Good Morning everyone, i was hoping you lovely people might be able to give me some insight and advice into your experiences and opinions on natural birth vs C-Section.
I have always been terrified of natural birth and so have always had it set in my mind to have an elective C-Section as i like the ability to plan etc, but i dont know how i feel about the healing period and how long it takes to get discharged from hospital.
With natural birth i have MANY reservations such as complications that might occur, the fact that my water might break unexpectedly and my husband might not get to the hospital on time (we live in close proximity - he works about 8 miles away so not too bad) amongst other things but everyone ive spoken to has told me to avoid c-section and do natural. Now instead of being swayed either way i am smack bang in the middle.
Please help! And thank you in advance xx
If your terrified of natural birth it's probably worth giving hypnobirthing a go. It's helped so many people who are afraid of giving birth even those who have had really traumatic first births. I would also say some things like not getting to the hospital in time are common fears but really not likely as labour tends to start quite slow and give you lots of notice (talking hours) before you need to go to the hospital. Only you can decide but maybe look at the stats for each of the things you are concerned about. Which? birth choice can give you rates of intervention for your local hospitals which is really useful.