C-section vs Vaginal induction

[Anonymous]

If you are only having one, C-sec no question.

I've had both a blue vaginal baby and C-sec complications.

A 38-week induction in a prima has a high chance of failure and ending in a C anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Getting an induction was the worst decision I’ve made in my life and that’s not an exaggeration. Understand it goes well for the majority of people, but when it doesn’t - it really really doesn’t (and probably ends in c-section anyway). You’ll get a variety of responses, none should be that applicable to you though because birth is different for every single person and every person has a different risk profile. Find a doctor you trust and make a plan with them.

If they break your water a failed induction it will end in a C 100% of the time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those of who you had planned or emergency sections what did you find useful during recovery? Besides additional help. Loose. Underwear? Any brand you liked? Scar patches? Abdominal binder? Can I just use my belly band? Ice packs? I was gifted some Friday mom vaginal ice packs but won't need them now I figured I could use them at the incision?

We also will have the option of a 4-5 day stay at our hospital - they said that's the norm so we can always Amazon things to the apt if needed. I'm trying to not overbuy crap I won't need

My hospital did some kind of nerve block that was great, only needed OTC meds for pain

[Anonymous]

For a complicated pregnancy I would skip to a c-section and I’m very much against interventions but this sounds like a good case for one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t speak to everything, but I had an “elective” c section due to a (very stubborn) breech. It was a really great experience (well, as far as having your uterus sliced open). It was calm, and I had our midwife team with us. My request was that the air be light, and everyone in the room brought their A game, joking and poking fun at each other.

I had a really good recovery, but did too much too soon and ended up with some clotting issues weeks down the road. For me, I went home on naprosyn and Tylenol for pain, but I know that’s not everyone’s experience. I did have some issues with the anaesthetic., but that’s because it was discovered in the OR that I had a spinal curvature. I was still having trouble moving and feeling one side the following morning but nothing that time and help didn’t get me through.

I know this isn’t exactly your questions, but the c-section story can be a good one. DD did have some extra fluid in her lungs for a day or two, but not enough that she couldn’t be in room with me.

I just also want to point out that hemorrhage can also happen after vaginal birth. I had one friend for whom this was life threatening.

Honestly, do what feels best. A c section is not a failure or the worst thing in the world. You’ll read some judgemental stuff online about them, but it’s actually not as easy as people thug, nor as terrible.

+1 I had the most relaxed, chill scheduled c. It was a lovely birth. No issues for anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want more children, try for induction.

If you’re one and done, c-section.

This is rote advice for a standard pregnancy. It's terrible and dangerous advice for someone with a placental abruption. And c-sections are only an issue if you want 4+ pregnancies, not just "more than one."

As a second time mom, I can see in hindsight that I was really snowed by a lot of the vaginal or bust pressure the first time, but seeing people pushing this woman into risking her baby's life to "attempt" a vaginal birth is really beyond anything. Might as well be a bunch of loons telling her to give birth in a tub by herself under the full moon because Womyn Power or something.

That’s not true. C sections result in higher rates of subsequent miscarriages and stillbirth, so even a complicated pregnancy who really wanted a second child should try to avoid one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want more children, try for induction.

If you’re one and done, c-section.

This is rote advice for a standard pregnancy. It's terrible and dangerous advice for someone with a placental abruption. And c-sections are only an issue if you want 4+ pregnancies, not just "more than one."

As a second time mom, I can see in hindsight that I was really snowed by a lot of the vaginal or bust pressure the first time, but seeing people pushing this woman into risking her baby's life to "attempt" a vaginal birth is really beyond anything. Might as well be a bunch of loons telling her to give birth in a tub by herself under the full moon because Womyn Power or something.

That’s not true. C sections result in higher rates of subsequent miscarriages and stillbirth, so even a complicated pregnancy who really wanted a second child should try to avoid one.

Absolutely not. A population study found a 0.03% increased risk of stillbirth for women who had a c vs. Spontaneous vaginal delivery (and no increase for miscarriage) but the study did not address any confounding variables. What that means is that it is a CORRELATION found in one Danish study, not "C sections result in" (causation). Scaremonger elsewhere.
"Limitations include incomplete data on maternal body mass index, maternal smoking, fertility treatment, causes of stillbirth, and maternally requested cesarean section, as well as lack of data on antepartum/intrapartum stillbirth and gestational age for stillbirth and miscarriage." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4077571/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want more children, try for induction.

If you’re one and done, c-section.

This is rote advice for a standard pregnancy. It's terrible and dangerous advice for someone with a placental abruption. And c-sections are only an issue if you want 4+ pregnancies, not just "more than one."

As a second time mom, I can see in hindsight that I was really snowed by a lot of the vaginal or bust pressure the first time, but seeing people pushing this woman into risking her baby's life to "attempt" a vaginal birth is really beyond anything. Might as well be a bunch of loons telling her to give birth in a tub by herself under the full moon because Womyn Power or something.

That’s not true. C sections result in higher rates of subsequent miscarriages and stillbirth, so even a complicated pregnancy who really wanted a second child should try to avoid one.

Absolutely not. A population study found a 0.03% increased risk of stillbirth for women who had a c vs. Spontaneous vaginal delivery (and no increase for miscarriage) but the study did not address any confounding variables. What that means is that it is a CORRELATION found in one Danish study, not "C sections result in" (causation). Scaremonger elsewhere.
"Limitations include incomplete data on maternal body mass index, maternal smoking, fertility treatment, causes of stillbirth, and maternally requested cesarean section, as well as lack of data on antepartum/intrapartum stillbirth and gestational age for stillbirth and miscarriage." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4077571/

I'm sorry, you're dead wrong. C-sections cause tons of complications in future pregnancies. Placenta previa. C-section isthmoceles cause infertility. Higher risk of hysterectomy down the road. Infections. Most women who've had a C don't even try TOLAC. Deadlier to mother. And I was one of the people advocating for the C. Csecs cause tons of problems. I've only had 2 and I have been told by 3 different OBs to stop because I had complications.

[Anonymous]

I've read some of the responses but not all, so forgive me if my response is respitive. I had an induction with my oldest at 38 weeks that resulted in an emergency c-section. I chose a planned c-section for my second. I personally would not recommend induction because it was a pretty horrible experience for me. I was in a teaching hospital where the intern tried and failed to insert a foley ball, which was not a fun experience. You'll have to decide what's right for you, but the one thing I recommend, if you go for induction, get an epidural. I was told if I didn't get an epidural and I needed a c-section it would require general anesthesia, which I did not want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've read some of the responses but not all, so forgive me if my response is respitive. I had an induction with my oldest at 38 weeks that resulted in an emergency c-section. I chose a planned c-section for my second. I personally would not recommend induction because it was a pretty horrible experience for me. I was in a teaching hospital where the intern tried and failed to insert a foley ball, which was not a fun experience. You'll have to decide what's right for you, but the one thing I recommend, if you go for induction, get an epidural. I was told if I didn't get an epidural and I needed a c-section it would require general anesthesia, which I did not want.

You only need general if there is an emergency. Most Cs after a failed induction are actually "urgent" Cs where they should have time to do a spinal

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you want more children, try for induction.

If you’re one and done, c-section.

This is rote advice for a standard pregnancy. It's terrible and dangerous advice for someone with a placental abruption. And c-sections are only an issue if you want 4+ pregnancies, not just "more than one."

As a second time mom, I can see in hindsight that I was really snowed by a lot of the vaginal or bust pressure the first time, but seeing people pushing this woman into risking her baby's life to "attempt" a vaginal birth is really beyond anything. Might as well be a bunch of loons telling her to give birth in a tub by herself under the full moon because Womyn Power or something.

That’s not true. C sections result in higher rates of subsequent miscarriages and stillbirth, so even a complicated pregnancy who really wanted a second child should try to avoid one.

Absolutely not. A population study found a 0.03% increased risk of stillbirth for women who had a c vs. Spontaneous vaginal delivery (and no increase for miscarriage) but the study did not address any confounding variables. What that means is that it is a CORRELATION found in one Danish study, not "C sections result in" (causation). Scaremonger elsewhere.
"Limitations include incomplete data on maternal body mass index, maternal smoking, fertility treatment, causes of stillbirth, and maternally requested cesarean section, as well as lack of data on antepartum/intrapartum stillbirth and gestational age for stillbirth and miscarriage." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4077571/

I'm sorry, you're dead wrong. C-sections cause tons of complications in future pregnancies. Placenta previa. C-section isthmoceles cause infertility. Higher risk of hysterectomy down the road. Infections. Most women who've had a C don't even try TOLAC. Deadlier to mother. And I was one of the people advocating for the C. Csecs cause tons of problems. I've only had 2 and I have been told by 3 different OBs to stop because I had complications.

No, I'm not dead wrong. The statement "C sections result in higher rates of subsequent miscarriages and stillbirth" is objectively false. It is a false statement, and your comment has nothing to do with it or my response.

[Anonymous]

My first, at 37yo, was an induced vaginal birth at 39 weeks. I had an epidural, it went fine except for a small tear and I went home the next day. My second, at 50yo, was a C section due to breech position and it went fine. I went home the next day, stopped painkillers about 2 days later, and was driving by the end of the week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My first, at 37yo, was an induced vaginal birth at 39 weeks. I had an epidural, it went fine except for a small tear and I went home the next day. My second, at 50yo, was a C section due to breech position and it went fine. I went home the next day, stopped painkillers about 2 days later, and was driving by the end of the week.

50? Wow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My first, at 37yo, was an induced vaginal birth at 39 weeks. I had an epidural, it went fine except for a small tear and I went home the next day. My second, at 50yo, was a C section due to breech position and it went fine. I went home the next day, stopped painkillers about 2 days later, and was driving by the end of the week.

50? Wow.

Oops! My mistake 40.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you want more children, try for induction.

If you’re one and done, c-section.

This is rote advice for a standard pregnancy. It's terrible and dangerous advice for someone with a placental abruption. And c-sections are only an issue if you want 4+ pregnancies, not just "more than one."

As a second time mom, I can see in hindsight that I was really snowed by a lot of the vaginal or bust pressure the first time, but seeing people pushing this woman into risking her baby's life to "attempt" a vaginal birth is really beyond anything. Might as well be a bunch of loons telling her to give birth in a tub by herself under the full moon because Womyn Power or something.

That’s not true. C sections result in higher rates of subsequent miscarriages and stillbirth, so even a complicated pregnancy who really wanted a second child should try to avoid one.

Absolutely not. A population study found a 0.03% increased risk of stillbirth for women who had a c vs. Spontaneous vaginal delivery (and no increase for miscarriage) but the study did not address any confounding variables. What that means is that it is a CORRELATION found in one Danish study, not "C sections result in" (causation). Scaremonger elsewhere.
"Limitations include incomplete data on maternal body mass index, maternal smoking, fertility treatment, causes of stillbirth, and maternally requested cesarean section, as well as lack of data on antepartum/intrapartum stillbirth and gestational age for stillbirth and miscarriage." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4077571/

I'm sorry, you're dead wrong. C-sections cause tons of complications in future pregnancies. Placenta previa. C-section isthmoceles cause infertility. Higher risk of hysterectomy down the road. Infections. Most women who've had a C don't even try TOLAC. Deadlier to mother. And I was one of the people advocating for the C. Csecs cause tons of problems. I've only had 2 and I have been told by 3 different OBs to stop because I had complications.

No, I'm not dead wrong. The statement "C sections result in higher rates of subsequent miscarriages and stillbirth" is objectively false. It is a false statement, and your comment has nothing to do with it or my response.

I almost had a stillbirth from my C-section scar rupturing while I was still pregnant (not in labor)