Possible c-section???

About 4 weeks ago I posted a question regarding some complications. The doctor and one of the P.A.s kept saying they were normal but they didn't feel normal. I finally switched doctors. (I am now seeing the doctor that runs the office instead of a random doctor they hired). I was supposed to see him yesterday but he was held up at the hospital. I saw a different P.A. I had never seen her before. I told her all the problems I have been having. She looked at my chart and then asked if I knew that I had a low lying placenta. I had no idea. She said they should have told me after my ultrasound 9 weeks ago! Apparently that is the cause of all my problems!!!


Well now I have a reason for all the issues. But I have a new problem. They are going to do an ultrasound in about 6 weeks to see if the placenta has moved. If it hasn't they will have to schedule a c-section. I'm terrified of being cut open. But I wouldn't be able to give birth vaginally because I could bleed to death.

Possible c-section???
I had a emergency c-section two months ago. Its not the birth experience that I had envisioned.... but it wasn't as bad as I had feared. You will be awake.... but you will be numbed. You won't feel any pain during the section. They will put a screen up so you don't have to watch them cutting you or pulling baby out. Once you hear that baby cry for the first time.....nothing else matters. They will continue to give you medication to control the pain while in the hospital and also send you home with some. It hurt after wards...... but not my incision...... just my whole stomach was really sore. Its hard for the first few days.... but you'll start to be able to get around better and better each day. It only took me a few weeks until I was feeling pretty good again.


If you do need a c-section..... don't be scared.... your having it because it is the safest way for you and baby to go through delivery. Also...... be sure to arrange to have some extra help while in the hospital and also after you go home. If will be hard to get up and down for at least a week. Don't worry..... I was terrified of having to have a c-section..... but when its happening you don't even think about it....... its goes by fast and next thing you know..... your holding that beautiful baby in your arms.
Reply:I had 2 c-sections my first one I healed fast and quick they do not put u asleep u are awake through the whole thing but they do knumb u good before they do anything send me an email and I will talk to you about the c-section I have had 2 of them with in 18 months apart please I will talk to you and tell u all details please
Reply:DW has had two c-sections and loved them... didn't have to go through the pains of child-birth. Of course that ment the recovery pains lasted a little longer, but luckly didn't require much pain medication once we left the hospital (your mileage may vary).





With a scheduled c-section, it is most likely that they will give you a spinal block. That basically means you won't feel ANYTHING down there nor be able to move your legs for about 6 hours (so yes, you are wide awake during the procedure).
Reply:Before your cesarean section procedure, you will be given anesthesia to numb the pain. The doctor will then make either a vertical or horizontal incision in your abdomen and your uterus. After the incision is made, your baby will be delivered through it, and your placenta will be removed. After the cesarean section procedure, the incision will be closed with either staples or stitches.





After your baby has been delivered, your placenta will be carefully removed from your uterus. At this time, you may also receive Pitocin®, which is a drug that causes the uterus to contract and helps prevent serious bleeding. Your doctor will then close the incision on your uterus, and the incisions in your skin will be closed with surgical staples or stitches that will later dissolve on their own.





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Reply:Recovery hurts, and it will be 1-3 months before you feel 100% again, whereas with vaginal birth it's 2-6 weeks of mild recovery time. During surgical birth you don't feel pain, only tugging and pressure while they do the surgery and take the baby out. You get numbed with an epidural and stay awake usually. You can request pain meds during the hospital stay after that you control the dosage on. Low lying placentas often move up in late pregnancy, making vaginal birth possible. Good luck!
Reply:Ok instead of focusing on the c-section...chances of it moving up as the uterus grows is a very good possibility here was its "low lying" and not being called "complete previa"...theres a very high chance you wont need a c-section!





Good Luck!
Reply:I've had 2 c-sections. They weren't to bad. I was scared the first time but once I got out of it I did'nt think of the pain I was in or anything else except my daughter. Same with my son. It takes about a month or so to recover. The first couple of weeks you'll feel wierd and you will be in some pain, but if thats what it takes I think it's worth it. And so will you.


Good Luck!
Reply:It has been 15 months since my emergency c section and while I am back to normal so to speak I still have feeling missing where I was cut. The surgery was not bad at all. I was awake up till the point that the baby came out. Once he was out they knocked me out to close me up. Me and the baby had alot of issues that I wasn't aware of so I don't know if mine was just a different way of doing things. I am 6 months pregnant now and will be having another c section. Don't be scared just make sure you are comfortable with everything that is there. You will be fine. Good job with changing Drs. That was wise.