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After having two children naturally, I was quite happy to accept the doctors advice to have my third baby via a cesarean, as she was breech.  Not so deep down I was a little frightened of going through the pain of childbirth for the third time,  so it was a relief to not have to go through it again.  I wasn’t even concerned about the cesarean risks involved.  Now my daughter is twelve and I have a beautiful scar to show for her entrance into the world.

If I was to have anther baby, which isn’t going to happen in this life time, I would be doing a lot more research into what the real risks of delivering via a cesarean section are.

Most women you talk to who have had a baby will be happy to share her birthing story with you, so I will share a little of mine without the gory bits of course.

My Cesarean Story

When I was approximately 37 weeks pregnant I went for my routine check up and after the doctor had done her examination, she explained to me that the baby was breech, which means that she hadn’t turned and she had her feet first.  She gave me two options, one was to try and turn the baby around while she was in the womb and the second was to have a cesarean, which I jumped at without doing any research on cesarean risks.

At 39 weeks I went in to hospital to deliver my baby.  After preparation the aneathatist came in to give me an epidural which is a needle injected into your spine to stop all feeling to the lower half of your body. It was a very strange sensation not being in control of your legs.  I was then taken to the operating room with my husband in tow.  All was good until they unleashed the scalpal where I was instantly aware the epidural had not taken full effect.  (yes I felt it)  My husband went white as they ushered him out of the room quickly while they put me under general anaesthetic.  A short time later I awoke to find my husband and new baby beside me.

It felt strange to not have been there emotionally for the delivery of my daughter.  Sure I was there physically but I  had no connections with the passage of birth and the actual baby.  It took me three days to feel an emotional connection with my new baby girl, which is not what I felt with my other two delivered naturally.

In my next post I will tell you about the recovery side of things and some specific cesarean risks to think about.

Have a great day,

Jackie Stenhouse

We would like to invite you to make a comment on your personal experiences on being pregnant or becoming a parent.  I have three children and have experienced three completely different pregnancies and births, from premature labor to caserean section. My first child arrived 6 weeks early and it was a very frightening experience after I started bleeding at 32 weeks. I was very unsure of what was happening and felt emotionally wrecked when I left hospital after giving birth to my beautiful little boy, without him.  I felt very blessed to have him and after 3 long weeks of him staying in the special care unit, he was ready to come home.  He hasn't looked back and is now over 6 feet at 14 years of age. So even though we had a shaky start, we are very fortunate to have a very healthy and happy child. I would love to hear your story and it may even help other women going through the same thing. 

Jackie, Chief Editor

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