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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - thanks for all of this feedback. My OB said she would schedule a C-section if I want one. Curious to hear more from women who had planned c’s on recovery time, level of pain, complications, etc.

I am not wrapped up in the “v birth” badge of honor or “natural way,” really I just want the best long term outcome for my pelvic floor and sex life after delivery.[/quote]

Your best bet for PF outcome is getting assessed now. If you dont know how to relax your PF, how to breathe correctly, and if you have ANY hypertonic qualities to your PF then you need that addressed or just go with a Csection but as someone who had one and still end up with lots of PF issues its because of pregnancy and pre-existing issues exacerbated by pregnancy. Also the tearing is also increased if the length of your perinuem is < X and baby position plus head circumference plus positioning plus prolonged 2nd stage plus maternal family history, etc. 
C section recovery is not a walk in the park either. Multiple friends who had vaginal births for their first and then c section (scheduled) for others said the latter was more difficult. The expectation that "c section" is easier is not always the case, however, a planned csection with no complications, little scarring, etc. is going to be better than a vaginal birth with 4th degree tear and vacuum/forceps. A csection with multiple complications is going to be worse than a vaginal with 2nd degree. 
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