Natural birth or section? Epilepsy and a cyst.

Jamielee

Hi everyone,

Was just wanting some advice really.. Im going in tomorrow to talk to doctor about my options and how they will effect me, but i wanted advice from you guys experience too?

I have epilepsy which is currently uncontrolled (unmedicated) as its only just been diagnosed and im really nervous about starting medication for it as they cant guarantee its safe for the baby.. They also found a cyst at my scan too which they think has been growing for years.. Its 30-40cm big and goes from my right ovary to where my bra sits between my boobs/ribs.

So far what ive been told is that they obviously want me to go natural if

I can but i might end up having to have an emergency section if i have a seizure during labour (which is apparently common) so to me it makes more sense to just plan the section?

My thinking too is that they could maybe take the cyst out at same time as baby which means i wouldnt need to go through any operations shortly after labour too.. Rather than recovering from labour and an operation at same time it would just be one operation..

I dont know, my brain is frazzled.. Stressing about everything so much😭.