Normal or c section
By aakruti_new
@aakruti_new (2170)
United States
18 responses
@djbtol (5493)
• United States
8 Nov 06
Which one is best needs kind of a complicated answer.
Natural delivery is just that - natural and should be the norm. The mother (and father) are more intimately involved with the entire birth process. Healing after delivery is also quicker.
C-sections done as an emergency measure are a great 'Plan B' when natural birth is not going to happen. Better a live baby than ...
Scheduled C-sections also allow parents to plan better for the birth since they are not waiting for the big surprise moment. C-sections are great for having babies with beautifully shaped heads. Downside to C-sections is certainly that the road back to health takes longer and is more difficult.
Do you agree? What do you think of my comparison?
@dollbaby (595)
• United States
8 Nov 06
I wouldn't know because I've had 2 c-sections. However, I know that with both of mine, I had a horrible time recovering. I would think that a normal delivery would be easier to bounce back from.
@KimMaple (1195)
• United States
8 Nov 06
Actually I recovered quicker from a C-Section than I did from a normal birth. My 1st was a normal and I took awhile to recover. My 2nd was a C-Section due to her being breech and I was up in 24hrs when they told me I could get up. The nurses were amazed that I was up walking around that soon but I felt good.
@kesfylstra (1868)
• United States
8 Nov 06
Natural delivery was a horrible experience for me... and one I wouldn't change for the world. I hope I get to have all my children without a c-section. As it was, they had to use vacuum suction to get the little stinker out, and even that killed me because I WANTED TO DO IT! Oh well. Oh, and her head is a gorgeous shape, even with vacuum extraction. Symmetrical head, really.
@momto2 (471)
• United States
8 Nov 06
However, with the first c-section, I had a LOT of hemoragging. (sp?). So, the dr. had to "reach" up in and pull clots out. Aparently, the nurse didn't push all my parts down far enough when I was sewn up. There was literally blood dripping onto the floor from my bed being soaked. So, I guess a normal del. would have been better if I could have done it.
@PiNkKiSsEs023 (594)
• United States
8 Nov 06
i don't know. i had a normal birth and the c-section girls were up and doing laps around the hospital while i was so sore and barely able to get off the bed on my own. my cousin has a c-section and a few hours later she was sitting up and feeding the baby when i came to visit her and didnt seem to be in any pain.
@Lushlie (572)
• United States
8 Nov 06
I had my daughter by emergency C-section and I had problems recovering but not due to the c-section. I had a back up in my intestines because I had eatten not too long before I ended up in the ER. I had to be put completely out and your digestive system shuts down but mine still had food to digest. It wasn't fun but again had nothing to due with the c-section really.
@ChewySpree (1832)
• United States
8 Nov 06
I think a normal delivery is safer because a c-section runs the same risks as any other surgical procedure. If anesthesia is used, there is a chance the patient could die, there could be post-op infections, etc.
@zolimarproductions (57)
• United States
8 Nov 06
I'm going to request a c-section as I am terrified of normal birth plus would feel resentful if natural birth affected my sexlife.
@cuddlebug79705 (2003)
• United States
8 Nov 06
Definently normal delivery. It takes a lot longer to recover from a c section, it's a lot more difficult to get over. When you do normal delivery you are uncomfortable during the labor, but after that you can get up and walk around and stuff, you can't do that with a c section.
@madhavi123 (2550)
• United States
8 Nov 06
generally everyone says tha tnormal is best but i feel that c-section is best
@murphiousm (192)
• Ireland
8 Nov 06
i was a c-section baby so was my brother im glad i am, i like the shape of my head ,apparently most ceserians have nice symetrical shaped heads.sometimes i look at other people with thier football shaped heads and think ouch that was a difficult birth for him.