#C-Section

[bluiela]

I have to vent

My elder sister recently gave birth via c-section (2 months ago), and all of our family were together for our grandma's birthday and my FUCKING GOD, these fucking aunties (we call older ladies aunties doesn't matter if we aren't related) wouldn't stop yapping about how "WOMEN THESE DAYS ARE WEAK CHOOSING THE EASY WAY OUT"

MY SISTER WAS TRAUMATISED, SHE WENT THROUGH SO MUCH, I wanted to punch them my god, but obviously we got into a fight my other sister and I, my older sister was like just let them yap who cares.

But my fucking god the "c-sections are easy way out" sentiment is so disgusting like hello they had their stomach cut open, it was a SURGERY, I have seen this so much online and now offline as well that I just want to vent about it.

[randyite]

The stupidity is strong in this one.

[froggy-little-flips]

OH NO, I HOPE FIZZ AND AGG ARE OKAY!!!!!

In the operating room, the air is tense as the medical team works with precision. Fizz is sedated, lying still on the table, his belly visibly swollen from the cracked egg inside him. The lead surgeon, the doctor who spoke to them earlier, oversees the procedure with a calm but focused expression.

Doctor: *to the team* We need to be extremely careful. The egg is fragile, and any misstep could harm Fizzarolli or rupture the remaining shell completely. Let’s start with a gentle incision.

The team begins, carefully making an incision to access the egg. The room is quiet except for the rhythmic beeping of monitors and the soft hum of surgical equipment.

Doctor: *studying the egg once it’s exposed* There it is. The shell is severely cracked, but the contents look intact for now. We’ll need to extract it quickly but delicately to avoid any further damage.

Using specialized tools, the team works meticulously to lift the egg from Fizz’s body. A nurse carefully stabilizes Fizz’s vitals while the doctor focuses on the extraction.

Nurse: *checking the monitors* Patient’s vitals are steady, but his heart rate is elevated.

Doctor: *nodding* That’s expected. Keep monitoring him closely.

The egg, now partially exposed, glistens under the surgical lights. The crack is more severe than initially thought, with faint traces of fluid leaking from the damaged shell.

Doctor: *grimly* The crack is worse than we anticipated. We’ll need to stabilize it immediately once it’s out. Hand me the sealant.

A nurse passes a sealing compound to the doctor, who applies it carefully to the cracked areas of the shell as the team works to fully remove the egg.

Doctor: *with a deep breath* Alright. The egg is out. Start sealing the incision on Fizzarolli.

As the egg is removed and stabilized on a nearby table, the team quickly moves to close Fizz’s incision and ensure he’s stable. A specialist begins examining the egg to assess its viability.

Specialist: *after a moment of examination* The egg’s interior appears intact. The embryo is still alive, but we’ll need to place it in an incubator immediately to ensure its survival.

Doctor: *relieved but cautious* Good. Let’s get it into the incubator and monitor it closely.

With Fizz’s incision closed and his vitals stable, the medical team prepares to move him to recovery. The egg, now safely sealed and placed in a specialized incubator, is transported to a separate area for observation.

Doctor: *to the team* Excellent work. We’ll monitor both Fizzarolli and the egg around the clock. Let’s inform Asmodeus of the situation.

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In the waiting room, Ozzie sits anxiously, his fingers tapping against his thigh as he stares at the door. The doctor steps in, removing his gloves and mask, and approaches him with a calm but serious expression.

Doctor: *gently* Asmodeus, the surgery went well. Fizzarolli is stable, and so is the egg.

Ozzie: *standing up quickly, his voice a mix of relief and worry* They’re both okay?

Doctor: *nodding* For now, yes. Fizzarolli is in recovery, and the egg is in an incubator. The crack was severe, but we’ve stabilized it. The next few days will be critical for both of them, but we’re optimistic.

Ozzie: *sighing deeply, his shoulders relaxing slightly* Thank you, doctor. Thank you for saving them.

Doctor: *placing a reassuring hand on Ozzie’s shoulder* They’re fighters. You can see Fizzarolli in recovery shortly. For now, let’s focus on ensuring both he and the egg continue to improve.

Ozzie nods, his heart still heavy with concern but filled with hope as he prepares to see Fizz and their fragile egg.

[soundlessdragon]

The last few weeks of being pregnant with baby girl are here. They are probably going to schedule me for a C-section because natural labor will be too hard on her with her growth restriction and heart issues. Advice welcome

[samgirl98]

I don't have a birthday I have a removal day

I'm a C-Section baby and was removed from my mother like a parasite lol

[karmabites96]

Precious little beans, my baby is getting so big at 6 weeks old, weighs 10 lbs 4 ozs and is so attentive and vocal. I love my little man. Can't believe it's been 6 weeks I feel good even with having had a C-section.

[gailyinthedark]

Hi tumblr I'm back and I have company

(posting pics without guilt since newborns aren't exactly distinguishable from week to week anyway)

Her name is Bleoberys. Kidding. It's Harry le Fyz, Bleoberys is her big brother who speaks in Shakespeare quotes, sometimes inappropriate ones.

Did you know braxton hicks aka false labour can last for literal months? I did because I saw my mom and sister deal with it but this was my first time round. Oof.

Did you know actual non-false labour pains can start off at 3.5 minutes apart? I did not. Also, not that they're exactly fun regardless, but they get way less fun when you have to lie on your back with monitors strapped to you for what was probably much less than five hours but did not feel that way, at all.

Harry wasn't feeling it much either, to the point that she had to be surgically removed posthaste. (This was actually part of The Plan, Harry just sidetracked it a bit by deciding to show up early.) They were going to wheel me there but I was all NO THANKS, I'LL WALK because I was very very tired of being Not Upright by then.

Did you know you can actually feel a c-section with a spinal block? It doesn't hurt just sort of feels like people lightly tapping your torso all over and sometimes tugging it. Sometimes tugging so hard it lifts you off the operating table a little bit and your ribs are sore for days after. True story.

Anyway I am now the proud guardian of a daughter and a second surgical scar on top of the one Bleoberys left behind.

Bleoberys cried when he met her because baby sisters are fun to talk about but a little overwhelming in person. That's how we ended up with an excellent family photo which I will not post, where Bleoberys is visibly crying into the shoulder of my visibly drugged up self, while everyone else smiles beatifically from behind with Harry in their midst.

Here's a pic of Harry in a nightgown I made her from an old cotton pillowcase I found in a thrift store because that sort of thing brings me joy.

Now I get to spend a few weeks watching my tissues and displaced organs miraculously knit themselves back into place, and being very grateful I don't live in either the sixth or fifteenth centuries when the success rate for c-sections was considerably lower, or so I hear.

[pro-birth]

For this month’s blog post, I decided it was time to update my critique of the ARRIVE trial.28 This is the study that is single-handedly responsible for the notion that routine induction at 39 weeks is better for healthy women and birthing people having first babies than allowing the pregnancy to continue longer because induction reduced the odds of cesarean.

Among the more recent studies and commentaries, I discovered a bombshell: a secondary analysis of the ARRIVE trial’s data that provides incontrovertible proof that the 39-week induction group had fewer cesareans because of how the expectantly managed group was managed.48 With optimal care, expectant management would have been much the better option.

You can take that as my teaser because we need to cover some other ground first before we dive in.

[electrospective]

[mommyhorror]

Whenever I make a take I reread it like 50x and regret some of it

today it’s that I implied c-section was in any way not a trauma to the body or somehow an easy/simple choice or thing to go through

in actuality c-sections scare me slightly more than vaginal birth (which scares me a LOT). Just because of the amount of cutting and length of healing. It’s so idk the word for it but the process reminds me of looking at really old medical instruments. I get queasy and the technology/concept feels so primitive. And at the same time I’m glad there’s alternatives and options for birth (and late term stillbirth abortions, for example) period

[adventuresofalicecane]

Cesarean

A cesarean section (C-section) is a major surgical procedure where a baby is born by making a large incision through seven different layers of tissue in the mother's abdomen.

Seppuku

Seppuku is a Japanese ritual suicide where a samurai kills himself by cutting into his belly. It was thought that seppuku was an honorable way to die. Sometimes, it is called hara-kiri, which is translated from Japanese as belly-cutting.

I gave birth to my baby girl 19 days ago. The plan was for a natural delivery and to be induced due to being on blood thinners however it did not go to plan.

On the first day of induction, I had the foley balloon catheter. The hospital advised that the week before they had a protocol change and that this was now their first way of inducing labour. The balloon was inserted and then we played the waiting game. The balloon fell out at 4 hours, inwas checked and told I was 3cms dilated.

I thought, awesome, this is going to be a breeze and all going to go fast. Oh how I was so wrong. They waited till the next morning to take me to the birthing unit (so about 20 hours later), they checked me and said I was 1cm dilated. I almost fell over... how? We were doing so well. Did they wait too long?

They couldn't break the waters at that point and decided that we would try cervidil tape. Cervidil is a long tape that they insert up near the cervix and it releases hormones to ripen the cervix.

They insert the tape and we waited. That night I was having back pains now and then but nothing strong.

The next morning, i was still only 1cm dilated. To say I was frustrated doesn't even cover it. This was day 3 and still no baby. After discussing with the doctor, we decided to try the cervidil tape again.

Same thing again, back pains but nothing else. The next morning, the doctors say I'm still 1cm. After discussing with my husband I decided for the cesarean. This was the 4th day I was in hospital, my baby should have been born by now, my husband was paying through the nose for parking to support me. I was sick of being pregnant and ready for the next chapter of the story to begin.

While I was pregnant, I had never considered that I could possibly have a cesarean. I was so focused that I was going to have a natural birth and I was actually keen on the natural birth because it kind of felt like a woman test. Could I handle the pain? Could I push the baby out without the epidural? How long would it take? I feel robbed of that experience, but she was determined to stay in there.

The cesarean process was overwhelming because it just all seemed to have happened so fast. Let me tell you, anyone that says "cesarean is the easy way out" needs a punch in the face cause they have no idea what they are talking about.

The process of getting the epidural is full on in it of itself. It's a huge needle going in your spine. I've had several lumbar punctures to relieve pressure from the brain so I wasn't completely new to the process.

Then you lay flat and start losing feeling of you body. The anesthetist had a surgical glove with ice in it. He was touching my foot, leg, abdomen- I couldn't feel a thing, i thought he was full of shit. Then he put it on my chest and it was like woah ok yeah I can feel that.

It's the weirdest sensation, you're just paradise from below the boobs down the rest of your body. You are paralyzed essentially? I could not move a muscle even if you tempted me with millions of dollars to.

Then my husband could come into the operating room, he was all scrubbed up and was by my head and holding my hand.

They start cutting into me, they cut into so many layers and separate your abs and you don't feel any pain, you can just feel pushing and pulling. My husband was curious so he would stand up to try have a look until they told him off for it.

Then at one point they bring the sheet that's infront of my face down and they proceed to pull out our baby. It felt so surreal, like this isn't actually happening right now, it's a magic trick right?

Our baby didn't cry right away, she gave a death stare to one of the surgeons like "how dare you pull me out of there, i clearly wanted to stay longer" after a couple of minutes and looking around she started crying. I sighed a breath of relief. I saw my husbands face when they pulled her out, he had tears in his eyes and just a face of being in awe of what was happening then and there.

My husband got to go up and cut the umbilical cord and they did the apgar test on her (she got 10 out of 10, already a high achiever) I could see the cutting and them checking her on a screen.

They brought her over and she was just so tiny, my husband and I staring at her, this is our little family now. It was an amazing and also scary feeling.

In that moment I became a mother. The cesarean was like seppuku, my old self committed suicide to bring this baby girl into the world and I now am a different person.

[supermommitali]

When to start walking and exercising after C-section - Part 2

Recovering from a C-section can be a gradual process, but with patience and care, you can regain your strength and well-being. In this video, we have shared C-section recovery tips. When to start exercise after a C-section varies for each individual, but you can begin with basic postpartum exercises 7 days after a C-section to correct your posture.

Similarly, you can start walking 6 weeks after the c-section and can continue with post-c-section exercises.

[newmamas]

C-section Recovery Belt

If you want to buy C-section recovery belt, please contact us

[kazifatagar]

Husband Schooled by Doctor for Fearing C-Section Will “Damage” Wife 

A local doctor used X to discuss the fears surrounding C-sections. He shared a conversation where a husband expressed concerns about his wife undergoing the procedure, fearing she would be “damaged.”  Husband schooled by doctor for fearing C-sections Lepasni kursus kahwin kena libatkan doktor O&G untuk basuh kepala pasangan macamni. Geram baca— ShaSelaluKeliru (@sharidzuan_) August 27,…

[halfeyes]

Alright, I’ve been needing to rant about this. C-sections are real births. They are not “cheating birth”, they are an actual birth. If you have a still-born, is that not a real birth since the baby isn’t alive? No the fuck it’s not, that’s birth. This topic especially pisses me off because I would have DIED if my mom didn’t have a C-section. You know how babies are supposed to flip before coming out so their head is going to be the first thing out? I didn’t do that, and my own umbilical cord wrapped around my throat and tried to choke me. If my mom didn’t have a C-section, I wouldn’t be here. The fact that people act like an extremely invasive medical procedure isn’t a “real birth” is seriously fucking stupid AT BEST, and insanely fucking DANGEROUS at worst! I’m willing to bet that people have died because they felt that they couldn’t have a C-section or else they wouldn’t have really given birth or maybe that they wouldn’t have been a real parent. C-sections are real births.