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[quote=Anonymous][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]

i had two c-sections, and the second one left me with a bunch of complications due to the scar -- it's a very deep, complicated incision and scarring can be serious! Mine got attached to my abdominal muscles and was causing all sorts of issues (some muscles never work, blocked my colon, my posture was affected, etc). OBs refused to fix it (i guess its not within their scope of work), so I paid out of pocket for a plastic surgeon to do a scar revision. He did completely fix the issue (removed the old scar and detached it from the muscle, and created a much smoother scar).

When people talk about having a C-Section ledge, that's usually what's happening inside.

Just to note -- I would have said that I had healed quickly and well, but the complications showed up a couple years later. I don't think there is any guarenteed delivery that doesn't have some risk attached to it. If I could go back in time, maybe I would have pushed harder for a VBAC for my second; on the other hand, it is completely fixed now, so maybe it worked out.

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other thoughts -- if you do opt for a c-section, follow all the rules for major abdominal surgery -- wear compression for at least a month while healing, and then massage the scar as soon as the wound has closed. 
I learned from the scar revision that those are standard post-op instructions for most abdominal surgery, but they are barely mentioned for c-sections for whatever reason.[/quote]

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