C-section or vaginal?

i am 32 weeks pregnant, i went to the dr. yesterday and i am measuring 36 weeks. my dr. thinks its all baby. i have an ultrasound in 3 weeks to see how big he really is. if he is over 9 lbs she said that she would rather do a C-section because i am a small woman. i am thinking about scheduling a c-section anyways and just planning on doing it that way even if he isnt that big. can anyone tell me their thoughts on c-sections vs. vaginal births? i have not decided yet what im goin to do but i would like to hear others opinions. thank you! after i have my ultrasound i will have to let the hospital know if i want to plan a scheduled c-section.

C-section or vaginal?
You doctor will look that their calendar and call the hospital and schedule the c-section. If you baby is a 9 pounder or higher, I would highly recommend having a Cesarean. Since in all likelihood you would labor for hours and not be able to push s/he out. I had 3 c-sections and for the most part had easy recoveries. Most important thing to remember post surgery is to not lift more than 15 lbs. So if you baby is large, nothing more than you baby in his/her carrier.





Take care and best of luck!!!
Reply:i have had 1 c section and 6 induced deliveries. personally i prefer natural as it took me 6 wks to get over the c section, however if there is any chance of problems during labour i would def go for a planned c section worst thing must be to go thru hours of labour then have to have one. good luck
Reply:If you are 32wks but measure 36, by the time you go for your scan your baby could be term and 39wks not 35. This looks as if your dates are a month out. See if you can get that scan brought forward to be certain. I'm a small frame and have had 3 by section. If my first baby had looked as if it were going to be over 8lbs, my midwife said she would be worried. I ended up with an elective section due to breech baby anyway.


I would definitely book a section due to small frame size and the potential difficulties associated with attempting to deliver large babies. I don't want to frighten you, but if your doctor has mentioned it, pursue it, she's not allowed to tell you to do it she can only give you advice. Take it and good luck!
Reply:I don't know anything about a vaginal birth from personal experience but I had a C-Section in June. It was a lot more recovery then I ever expected as the doctor would not allow me to walk far distances, drive in a car, carry anything over 14lbs (which was my baby + her car seat) among other things for about 4 weeks. The scar is below my bikini line so no one besides my husband or the doctor would ever see it.





I was amazed to see some of my friends that had babies after me vaginally and how much more mobile they were.





Good luck with with your L%26amp;D!!!!
Reply:you heal faster from vaginal and are in less pain after delivery aswell. c-section are less painfull for delivery but i wouldnt want to have the weeks of recovering afterwards, hard to walk, sit, do normal things where as vaginal, it takes a day or two and your are pretty well normal.
Reply:I had a c-section, never had a vaginal birth. But I had no problem with mine. I actually healed rather quick. I walked around as much as possible the day after just so I could start to heal faster, which ever you choose, good luck!
Reply:Doctors told me through u/s that the baby is at least 10lb . My doctor decided to let me try have a natural delivery and if there were any complications to go for c-section. Ended up having a 8lb 8oz baby naturally.
Reply:There is less recovery time with a vaginal birth. Caesareans are a major abdominal operation and take a lot longer to recover. It is more difficult and uncomfortable for you after a C-section to enjoy your baby and if you are breast feeding you have to find a comfortable postition because of the pain and the sutures. Sure it is long and painful with a normal delivery, but you have your baby straight away and the pain is gone. If you have a c-section and a general anaesthetic it could be a couple of hours before you meet your baby, even it you have an epidural, you see your baby then it is taken away while you are stitched and then you go to recovery. Why don't you wait until you have your ultrasound and then decide, it is a big decision.
Reply:Do a C-section in Brazil. Giving birth is illegal in the US.
Reply:If you can avoid the c/section, avoid it. I had two emergency c/sections and the recovery and pain afterwards was quite difficult. A c/section is never the easy way out, many women are quite misinformed thinking that it's less painful.


If by chance you end up needing an emergency c/section, by all means have it. The most important thing is that the little one arrives safely.





I wish you all the best.
Reply:Think of it this way: a woman's body was designed to give birth vaginally. A C-section is major abdominal surgery, even though people don't tend to think of them that way because they have become so common. You should only have the C-section if it is absolutely medically necessary.





And just because you are small does not mean that your hip bones are not set in such a way that you can accommodate a larger baby. A really small relative of mine had vaginal deliveries with both of her two kids, and they were both over 10 pounds. That might not be the case for you, your doctor should know, but you should always plan for vaginal if you can.
Reply:I've had 2 c-sections and it took me ages to recover from both! The first was an emergency and the 2nd was because the doc prefered to use the same method to avoid risks. I wouldn't wish them on my worst enemy.


The silly publicity c-sections get nowadays is sooo wrong . Too posh to push etc etc I wish I had had a vaginal birth I saw all my friends recover MUCH quicker than me!





The doctors were also waiting for a HUGE baby when my first was born - the rumour spread through the Greek hospital like wild fire - but she turned out to be 6.5lbs!!!


Good luck with whatever you choose.
Reply:Both my children were born vaginally. My daughter weighed 8lbs 15 ozs and my son 10lbs 11ozs. I wasn't small and weighed 200lbs. I had an epidural with both and that helped with labor pains. You will heal faster with vaginal birth than with a c-section.





I think it's all up to you, but I would try to give birth vaginal and if there are complications then the doctor will advise you to have a c-section.





Good Luck!
Reply:You will recover much faster from a vaginal delivery than a c-section for one thing, and a c-section is major surgery. If they think it is SAFE for you to try a vaginal...then I'd go that route first. But if the recommendation is c-section then follow your dr. orders, your hubby will just have to be a bigger help until you recover.





Good luck either way...safe delivery!!
Reply:I would suggest, from experience, to do it vaginally if you can. I promise you it's much better. Sure, a c-section is faster, and you don't have to work and push, but the pain and recovery is so much worse afterwards!!! When I had my son naturally, I pushed for 20 min (first baby!) and was a little sore, but was back to normal in a day. When I had my daughter c-section, I was sore, unable to lift my son (and barely my daughter) and it took a few weeks to recover. If you doctor says you NEED a c-section, trust them. But if you don't HAVE TO HAVE IT, dont' do it.
Reply:I've heard horror stories from c-sections as well as vaginal births....


If you have a small frame and a 9 lb baby...do yourself a favor a have a c-section.... because you're more likely to tear and may need stitches...the baby can get stuck in the canal...


if your doctor recommends it he knows better....





good luck!!!!
Reply:I had an u/s at 38 weeks that said our baby was almost 11 lbs! I was scared silly! He came out and was only 8 lb 1 oz so the u/s isn't always accurate.





Me? I would never opt to have a c-section, if they had to do because of emergency, so be it but I would never choose it.





Good Luck!

radiata