Reply to C- Section Awareness Month

Forum Index » General Parenting Discussion

Reply to "C- Section Awareness Month "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am confused about the point of C-section awareness month. Normally there is a point to raising "awareness" on something, like with certain cancers trying to raise money or urging people to do self exams. So what's the angle here? Reducing stigma? Reducing C-sections? Letting people know they aren't the worst thing ever, despite what some ninnies who lead those labor and delivery classes would have you believe?

Weirdly, I know there is some stigma, but when I say I had a c-section most people seem relieved lol. I am very petite and I had a large baby. [/quote]

I read up on C-Sections when I was pregnant because I was concerned I might need one. I ws born with hip dysplasia and wasn’t sure how that might influene the birth. My Doctors, OBGY and regular, told me they thought that I would be fine. I worked with a chiropractor to help with keeping the hip in its proper allignment and to help with some pain from the hip. Then he was breech, then the placenta was low. Essentially, there always seemed to be something pointing to a C-Section.

One of the repeating themes in my research was the number of women who felt like they did not have a complete birthing experience or they had failed because they had a C-Section. There was a higher risk of depression for women who gave birth by C-Section. It also seemed like these feelings were higher in women who had an emergency procedure or did not have time to contemplate having a C-Section in advance.

I ended up having a C-Section and could care less if people know that I had a C-Section but it does not escape my attention the nuber of people who post articles about how to avoid C-sections and why C-Sections are bad and the like. It is almost as bad as the pro breast feeding/anti bottle feeding debate. I can see why women are worried about C-Sections and look to VBACs for another child.

Personally, I think that however you had your child all that matters is that the baby and mother are healthy. I do wish that more women would mentaly prepare themselves that a C-ASection is a possibility, not what they want but it could happen to reduce the potential negative affects associated with C-Sections. And I wish people would back off the criticism. I don’t know anyone who thought a C-Section was ideal and wanted to have one. [/quote]

I had a C-section, and felt like it was pretty well-covered in the books and the classes I took that it was a possibility, and a good option when needed. But not sold as an ideal option, statistically speaking, and that's fine. I did indeed get a raging infection requiring rehospitalization with my first C-section; it is a major surgery, there are risks, it is, actually, a big deal.

I remember vividly watching the release video, which covered "you may have feelings of loss, guilt or incompletion following your C-section" and I was like...well, that's not right! And then two days later, I was indeed starting a long road of processing those exact feelilngs. So I was aware that they were possible, from reading/classes/watching the video you have to watch before going home. But objectively knowing it and actually LIVING it are two very different things. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics