http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/ Have you had a caesarean and would like to talk to others? Share your thoughts and experiences here. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:26:16 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/images/bellybelly2/misc/rss.jpg http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/ http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/117330-exercise-pregancy-after-c-section-guilt.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:53:41 GMT Hi, I had a emergancy c - section nearly 6 weeks ago, our first bub :D:dance::D, all very exciting. Just wondering can anyone give me some advice on exercise, when they started back ect? I was very fit before my pregnancy and during. I did triathlons up until 8 weeks into my pregnancy, I continued to run until 16 weeks, then walk and did pump class twice a week until I was 34 weeks, then just walking. I have been walking since I come home from hospital and have gradually increased pace and distance. I feel good but have some slight pulling every once in awhile, have my checkup in 2 weeks. Also does anyone know when you are able to fall pregnant again after a c - section?

One more question, was anyone not able to hold their new baby straight away after their c-section? I didn't until I returned to my room as I was so nervous I would drop him as I was shaking so much and really ill from all the drugs. I feel guilty to our little man as I never had that initial bonding/skin contact in the first few minutes of his life they want you to do. My husband is wonderful and reassures me he knows who his mum is!!! I also didn't breast feed from 3 weeks, so I feel like we have a less bond from that also. ]]> Caesarean Section Support Lizzy http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/117330-exercise-pregancy-after-c-section-guilt.html http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/117314-exercise-pregancy-after-c-section-guilt.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:29:08 GMT Hi, I had a emergancy c - section nearly 6 weeks ago, our first bub :D:dance::D, all very exciting. Just wondering can anyone give me some advice on exercise, when they started back ect? I was very fit before my pregnancy and during. I did triathlons up until 8 weeks into my pregnancy, I continued to run until 16 weeks, then walk and did pump class twice a week until I was 34 weeks, then just walking. I have been walking since I come home from hospital and have gradually increased pace and distance. I feel good but have some slight pulling every once in awhile, have my checkup in 2 weeks. Also does anyone know when you are able to fall pregnant again after a c - section?

One more question, was anyone not able to hold their new baby straight away after their c-section? I didn't until I returned to my room as I was so nervous I would drop him as I was shaking so much and really ill from all the drugs. I feel guilty to our little man as I never had that initial bonding/skin contact in the first few minutes of his life they want you to do. My husband is wonderful and reassures me he knows who his mum is!!! I also didn't breast feed from 3 weeks, so I feel like we have a less bond from that also. ]]> Caesarean Section Support Lizzy http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/117314-exercise-pregancy-after-c-section-guilt.html http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/116971-steroid-injections-before-caesarean-section.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:19:17 GMT Hi ladies - my friend is booked in for a C/S soon and her OB has said that its hospital procedure to give steroid injections before planned C/S to decrease the fluid in bubs lungs. Just curious - is this standard in all hospitals now or do only certain hospitals to it? TIA :) Hi ladies - my friend is booked in for a C/S soon and her OB has said that its hospital procedure to give steroid injections before planned C/S to decrease the fluid in bubs lungs.
Just curious - is this standard in all hospitals now or do only certain hospitals to it?
TIA :) ]]> Caesarean Section Support sneakysparkle http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/116971-steroid-injections-before-caesarean-section.html http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/116901-still-not-healed-7-weeks-later.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:23:48 GMT hello So I had a c-sec 7 weeks ago and there are still 3 small holes where it hasnt healed together. I went and saw the doc a little over a week ago and she put some strips on it and said hopefully that will heal it together ( it didnt). There is no pain its weaping a little bit but nothing major but I do have a lovely mummy tummy that hangs down :rolleyes: so it isnt getting any air sorry tmi. Has anyone else had this happen, I have been told that it can take ages for them to heal but im not sure.:wall: hello
So I had a c-sec 7 weeks ago and there are still 3 small holes where it hasnt healed together. I went and saw the doc a little over a week ago and she put some strips on it and said hopefully that will heal it together ( it didnt). There is no pain its weaping a little bit but nothing major but I do have a lovely mummy tummy that hangs down :rolleyes: so it isnt getting any air sorry tmi. Has anyone else had this happen, I have been told that it can take ages for them to heal but im not sure.:wall: ]]> Caesarean Section Support foreva*your*mummy http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/116901-still-not-healed-7-weeks-later.html http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/116546-help-what-do.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:01:27 GMT I know having an elective c-section seems wrong in well a lot of peoples eyes, to have surgary when there is no medical reason to do so. Ever since i got married and my husband and i talked about having children i have alway said that an elective c-section is for me. now that i am 6 months pregnant people close family and friends do not understand why i would do this! Now i am so confussed about what i want and its getting to me! I am starting to feel like i am going to do something wrong. does anyone have any advice or felt this way? Thanks I know having an elective c-section seems wrong in well a lot of peoples eyes, to have surgary when there is no medical reason to do so. Ever since i got married and my husband and i talked about having children i have alway said that an elective c-section is for me. now that i am 6 months pregnant people close family and friends do not understand why i would do this! Now i am so confussed about what i want and its getting to me! I am starting to feel like i am going to do something wrong. does anyone have any advice or felt this way?

Thanks ]]> Caesarean Section Support Sarah:) http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/116546-help-what-do.html http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/116357-elective-caesarean-family.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:44:58 GMT I was just reading another thread & it got me thinking about family & elective caesarean's. My first two children were emergency caesareans & by the time they were born a lot of the family were at the hospital waiting. It was lovely to have them there but I am thinking that if I go for an elective caesarean next I might do things differently. I wonder what other people do?

Did you tell people the date of the caesarean? If you did, did you tell them the time? Were people there to see that baby straight away?

I'm thinking that I might like to tell people once the baby is born, so I can introduce the baby to the world. Our third will be our last more than likely & I would like to see everyone's reactions when they first meet my baby for once. I missed that the other two times because I was in recovery & my husband took the baby away with the nurses for their checks & everything, so family got to meet them then.

Does that sound selfish? ]]> Caesarean Section Support monday http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/116357-elective-caesarean-family.html http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/115946-de-breif-traumatic-birth-hospital-today-what-should-i-ask.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:31:30 GMT I was so hoping for a VBAC, but it didn't turn out that way. Below is a brief outline of how my labour went. I am going to the hospital today, hoping to get some closure, so I can stop obsessing about my second CS, and start thinking realistically about trying for a VBA2C when I become pregnant next time, but I'm not sure exactly what I should be asking. Any suggestions??

PS - I know it's last minute, but my hospital appt is at 2pm today, any suggestions would be appreciated before 1pm :pray:

Thanks



Tuesday 2/6/09
? Hospital appointment at 1.15pm to discuss induction in 8-10 days. Have an appointment in 7 days to book in for the induction.
? Woke at about 9pm feeling very sick
? Felt first contraction at 10pm.

Wednesday 3/6/09
? Woke every 35 mins from 3am to 6am with contractions.
? Got up at 6am. Too excited to sleep any more.
? DH and DD left for work and school. Had breakfast and went for a walk.
? Sent mum a text and asked her to come up from the Gold Coast.
? Some contractions are strong and some are soft, so just keeping track of the really strong ones and they are lasting about 25-30 seconds and are about an hour apart.
? Contractions have pretty much stopped from 9am.
? Contractions started again at about 4pm

Thursday 4/6/09
? Woke every 30 mins with contractions last night, gradually getting stronger and longer each time, lasting upto 90 seconds
? Waters broke at 5.10am
? Phoned the hospital and they told me to come in for a check
? Wasn?t very dilated (they didn?t give me a measurement)
? Gave me the option of going home or staying at the hospital
? Chose to go home and was told to come back when contractions were 3 mins apart
? At 11am contractions were 4 mins apart and lasting anywhere up to 2 mins each
? The pain was unbearable and I felt I had to go back to the hospital
? At 3:45pm - 4cm dilated
? At 7:50pm - 3-4cm dilated
? As there had been no change in four hours syntocin drip was started at 10:30pm & epidural was given. I figured if I was going to have the syntocin, I may as well do it as painlessly as possible.

Friday 5/6/09
? 12:40am - 6cm dilated
? 2:50am - 8cm dilated
? 4:00am syntocin was turned off as they were worried about Lily?s heartbeat. They *****ed her head three times to try and get an oxygen reading but the machine to test the blood wasn?t working (this is why they had to do it three times!)
? 5:00am - 9cm dilated. Syntocin was re-started and I was given an hour to progress.
? 6:50am ? 9cm dilated still :( Lily?s head was in a transverse position and the moulding of her head suggested an obstructed labour. We then decided we had tried everything possible and opted for a caesarean
? 7:39am ? Our beautiful baby Lily made her entrance into the world with a beautiful cry (exactly one week over due). 56cm, 3.902kg.
? 7:40am ? Placenta delivered
? 8:30am ? Had very sore collar bones (due to the pressure on my diaphragm, I was told), had gone a dreadful shade of red and a terrible case of the shakes. Hearing the anaesthetist discussing it with DH and saying ?This is not normal? was not very comforting!
? 8:50am-ish ? Shakes finally stopped. Phew. ]]> Caesarean Section Support joey123 http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/115946-de-breif-traumatic-birth-hospital-today-what-should-i-ask.html http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/115594-your-period-meant-more-painful-after-caesarean-section.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:55:37 GMT Hi guys, I had my second CS 7 months ago and so far my two periods have been worse than I have ever experienced. My tummy hurts to touch, going to the toilet nearly leaves me in tears and I cant stay in one position for too long. Before this recent CS I have never experienced anything like this. I was just wondering if it were normal or if I should get it checked out. What do you think? Hi guys,

I had my second CS 7 months ago and so far my two periods have been worse than I have ever experienced. My tummy hurts to touch, going to the toilet nearly leaves me in tears and I cant stay in one position for too long. Before this recent CS I have never experienced anything like this. I was just wondering if it were normal or if I should get it checked out. What do you think? ]]> Caesarean Section Support AussieMum http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/caesarean-section-support/115594-your-period-meant-more-painful-after-caesarean-section.html