking the next day and although I didn't have the experience of a vaginal birth just to see my daughter was out healthy and happy (well some what happy) it was just a great feeling for her to be in this world.
Recovery was okay, a little pain here and there but it subsided after 2 weeks.
I know you must be disappointed but you know, how ever he gets here, it's a good thing he's here! My sis had 2 c/s, as did my friend, and neither felt as though they missed out on anything. The hospital does provide a cousnellor, though (at least they do here), in case you feel differently and want to speak to someone about it.
In the words of my brutally honest and outspoken former employer, when asked by the counsellor if she felt as though she needed to mourn not having a natural childbirth, "I don't care if you ripped that baby out of my a$$hole...I just wanted it out of me". lmao...gross.
I've had two c/s and they have been great experiences. The actual c/s surgery was super easy. The worst thing IMHO was the IV needle going in. I was super panicked about the spinal (with J I still had my epidural in, since I was trying for a vaginal birth.) But I didn't feel anyhing other than a poke. It was no more than a bee sting feeling.
My recovery was so easy. I didn't take anything more than extra-strength Tylenol for like 2-3 days after I came home. I had a couple of does of T3s while in the hospital. But I could have done without them. It hurt to get in and out of bed, so DH had to help me alot that way.
I was driving right away, too. They said to wait like until my 6 PP appt. but with having to take J to his dayhome and keep his normal activites up. I was driving comfortably like a couple of days after.
My overall experiences were so great. I had no complaints other than being sore for a couple of weeks after.
Any other questions, I would be glad to answer! I am super excited for you=)
I had a c-section, and it wasn't bad. Everyone is different, I guess, but I've heard a ton of horror stories about natural births, too.
Mine was an emergency c-section, so I don't have any tips for planning one. But I really didn't find recovery to be all that bad. I'm not going to lie, there were some parts that were rough- I needed my husband to lie my down and sit me up for about a week because I couldn't do it on my own. It was a bit painful to stand up from a sitting position the first few days. But really, after that, it wasn't bad. I was out driving and shopping and eating lunch at a restaurant on day 5, feeling totally able to do all that stuff (although I found out later you're not supposed to drive for two weeks? I have no idea why, I felt perfectly fine driving).
Don't lift anything. Have lots of help around 24/7 for the first two weeks, at least.
Buy lots of really ugly high-waisted underwear and high-waisted loose pants. You won't want anything near your incision.
This is just personal preference, but after the c-section it was really important to me that my baby not spend his first hour of life alone. I had to go to recovery and my son had to go to the nursery, so I didn't get to hold him or be with him. I made my husband go with him and hold him. Another thing to think about is that, with a planned c-section, you might have a lot of friends/family members show up. Do you want them to see your baby before you do? If not, make sure you lay down the law that no one is allowed to see the baby/hold the baby until after you've had your chance, even if that means they're waiting for two hours. I know that would have been really important to me. I wanted my husband to hold him, but I wouldn't have wanted anyone else to until after I had my chance.
Good luck!
My recovery was quite easy from my C/S. It wasn't planned, but the section went very well, and I was just glad see see my little guy. I really don't have any regrets, and I also don't know any different.
Everyone's birth experience is different, even if they do go vaginally. Celebrate that LO is almost here!
So excited for you BTW...
My SIL had an emergency c/s and then her next pregnancy was a planned c/s. She preferred it planned because she was mentally prepared for it.
Mine was an emergency c/s and it all happened so fast (from the time the decision was made to the time he was out was under 30 minutes). I was sad that so many things we wanted to didn't get (natural birth, home birth, BF'ing right away, holding him right away). BUT we did get something that we weren't expecting.
Joe was up at my head and we talked a bit about how excited we were and other lovey dovey stuff. We cried and kissed and then Joe got to stand up and see them pull Ben out of me. He got to be the one to tell me it was a boy.
Question you should ask the hospital:
- Can you hold Gavin right away or is it after he is cleaned up?
- Is he taken away while you recover or does he stay with you?
- Can you BF right away?
Ah Jen, you're making me all emotional just reading about your chatting and crying!
Thanks, ladies. Lots of great info here.
From what I've read in the info our hospital gave us, he will go to recovery with me. They're big on skin-to-skin and BFing right away. They said that as long as both mom and baby are well, they'll prop you up in recovery to BF. And if for some reason I'm not able to or he has to go to the nursery, D will do the skin-to-skin or go to the nursery with him.
lucky. This is my only real regret about having a c-section. It makes me so sad to think that I couldn't hold him or even really see him.
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Woo hoo NHL babies! It's an awesome retirement plan I tells ya Amy, it's going to work like a charm
As for the c-section... I clearly have no advice, but I think knowing in advance that you'll be having one will help you really prepare well for what will happen, what to expect, etc. Plus enough ladies on here have gone through them that I'm sure you will get a ton more advice (including the good ideas above)
Also, do you realize that it will be one month tomorrow until your baby is here! How awesome is that!!!
Both of my babies were born by C/S and I had absolutely no problems at all. Lexi was a scheduled C/S and it was awesome. I was up and moving around about 3 hours after having both LO's and I was fully healed within 3-4 weeks.
With a scheduled C/S you will probaly have to have a spinal instead of an epi. I was terrified of this prior to having it done. In hindsight, the Epi that I had done with my first pregnancy was worse than the spinal so try not to worry. Once the anesthetic takes( usually 5 minutes), they will place a sheet across your chest( so you don't see anything) and DH will be asked to sit by you. Gavin should be out within 5 minutes after they start and then they will quickly clean him up and hand him to you. I was able to hold Lexi while they were stitching me up (10 minutes). After that your DH will go with baby while they do all of the tests and measurments. You will be taken to the recovery room and then gavin will be brought to you right away.
HTH
You know Amy even though our labour/delivery was the total opposite of what we wanted I wouldn't trade any of it for that brief moment in time that Joe and I had together. It was the last time it was just us and it is a clear tie for the best moment of my life (the tie being the moment Ben arrived and Joe yelled out "it's a boy! It's Ben".
I am so excited for you! T-minus 32 days!!
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oh, this warms my stone cold heart. ?so sweet!
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Good luck CBL, it's coming so soon!?
Yay for an NHL baby
I don't have any experience with a c/s, but I would think that it would be great to be able to mentally prepare for it...and it would be nice to get to plan. I hadn't put much thought into a c/s...and I'm not too sure if I would have been hugely upset about it, or just taken it in stride.
I haven't been on here in ages (darn work)...I forgot that there are a few of us due within a few days of each other
I'm so excited for Jan 5th!!!
I know a planned C/S isn't ideal but like the others said, it has its perks for sure. It will be a beautiful moment no matter how Gavin arrives, and you will always cherish that first meeting, regardless of the method.