pringles24
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Hey friends! I love this sub and have learned so much from you, I thought this might be a great place to gather insight and encouragement before the birth of our second child in August.
I’ll be having my first ever c section this fall. My doctor is on board for what I’ve learned is referred to as a “gentle” c section, with immediate skin to skin, delayed cord clamping, and a clear drape or mirror so I can watch our baby come into the world.
With that said, I’m a bit on edge after our 2021 delivery (my preference would have been a home birth with a midwife, but I risked out of midwifery care and had a hospital delivery with so many unnecessary interventions which resulted in a 4th degree tear and incredibly challenging physical recovery). Im totally on board with a c section but really, really want to make sure my preferences are understood and followed as long as it’s safe for the medical team to do so.
The thing is, I’m just not sure what my preferences might be, other than “please don’t separate me and baby, and please don’t let me turn into one of those c section horror stories.”
Has anyone here had a “gentle” c section and would be willing to share the details or even a list of birth preferences they shared with their medical team? Likewise, any c section parents who, looking back on their delivery, know what they’d advocate for if they could do it all over again?
Hoping to strike a balance between a calm, connected birth for our baby and listening to the advice of our wonderful doctor who knows a lot more about these things than I do; a moderately granola delivery, if you will!
I’ll be having my first ever c section this fall. My doctor is on board for what I’ve learned is referred to as a “gentle” c section, with immediate skin to skin, delayed cord clamping, and a clear drape or mirror so I can watch our baby come into the world.
With that said, I’m a bit on edge after our 2021 delivery (my preference would have been a home birth with a midwife, but I risked out of midwifery care and had a hospital delivery with so many unnecessary interventions which resulted in a 4th degree tear and incredibly challenging physical recovery). Im totally on board with a c section but really, really want to make sure my preferences are understood and followed as long as it’s safe for the medical team to do so.
The thing is, I’m just not sure what my preferences might be, other than “please don’t separate me and baby, and please don’t let me turn into one of those c section horror stories.”
Has anyone here had a “gentle” c section and would be willing to share the details or even a list of birth preferences they shared with their medical team? Likewise, any c section parents who, looking back on their delivery, know what they’d advocate for if they could do it all over again?
Hoping to strike a balance between a calm, connected birth for our baby and listening to the advice of our wonderful doctor who knows a lot more about these things than I do; a moderately granola delivery, if you will!