𝙰𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚕 𝚒𝚜 𝙲-𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚑

At first I felt like I had failed. I knew a c-section was always an option & a last resort for us & I knew what it involved but I didn’t have a clue about any complications that may occur or my recovery.

I was induced with Parker & unfortunately I wasn’t progressing how they wanted me to. During Labour, I had an option to continue for another two hours to see if anything would happen before we made the decision to have a c-section. We decided to continue. I now have regrets. I wonder if that is why I had so much blood loss & an infection, because at the time I felt like a c-section was my body failing or an easy way out. I mean why?! Why did I feel so strongly to have what I thought was ‘The Perfect Birth’ whatever that is.

It is not an easy way out at all!! It is completely the opposite. Childbirth is childbirth no matter what way you birthed your baby & I am bloody proud of what my body went through & how it recovered, but at the same time I am sometimes jealous of women that experience a vaginal delivery, is that weird? So of those women must think why would I want that either 🤣🙈

7 Layers? 7 Layers? 

That is how many layers the surgeon has to cut through to make sure your baby enters this world safely. I was sent home with no painkillers, just advice to take over-the-counter medication. No advice on recovery or recovery time, just a get up & get on with it attitude.

I had major surgery & it felt like I just had to get on with it, that feeling when Parker was in a cot next to the bed & I was basically doing sit-ups to get him up & feed him. Without the support of Tom, I don’t know what I would have done.

A year on, & my scar is still uncomfortable if any clothes rub on it. Again, there was no advice to help with scar recovery nor for many, their numbness too.

Around 1 in 4 women in the UK have a caesarean birth there needs to be more support to prepare for a c-section & support afterwards.

Katy - Blogger

IVF Mummy to Parker

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