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Brilliant_Rock
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Masie I totally agree with you it seems silly to request to deliver by c-section for the sake of convenience, but having had 2 myself (neither of which I asked for) I've learned the hard way not to judge women for their birthing choices.
I would love to have been able to deliver naturally but when I heard my son's heart-beat faltering and they told me he was going into distress it really wasn't a hard choice to make. However, this didn't prevent me from feeling a sense of disappointment in myself and my body afterward. I wasn't given a choice with my daughter as my doctor refused to do a VBAC. I would loved to have been able to give birth naturally but for me that didn't work out and I believe that by following my doctor's advice I did what was best for my babies.
Tgal you mentioned Amelia not seeming to hit some of her milestones as quickly as other babies you know of and I just wanted to say that in my experience I don't think the C-section had any impact on when my kids hit milestones such as crawling, walking, eating etc. My son was in no hurry to move - didn't crawl until 9 months, didn't walk until 21(!) months while my daughter couldn't wait and was crawling at 6 months and walking just after her first birthday. I think these things are also influenced by the child's personality.
I would love to have been able to deliver naturally but when I heard my son's heart-beat faltering and they told me he was going into distress it really wasn't a hard choice to make. However, this didn't prevent me from feeling a sense of disappointment in myself and my body afterward. I wasn't given a choice with my daughter as my doctor refused to do a VBAC. I would loved to have been able to give birth naturally but for me that didn't work out and I believe that by following my doctor's advice I did what was best for my babies.
Tgal you mentioned Amelia not seeming to hit some of her milestones as quickly as other babies you know of and I just wanted to say that in my experience I don't think the C-section had any impact on when my kids hit milestones such as crawling, walking, eating etc. My son was in no hurry to move - didn't crawl until 9 months, didn't walk until 21(!) months while my daughter couldn't wait and was crawling at 6 months and walking just after her first birthday. I think these things are also influenced by the child's personality.