Hi
Well im 5 months pregnant right now, but i've been researching and I wanna be really prepared for when I go into labor...
I want to know what you think is better

a c-section or a regular delivery??? Im really curious cause I have low tolerance to pain.. and well im 19 and I dont want to have a huge scar... I dunno Im confused

HELP

Hi, I had my first child by C-Section at 19 and now at 27 my scar is hardly noticable, c-sections today don't leave you with a huge scar.

C-sections are normaly only done for medical reasons so the advantages are basically that you would be putting the health of you and your baby at risk otherwise if you had any of these. Exam,ples would be breech birth, a very large baby, or fetal distress where the baby isn't getting enough oxygen in labour.

I have also had three vaginal births and in my opinion these were much easier, epecially in terms of recovery afterwards. For me having a C-Section made it hard to care for my son, and made breast feeding impossible, I found the experience quite traumatic.

That's not to say that this is the case for everyone, I have a friend who found recovery easier and thought c-section was a more pleasant experience by far, but the she had medical problems that made labour particularly difficult for her.

If you choose to have a vaginal birth my advice would be to inform yourself about labour as much as possible, to keep mobile as long as possible in labour, and try not to be strapped to the hospital bed!, also try to avoid induction, it hurts more!

google active birth, epidural, and generaly get informed as much as you can, and look forward to meeting your baby

I heard with a C-section its a small insertion(small enough so the baby could fit through) that years from now could be barely noticable. It could vary from woman to woman but I would prefer regular delivery b/c if you keep getting C-sections the area could scarRRRRR up.

Hey, I had three vaginal deliveries and I know that I would prefer those to c-section. Not only does c-section limit the number of children you can have - most doctors will only do 3 c-sects, and each pregnancy after your uterus has a chance of rupture where the scar is - but the recovery time is much longer and more stressful on your body. A c-section requires surgery where as vaginal delivery is just delivery. Our bodies were made to deliver vaginally, not through surgery.

Don't get me wrong, c-sections are great when they are needed in cases of emergency but they are very over-used and should be a last resort, not an option.

hey.. thanks for the advice.. im planning on only having two children but who knows.. LOl

I had my first vaginal with epidural and pethodine and felt nothing which in a way was good but i never experienced it really coz i couldnt walk afterwards to see her.

My second arrived at home and i just cant describe what that was like, it hurt a little bit, nowhere near as much as i thought. But in my own environment it was amazing. hubby nearly delivered.

I would never go c-section unless it was for baby and mines safety.