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I don't have a story but I just wanted to say hello and offer some cheerleading/encouragement. You are so close to meeting that sweet babe. Birth is birth Mama!

I had two great c section experiences! Babies were great and were placed on me shortly after birth. Quick recovery and, side benefit, I don't have all the pelvic floor issues I hear moms talk about!

my RCS was great, checked in at 5:30, in surgery at 7:30am baby at 8:06am
great staff, they even asked me what music they wanted me to play in the operating room
2 days later home, took the Percocet for a week and I was just taking Advil as needed for about another week, I got skin to skin in the recovery room right after delivery and we had a successful nursing relationship until 9 weeks when I returned to work
I'd take my RCS over my failed induction any day.

I've had 2 c-sections and they were very positive experiences! I'll echo pp and say that my recovery was pretty easy considering it was major surgery, the convenience was nice, and by the second time, I knew what to expect. The OR nurses and anesthesiologists are amazing at my hospital and kept me calm even though I was nervous.

I know everyone is different, but because both of mine were scheduled, I've never felt a contraction or been in labor. I'm pregnant with #3 and will have my third (and final) c-section and I can honestly say I don't feel like I've missed out on anything.

I have no experience to share (as you know), but I'm so pumped for you. Tomorrow is baby day, mama!

I've had three.
My first was after a very prolonged labor. Labor is no fun. It's like a marathon where you cannot control your own pace. Want a break? Too bad.
I had a ton of guilt after my first. Did I acquiesce to the induction when I should have waited? Did I cave for an epidural too soon? We tried hard for a natural unmedicated birth for three days. I hardly remember L's first day because I was so out of it from sleep deprivation. The nurses had to clue me in to change her diaper and care for her.
With C I debated VBAC but as I got closer and closet to my due date without progress and another LGA baby. We went ahead with the section. I was home comfortably in my own bed 29 hours later. The second surgery was so completely different from my first. My recovery had always been easy but walking in as a well rested lady was totally different. I knew Liv was in good hands and that was huge to me.
With A I probably would be incontinent for life if I had waited to push her out. I often think that a section with C wasn't totally necessary but had a VBACed with her I would have pushed to do so with A and that would have been the worst. In thankful now that C was a section though I wouldn't have said that at the time.

She will be here soon and you both will be healthy. I'm excited to "meet" her!!

Congratulations!!

@Happygal: congrats!

Congratulations! Glad it turned out to be the right thing so you can feel totally great about the way things turned out.

I have a feeling I'll be in this exact same boat when we have another babe. Mine had a huge head, was huge, and got stuck. I'd love to have a vbac...but have been told it's probably not in the cards.

@Happygal: congrats! Once again I haven't checked in awhile and happy to hear the delivery went well!

Congrats! I had one csec and one vbac and I prefer my csec recovery over the vbac! I breastfed her well (if you're worried about that), bonded perfectly fine. My vbac was tough and he was only 7 pounds.

I'm a RCS mom and I LOVED my second experience. Seriously, I went in for my scheduled appointment and about 60 minutes later my baby was on my chest having skin to skin contact.

I had a very rough first delivery, where it went on for a long time and by the time i went in for the emergency c-section i was so exhausted and DD was in distress/taken to NICU.

The second time there was no added stress on either of us and it was a way more relaxed and happy environment, where I felt like i finally got to experience a birth, even though it was not the traditional way.