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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've only had c-sections so I have no idea how painful the recovery after a tear is, so please take that into account in my response.

Just remember that a c-section is major abdominal surgery where your muscles, uterus, and nerves are cut through.  Here are a few things that you should seriously consider about having a c-section vs. risking a second tear:

- You won't be able to carry/lift your older child for at least two weeks, possibly even longer after you give birth. 
- You will have a really hard time going up and down stairs for at least a few days, possibly even longer after you give birth.  I live in a three story townhouse and just assumed my recovery would be as easy as last time. I forgot that the first time, we lived in a ranch, so of course it was easy.
- You may have nerves cut that don't repair themselves.  Read up on abdominal numbness after c-section.  I didn't have this the first time, but it's 15 months after my second, and there is a chunk of my lower abdomen that I can't feel because the nerves didn't grow back.  My OB says that at this point, it's probably permanent.
- The C-section shelf is real.

There is so much more...[/quote]

This isn't universal, though. With my scheduled C, I didn't have a problem going up and down stairs. I left the hospital early and was going for long walks within a day.

I agree about the shelf, though. [b]That does seem to be universal.[/b] [/quote]

I don't have a shelf!  And I really want to know what my OB did so that I can, like, monetize it or something.

I do, however, have the numbness PP mentioned.  But I would c/s again and would choose c/s in OP's position.[/quote]

I don't have a shelf or numbness post-C. I can't even really see a scar. [/quote]

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