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[quote=Anonymous]I’m the PP who wished for a reason to have a scheduled c section instead of a VBAC. I’m aware that it’s my choice and I can make it without guilt. (No one is pressuring me into a VBAC—in fact my mom has gently suggested she thinks I shouldn’t do it and am not missing anything but stepped back after sharing her feelings. DH doesn’t care. OB is very supportive of trying a VBAC if I want but hasn’t pushed it either.)

I’m genuinely struggling with the decision and feel like fear of all the issues with vaginal deliveries mentioned here is the only reason I’d pick a c section and I try not to make decisions on fear alone.  My emergency c section was traumatic; not even seeing my dd for 12 hours and not holding her for 36 hours and leaving the hospital without her for 6 weeks was traumatic. And while none of that had anything to do with me having a c section I do hate the idea of choosing another situation where I’m physically unable to immediately hold my baby and one where I’m in too much physical pain to lift the baby or care for him myself for probably 7-10 days. I feel like I really missed out on bonding with my newborn last time and it took months to build a bond with her.  So while none of *my* reasons for hesitating to schedule a c section should impact OP since she already had a vaginal birth, it is a tough choice for me to make and I can’t help but wish it would just be taken out of my hands. [/quote]

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