I read Daily Mail Online (for my sins) and one article caught my eye. The headline was: "Pregnant women opt for Caesareans because 'they are afraid of poor care' during natural birth, says leading midwife".
This really upset me. The fact that people are worried about the care that they are going to receive in a hospital. Surely they'll get the best treatment?
I fell pregnant totally by surprise and I'll admit, I didn't give a Caesarean section a second thought. I thought "I'll go into labour, have the baby (via water birth) and go home" but that didn't happen. I did need an emergency section and it wasn't the best experience I've ever had. The staff were amazing though. I was in hospital for 10 days post-birth and I never had a negative encounter with a member of staff.
After my Caesarean, I was very sore afterwards and struggled to do anything. Showering in hospital was the worst. A midwife kindly offered to help me shower but I politely declined out of pride (she did have to help me put my knickers on though!). I couldn't move about in bed to get comfortable, walking was a chore and bending down to deal with C was awful. I sometimes even felt that I didn't even give birth to C and that it was 'cheating'.
I think some people forget that a Caesarean section is major abdominal surgery and it does take a long time to recover. Knowing the recovery time and pain, I cannot fathom why someone would opt for that without a medical reason. I understand that some people may be totally against me on that and if you are, please leave me a comment and let me know your thoughts.
In any subsequent pregnancy that I have, I will probably need another Caesarean unless every little aspect of the pregnancy is 100% perfect and that really upsets me. There's nothing I want more than to give birth to a child naturally and to experience that feeling. I'll probably never get my water birth but I do hope I get my natural delivery next time.
This really upset me. The fact that people are worried about the care that they are going to receive in a hospital. Surely they'll get the best treatment?
I fell pregnant totally by surprise and I'll admit, I didn't give a Caesarean section a second thought. I thought "I'll go into labour, have the baby (via water birth) and go home" but that didn't happen. I did need an emergency section and it wasn't the best experience I've ever had. The staff were amazing though. I was in hospital for 10 days post-birth and I never had a negative encounter with a member of staff.
After my Caesarean, I was very sore afterwards and struggled to do anything. Showering in hospital was the worst. A midwife kindly offered to help me shower but I politely declined out of pride (she did have to help me put my knickers on though!). I couldn't move about in bed to get comfortable, walking was a chore and bending down to deal with C was awful. I sometimes even felt that I didn't even give birth to C and that it was 'cheating'.
I think some people forget that a Caesarean section is major abdominal surgery and it does take a long time to recover. Knowing the recovery time and pain, I cannot fathom why someone would opt for that without a medical reason. I understand that some people may be totally against me on that and if you are, please leave me a comment and let me know your thoughts.
In any subsequent pregnancy that I have, I will probably need another Caesarean unless every little aspect of the pregnancy is 100% perfect and that really upsets me. There's nothing I want more than to give birth to a child naturally and to experience that feeling. I'll probably never get my water birth but I do hope I get my natural delivery next time.
