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Why did you need one, and did you think it was necessary? Emergency c-section when I went into full labour (extremely quickly) at 34 weeks with baby as transverse breech. Yes I agreed it was necessary.

Were you other options well explained to you? No. They told me that there were no other options as baby was in distress and I was physically not going to be able to deliver her vaginally.

Do you think you were adequately informed about the risks/recovery involved? No, but I'm not sure how they could have done it. They were trying to get "informed consent" between contractions but whilst I remember them getting me to sign things I don't remember anything they actually told me. I had done a little bit of reading about c-sections when I found out the week before that baby was breech, but still thought I had many weeks to turn her so hadn't paid much attention.

Would you do things differently if you could go back to the situation? I would have gone to the hospital much sooner and not listened to the hopeless fill-in midwife who told me it was nothing when it was obviously pre-term labour.

What did you like/not like about it?
I can't believe people can think that a c-section is the "easy" option! It's major abdominal surgery with all the risks. I lost a fair amount of blood so was short of breath and tired for about 2 weeks from that and it took over 4 weeks before I could sit up or stand up without being aware of the incision. Coughing and sneezing for the first week almost made me pass out from the pain. BUT, I did like the longer hospital stay that you get with a c-section, because emotionally I would NOT have been ready to go home at day 3 when my milk hadn't even come in yet.



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Why did you need one, and did you think it was necessary?
I needed one because Aoife was 'high-risk' as she was IUGR and blood flow to her placenta had reduced. As she was Twin 2 and I had no previous labour experience the Ob recommended a c-sect as the chances of needing an Emergency c/sect for the second delivery was high.

Were you other options well explained to you?
Yes, from both Ob and MW

Do you think you were adequately informed about the risks/recovery involved?
Yes, I found the hospital MWs very helpful with my recovery time in hospital

Would you do things differently if you could go back to the situation?
No. I do wonder if I could have managed to labour both twins but being awake and alert for both delieveries was more important to me than attempting to deliver vaginally.

What did you like/not like about it?
I liked that even though we knew from 28 weeks that it would be a c-sect, my MW didn't drop me ( I was with the high-risk Ob team at Welly who strongly recommend you use their MWs also. but we wanted to stick with our Independent MW)
My MW was there for my C-sect as a support person ( for DH mainly ) which I really valued and appreciated.
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Why did you need one, and did you think it was necessary?
DD was breech. Yes, it was necessary.

Were you other options well explained to you?
No, we'd gone through all possible options to get her turned, the only option we didnt try was waiting for me to go into labour before doing the c-section and that was because I had had enough and wanted it over

Do you think you were adequately informed about the risks/recovery involved?
No. During my pregnancy I had a number of OB's make heavy weather about the risks associated with vaginal birth but none discussed the risks of a c-section or the recovery involved.

Would you do things differently if you could go back to the situation?
In this case, nothing besides tell all attending staff that I'd appreciate they respect that this was a defining moment in our lives and refrain from discussing cricket scores

What did you like/not like about it?
I had my heart set on a vaginal birth. I was shocked by the pain I experienced for weeks afterwards and by the fact that I wasnt as mobile as I needed to be to look after my newborn. I ended up with post-natal depression which I think was caused at least in part by the surgery and the recovery period afterward.



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Why did you need one, and did you think it was necessary?
I've had two. The first one emergency because DD was brow presentation. I'd been in labour/waters broken over 24 hours by that stage and she just wasn't coming down. It was definately necessary.

With DS, my liver enzymes were packing a tantrum, the doctors thought I had collistasis of pregnancy and decided DS needed to be born at 38 weeks. Because of previous cs they weren't prepared to try inducing me so an elective was the only option. I was fine with it, by that stage I just wanted him out and healthy. They were also concerned that he was HUGE. Turns out he was brow presentation anyway so a vaginal birth wouldn't have worked.

Were you other options well explained to you?
I don't think there were any other options for at the time for either of them. Before the drama with DS started the drs talked me though what would happen in a vbac and were encouraging me to go that way. Right from the beginning I was reluctant to try a vbac as I didn't want to go though the crap I went though first time round.

Do you think you were adequately informed about the risks/recovery involved?
The first time it all happened so fast that there really wasn't much time for talking. The midwife got me to sign some papers. The second time both the surgeon and the anesthetist went though detailed explanations. I wasn't concerned as I'd done it before.

Would you do things differently if you could go back to the situation?
First time round I would have let the midwife call in the doctor earlier (I didn't want the doctor to come because I was terrified of having an episiotomy)

What did you like/not like about it?
Both times I got wound infections. I could have lived without them! My first cs was in 1998 and second in 2009. I liked the improvements in the process between them. I had much better pain control second time round. Second time I got to bf my baby in recovery whereas first time baby was whisked away to scbu while I was still in theatre. I found the elective good in that I could plan the day. I could organise who would have DD etc.

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Why did you need one, and did you think it was necessary?
I needed one because Liam got distressed and a lot of meconium started to show. I didn't think/know I needed one until I was being rushed for a crash c-section - I was 10cm, pushing and blissfully unaware that anything was wrong until everyone started to panic and DH was told to pull the emergency button in the delivery suite.

Were you other options well explained to you?
No, there wasn't any time.. I was just told we needed to get him out asap

Do you think you were adequately informed about the risks/recovery involved?
I didn't feel like I was prepared for something to go wrong (but then who is!!) and I would have appreciated a lot more support straight afterward but didn't really have any aside from DH who knew about as much as I did!!

Would you do things differently if you could go back to the situation?
I don't think I could have.. I got to 10cm and was pushing as best I could. But I'm gutted that I missed out on a vaginal birth and will always feel like I should have tried harder to get him out myself!

What did you like/not like about it?
My epi only ever worked on one side throughout all of labour so when they were starting the cesarean I could feel it and had to be put under a GA. I didn't get to see my beautiful boy until a lot later and it was only to hold his hand in his incubator.

What I LOVED was getting my baby out - he had to be resuscitated for a few minutes when he came out and without the quick work of everyone, it could have gone terribly wrong.


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Oh I have posted in Katte's aswell, not sure if any of that may be of use to you


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Why did you need one, and did you think it was necessary?
I had mine due to failure to progress.

Were you other options well explained to you?
TBH the nights a haze,but im 99% sure i wasnt actually given a option and was just told to sign the forms.

Do you think you were adequately informed about the risks/recovery involved?
I was pretty clueless to be honest

Would you do things differently if you could go back to the situation?
If i could wind back to when my waters were ruptured by the Ob, i would never have let her do it, there were a number of issues there though.

What did you like/not like about it?
Dont get me wrong the surgery was fab, cos i knew Megan was safe and fine, but my recovery was hell and when it was pointed out that the induction was unwarrented to begin with it was frustrating!   In the end though i have a gorgeous, very happy nine month old so i really cannot complain!!
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Why did you need one, and did you think it was necessary? Were you other options well explained to you? Do you think you were adequately informed about the risks/recovery involved? Would you do things differently if you could go back to the situation? What did you like/not like about it?

The first time i needed one because failure to progress..i got to 9.5cm and he was posterier and wouldn't come out.. the second time was supposed to be elective but I went into labour and it would have ended in c section anyway cause he was posterier and 37cm head:)! so yes I did think it was necessary..both boys needed help when they came out..one had 3 APGAR an done had 6...(but perfect after 5mins)

yes the other options were adequately explained and risks were clearly explained(though i was vomiting and leaking waters at the time)but the second time very clearly at OB appt .

Would you do things differently if you could go back to the situation? What did you like/not like about it?

no.. the first one saved Ethan's life and the second (after trying to keep me in labour waiting for the shift change grrrrrrr!)was necessary as well..

I liked that they could help my kids and get them out and help them! I didn't like the long recovery time and the pain...noone really warned me what level of pain and how i wouldn't be able to move for the first day:( apparently worse the second time cause they removed adhesions from the first time and tied tubes.
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