FTM here who has been mourning my crunchy granola birth plan due to my breech baby.

glad I have a healthy baby, but now transitioning from researching unmedicated labor techniques to preparing for a c section!

looking for all the tips, tricks, and positive vibes. I am especially worried about scarring 😞 and just the recovery afterward. the procedure itself doesn't seem to make me nervous, as everyone says it's pretty chill?? I had an epidural last week for my failed ECV, so I imagine the spinal block will be similar. TIA

I apologize if this is a really dumb question, I have some intense anxiety lately that makes it hard to tell whether or not I should be worried about certain things.
Basically, I’ve been trying to get back to exercising recently and I’ve been in pelvic floor therapy for a few weeks. I’m 6 months pp.
A few days ago I did some double leg raises alongside some lighter exercises.. at the time I thought maybe I overdid it a little but nothing crazy.
However starting today I’ve been feeling an ache in my lower abdomen and I can’t get the thought of my internal scar opening up out of my head. That’s pretty unlikely from a couple minutes of strain, right?? Especially this far out from my C-section?Of course Google fed into this worry so just trying to get some perspective from a real person 😅

So, long story short I had an emergency section back in April 2025, and I need to prepare myself for having an elective? csection in May 2027. I am terrified.

I ended up needing a csection because baby was having a hard time and she ended up being in the NICU for 10 days. Because of how the emergency went down, it was determined I needed a csection, they wheeled me out and my husband called his dad, then my dad, and then the nurse walked back in to show him pictures of the baby type of quickness. That quickness meant I got no type of pain support and I just remember waking up in just so so much pain that my baby was not even my first thought, which I feel so guilty for to this day. I still get nightmares now from that day. After I was discharged from the hospital they initially gave me a couple of pain pills to take with, but because baby was in the NICU and we live like an hour away I felt like even while trying to ration the pain meds I was in a lot of pain, and when I reached out I was basically told that I shouldnt be in so much pain to need additional meds (I cannot take Ibuprofen, I get hives) and if I wanted more I would need to go back in and get evaluated (at a clinic 20 mimutes away). The whole situation just made me feel like they thought I was drug seeking and I ended up taking a couple of pills from old prescriptions, which I know I shouldnt have, I just hurt.

I really want my next csection to be a healing type event, but I am just so scared and I dont know how I can advocate for myself when they tell me I should be fine with just Tylenol after 2 days. Plus all of the anxiety of the csection, and having a baby, and all of that. I want to think I will be more prepared mentally and I want to get as ahead of this as possible. I know its months and months away, but advice?

Hey all! First time mom here just looking for any tips, tricks, advice anything you’re willing to offer really. Little background info, I’m currently 34 weeks pregnant with a baby girl. Due to my pregnancy being highly complicated and also having a few complex medical conditions we’ve scheduled a C-Section at 39 weeks for my delivery as it’s the safest option for both of us. I don’t really have any family or friends to relate to so I’ve come here for any help you’re willing to offer. Some of my big questions are:

1.) What do you recommend I pack in our hospital bag specifically to help with the healing process after the C-Section?

2.) Is there anything you wish you knew BEFORE you had your C-Section?

3.) Any advice for my partner on what he can do to help before, during and after the C-Section?

4.) What was the worse part of the experience?

I’m 5 weeks postpartum after my c section. I thought i almost done bleeding as it was tapering off and brown two weeks ago. But then started bleeding bright red and still bleeding bright red on a thin panty liner. From what i read online it said it should be mostly brown but it’s been red so I’ve been a little worried. I thought maybe i started my period but it’s been two weeks of the bleeding so i don’t think so

5.5 weeks postpartum, is it common to feel unsteady when walking? Also feeling pressure under the scar? Does this feeling go away ? I also have blurry vision due to pre eclampsia, could this also be a contributing factor? My bps are normal now but my ophthalmologist won’t give me glasses because he says I have to wait it out

For the people who can only have c sections how many kids did you have?

What is a good number amount of kids? Is it 1, 2, 3, 4+?

Tell me what worked for you and what you liked!

Does your second+ c section get easier than the first?

Also how do you get over the fear of having another c section. It is very hard (a major surgery of course) + recovery.

Edit: how do you know how many kids you can have without uterine rupture? I know doctors recommend 3.

Thanks everyone!!

I had a c-section 3 years ago after pushing for 3 hours and not getting past station 0.

My c-section went fine. I love my daughter. I just still feel so ashamed I couldn’t give birth vaginally.

I’ve done therapy and support groups which helped some, but I still have feelings of shame around it.

Not ready emotionally to be pregnant again for lots of reasons, but I do want another baby eventually. I’d love to try for a VBAC. I would just rather die than fail at vaginal birth again. I know that’s dramatic and irrational, but it how I feel.

Does anyone else feel the sam way? If you are not ashamed of your c-section, what is your secret?