Good story here!! I had a cecarean due to a spine injury. It’s was fine the only part I hated was not feeling my legs ???? my recovery was quick. Just keep your pain meds up even if your feeling ok as it’s hard to get your pain unercontrol again. But I was literally driving 1 week later with doctors permission. I hVe a good pain threshold though x good luck you will be fine ????

A booked c section is a lot easier recovery then a energy c section , u haven’t been thru hours of labour and pain which is a big plus . Yes your nervous but it’s pretty easy going . The recovery is good as long as your take your pain relief and get up and move as soon as u can , that’s key to a quick recovery . Slow small walks and you get the best reward after . They are worth it

I had to have a cesarean with my twins because they were both feet down. I didn’t have any problems during or after the cesarean. Of course you are a bit sore on the first day but it will heal pretty fast.

I had 2 caesars. Yes the recovery takes a little longer. You wither feel sore from the caesar or have sore bits from a natural birth so you can’t win either way. Yes it does hurt afterwards but it wasn’t anywhere near as bad as I thought it would be. You will be ok. Safe baby is the most important thing xx

My Csections were both a pleasant experience. I had a 13 mth old when I had my first c-section and a 3 year old and 22mth old during my second. They knew I couldn’t lift them, I had help with the housework and used it as a good time to learn to delegate and just roll with what could and couldn’t be done. There was a little bit of mum guilt because I was limited but I found ways to make memories. Little ways to make my older children still feel loved and special.

I had a csection with my son & it was a beautiful, special experience. I recovered well.. but you really need to make sure you listen to dr advice after having csection for a speedy recovery & to ensure you don’t do longterm damage. Don’t overdo it too early.

My first was a c sec emergency but it went well i recoved well and wasn’t in as much pain as I thought I would be after it my scar healed well too my second was a vbac and it was more traumatic in my opinion then my emergency c sec but I loved the experience aswell

I don’t have any experience in it but I hope you will get some good advice here or maybe talk to your gp or midwife?

I had a great experience with first one, was up and about no pain tne next day even made my own bed for the nurses no pain at all post. Second was awful they cut a superficial nerve I had really bad nerve pain, was sent home 3 days later in pain not being able to breast feed, pain relief, the nurses were not nice and was same hospital. Was on endone for pain, antibiotics as they thought I had an infection. Ended up with PND from a multitude of factors and this all exasabated it.

I’ve had 4 csections and with the same doctor I absolutely love they were all fantastic experiences. The first I had a long recovery but that was more mind over matter. The more you get up and move the faster the healing time is. With my last I was back driving and doing every per normal (with just a bit of slower time frame) with 2 and half weeks.
Good luck to you

I had an emergency caesarean after 47 hours of labour with my second child & I was home recovering within two days. It did take a while for the anaesthetic to wear off in my legs which made it difficult to attend to my son’s needs & the quality of nursing was very different to the birthing suites. My next child was scheduled for an elective caesarean due to pending labour complications. Unfortunately I went into labour 4 weeks early so ended up with another emergency caesarean. I didn’t realise until my second caesarean that I was allergic to the betadine they use to disinfect the site before cutting, which caused a burning sensation. I needed ice packs instead of the usual heat packs they provide to sooth the area. I also found that both times I developed a bit of a cough which was painful if I didn’t hold pressure along the incision line with a pillow. Other than that, I didn’t find the recovery much different to that of my first natural birth & actually found the healing from the episiotomy worse.

I had twins which were induced but delivery failed to progress so c-section was advised after waiting almost all day. I was disappointed at the time but looking back it was the very best thing. No long term problems for me, healthy babies and I think less ‘issues’ for me down under than if I’d completed a natural birth. But one thing I’d ask for now is that babies were swabbed with vaginal juices since they miss out on the ‘good bacteria’ apparently, and this can set them up for microbe imbalance down the track.

Oh I didnt know they did them under local anesthetic even if it was emergency c section. Its sounding less likely that I will need one but incase I do I will keep that in mind

If you think there’s a high likelihood of needing a caesarian I’d suggest either booking a scheduled one, or if you go into labour make sure there’s enough time to get an epidural or spinal tap (not sure of the difference between the two). I had to have an emergency c sec and it was too late for either so I ended up going under general anaesthetic, which meant neither myself nor my husband saw our baby be born.

After having 3 normal deliveries my fourth bub was born via an emergency c-section which was very scary as I was in a low risk hospital who were not equipped for an emergency c-section everything went pear shaped and I had no choice I didn’t even have time to be flown to a bigger hospital but in saying that I was knocked out completely I don’t remember a thing I woke a few hrs later with a new bub but under all that the hospital did a great job my pain wasn’t to bad, I had no complications I was up walking the next morning, I went home the following day, I healed great and can hardly see my scar so I would have a c-section again.

@mumof3 I’m 21 weeks. My placementa has moved up 3 cm so they said I will be ok in that area… however the cord has implanted on the side of the placenta so this may cause other issues now

How far along are you? I have no experience with c-sections but I also had a low placenta I think it was called placenta previa? However it moved out of the way in time and I was able to give birth naturally. I hope the same happens for you, but I’m sure either way you will be fine.

Thank you for all your responses to my question. I really wish there was an option to reply to answers. But all these stories definitely help me to feel more relaxed around it, if it does need to happen. My main concern was healing with an 18 month old and how I go about not running around after him and picking him up etc. But it sounds like alot of mums manage ways around this

A planned C-section may not be in your original birth plan, or how you expected birth to be, but having gone through two (one for twins and one for the next singleton), I can say that my experience was not at all a negative one. Yes there is some healing which is different to recovering from a vaginal birth, but the C-section is very low (my scars are just above the pubic bone), and not really a long recovery. It may be difficult to pick up your 18 month old, but you will find things will change anyway- you have a newborn to pick up and carry now as well, so sometimes the older sibling has to wait or find new ways to be close to you. Having twins the first time around, my kids have always had to wait their turn!! I probably lost a day or two immediately after the birth when I wasn’t able to get around freely, but after that, I think things were generally pretty good. Enjoy building the bonds between your children, the birth is such a small part of the process, almost like the wedding to the marriage!!

I’ve had two c-sections.
First was an emergency and second was elective. I was so traumatised by the first pregnancy, trying to have a normal birth but couldn’t and the doctor yelling at me saying I wasn’t pushing properly that I was so glad I got an elective one second time around.
In all honesty I didn’t find the recovery period that bad. I was still able to do things as normal, just not carry heavy things and not being able to drive but you can’t really go anywhere that far these days!