Giving birth

This post is about the best option for you and the baby between natural and cesarean birth.

I can't comment about the feeling of a natural birth as I never gave birth naturally. I tried with my first Tyler but the process wasn't progressing and then his heart rate started to slowing down so ended up having a emergency cesarean, but even if I did give birth naturally I wouldn't have been able to tell you about the pain the actual feeling because I had epidural and couldn't feel pain. The only pain I felt was from my first epidural as it was hitting a nerve and for about about 8 hours or so I had nerve pain in my thigh and my partner and mother had to rub my leg to ease the pain. With my second and hopefully last I was in two minds to try natural again or opt for a elective cesarean.  It pretty much took me up to 2 days before I had my cesarean to choose how I wanted to give birth and I opted for elective cesarean, however it ended up as a semi emergency but the surgery team had to put emergency in my notes.

This brings me to writing this post due to hearing other mothers getting upset as they had to go through a cesarean or even natural but wanted the opposite. Before pregnancy and up until I was in labour with my first I never wanted a cesarean, but waiting and waiting for the birth to progress with my first stayed put for about 6 hours or longer at 8 cm and talks about cesarean I was ready in my mind to go ahead with it.

So I am trying to say just go into pregnancy and birth with a open mind and whatever birth method happens just remember as long as both you and baby are safe and the baby get out that's all that matters. So don't feel upset if you wanted a natural birth and end up having cesarean as that was the safest way for your baby to come.