Vaginal or C-section birth?

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Which birth experience do you feel is less intense, less painful, easier? Would you rather go through a vaginal birth or a C-section birth?

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As someone who has had 2 vaginal births and 1 c section.....absolutely hands down the vaginal births were better, including having a level 4 tear. A vaginal birth is a difficult day of labor, but then you feel better. My c section was 2 weeks of hardly being able to do anything, couldn't lay flat, couldn't lift my baby or other kids. And the incision burned for a month. Besides the fact that it kept my daughter safe (she had a cord issue and couldn't handle labor) I hated my c section.

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Most women who have c-sections don’t plan or choose it. I would have had a vaginal birth if I had a choice. It’s major surgery which can come with complications like any other surgery and a very involved recovery time.

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I had a c section and was disappointed that I missed out on a natural birth. The aftermath from a c section is very uncomfortable and you can't do much for yourself and your baby due to the stitches and risk of tearing.

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I’ve had 3 c sections. My first one it seems took the longest to recover from. I would never opt for a c section if you don’t need one. The risk of something going wrong is much higher with a c section than vaginal delivery.

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I had an emergency c section after 20 hours of labor. I wish I could have had a vaginal birth. the recovery was horrible and I'm over a year pp and I still feel like things aren't the same in there organ wise lol. it's rough

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that varies from experience to experience. I had a traumatic experience with c-section, but some women have severely traumatic experiences with vaginal as well.

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Recently had my 2nd c section and it was great. My 1st wasn’t planned, but my 2nd was. With both surgeries I didn’t need pain meds during recovery. I was able to move around not long after surgery and stay mobile. The only thing I couldn’t do is lift anything heavy. The best thing I bought for surgery was a belly binder and was allowed to wear it right after surgery. Not only did it help the bloating go down faster, but it helped a lot when walking around or trying to stand up. I’m 1 week postpartum and I feel like I didn’t even have major surgery. Everyone is different though,  some experience a lot of pain after and don’t recover well. Overall I’d do it again if I wanted another baby.

Vaginal or C-section birth?

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