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Bonding, feeding and support after previous caesarean

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Bonding, feeding and support after previous caesarean

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Bonding, feeding and support after previous caesarean

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• Pregnancy & children >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean >> Aged 31-35 >> Interview 11 >> Her son experienced breathing difficulties and had a low Apgar score at birth. Feeling very sick herself meant she was unable to hold him until severa

Rushed to have CS after baby passed meconium and stopped moving. Had quick recovery. Keen to experience vaginal birth with 2nd child, laboured for 66 hours. Some complications afterwards but glad to have experienced giving birth both ways.

• Pregnancy & children >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean >> Aged 30 and under >> Interview 14 >> Her son was born prematurely and had to stay in special care. Tube-feeding him with the milk she had expressed was the only thing she could do to care

Admitted to hospital with pre-eclampsia, 1st child was born 6 weeks premature and had to spend 10 days in SCBU. Found it very difficult to decide how to give birth to 2nd child, worried about risks either way. Had vaginal birth assisted by ventouse.

• Pregnancy & children >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean >> Aged 31-35 >> Interview 26 >> She felt like her baby was not really hers for the first few weeks. She expressed milk for her daughter at the special care unit but lacked the confid

1st child born prematurely at 30 weeks by emergency CS due to preeclampsia. Had good physical recovery but felt 'in shock'. 13 years later felt keen and confident to have VBAC with 2nd child. Had short but intense labour, birth was painful but 'amazing experience'.

• Pregnancy & children >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean >> Aged 30 and under >> Interview 16 >> Her baby had to stay in special care and she felt very ill. She was grateful to have support from her grandmother and partner, but felt low about need

Had emergency CS after 18 hours of labour due to 1st baby's large size and awkward position. Recovery was difficult, felt low and exhausted for one month. Same problems of size and position with 2nd pregnancy, advised to have planned CS. Planned CS was much better experience.

• Pregnancy & children >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean >> Aged 31-35 >> Interview 27 >> Having a caesarean was the right thing to do at the time, but even so it made her feel 'a bit of a failure'. She felt she missed out on the initial bo

1st child was breech, had planned caesarean. Struggled to breastfeed and felt low for long after. Wanted planned CS with 2nd child, but felt pushed into VBAC by clinicians. Went into labour early and had emergency CS at 38 weeks, found experience worse than previous.

• Pregnancy & children >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean >> Aged 30 and under >> Interview 16 >> She prepared a birth plan for her planned caesarean. She asked to have contact with the baby as soon as possible, as she regrets missing out on the fi

Had emergency CS after 18 hours of labour due to 1st baby's large size and awkward position. Recovery was difficult, felt low and exhausted for one month. Same problems of size and position with 2nd pregnancy, advised to have planned CS. Planned CS was much better experience.

• Pregnancy & children >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean >> Aged 31-35 >> Interview 28 >> She thinks a planned caesarean will allow her to bond better with her baby because she will be far less exhausted than she was after the long labour a

Difficult pregnancy, laboured for 2 days, then found baby was double-breech and had emergency CS. Had trouble breastfeeding and felt very low for 6 months. Uncertain about how to deliver 2nd child, leaned towards planned CS but went into labour early and had VBAC as operating theatre was busy.

• Pregnancy & children >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean >> Aged 31-35 >> Interview 26 >> She felt slightly self-conscious during her vaginal birth and the pain was intense, but being able to take her baby home the same day was fantastic.

1st child born prematurely at 30 weeks by emergency CS due to preeclampsia. Had good physical recovery but felt 'in shock'. 13 years later felt keen and confident to have VBAC with 2nd child. Had short but intense labour, birth was painful but 'amazing experience'.

• Pregnancy & children >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean >> Aged 30 and under >> Interview 14 >> She had worried about things going wrong during VBAC, but looking back she thinks bonding with her baby and getting into an independent routine was a

Admitted to hospital with pre-eclampsia, 1st child was born 6 weeks premature and had to spend 10 days in SCBU. Found it very difficult to decide how to give birth to 2nd child, worried about risks either way. Had vaginal birth assisted by ventouse.

• Pregnancy & children >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean >> Aged 30 and under >> Interview 16 >> After her first caesarean she didn't feel like herself and found it harder to bond with her baby.This time, having had the choice, she felt really wel

Had emergency CS after 18 hours of labour due to 1st baby's large size and awkward position. Recovery was difficult, felt low and exhausted for one month. Same problems of size and position with 2nd pregnancy, advised to have planned CS. Planned CS was much better experience.

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• >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean

Publication date: October 2007          Last updated: November 2010.

Review date: November 2012

 

We interviewed 27 women about their experiences of caesarean birth and about their decisions and experiences related to the birth of their next child. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics, or explore all the interviews.

• >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean

Publication date: October 2007          Last updated: November 2010.

Review date: November 2012

 

We interviewed 27 women about their experiences of caesarean birth and about their decisions and experiences related to the birth of their next child. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics, or explore all the interviews.

• Pregnancy & children >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean >> Making decisions about birth after caesarean

Publication date: October 2007          Last updated: November 2010.

Review date: November 2012

 

We interviewed 27 women about their experiences of caesarean birth and about their decisions and experiences related to the birth of their next child. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics, or explore all the interviews.