Vaginal & C section❤️

On September 10th 2018 at 9:48pm I delivered my son via c section. Now what is a c section? It is:

(A surgical procedure involving incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring.)

Now 8 years ago on May 17th 2010 at 6:31pm I had an un medicated vaginal delivery of my daughter. Now what does that mean:

(vaginal delivery is the birth of offspring through the vagina) mine was un medicated which means no epidural/pain meds. So I felt EVERYTHING.

Now if I had to choose from “incision of the walls of my stomach and uterus to deliver my child” or “vaginal delivery to give birth to my child”

& even if I could choose, I would never get the chance to choose how I want deliver my child (at least where I delivered 🙃)

8 years ago I was ABLE to deliver my baby vaginally. Now 6weeks ago I HAD TOO have my baby deliver via c section if I wanted him to be alive.

Pretty much where I am going with this is I had a lot of women with no c section history tell me “so it was easier this time” or “you chose the easy way” & my favorite “you didn’t go through the pain of child birth” 🙄

& honesty when they would tell me that I started feeling less of a women because I had a c section & I wouldn’t even like to talk about having a c section. It really got to me.

Until right now as I’m typing this I will never feel like that again. & here is why:

1. My son’s life was on the line.

2. I literally had to get my body cut open so he could have taken his first breath.

3. My OB sewed me right up & I was good to go. HAHA YEAH RIGHT:

Let’s try this again ready, #3: I WAS CUT OPEN TO HAVE MY SON. 😩 I was paralyzed from my boobs all the way down to my toes.

-I couldn’t see my son come into this world. Or be able to pull him out of me like I did with is sister.

-His dad didn’t even get a chance to cut the umbilical cord (because of a sterile field remember its a major surgery)

-My son didn’t get to experience skin to skin with me, instead he spent 6 hours with a nurse (since I just had a major surgery done I had to be monitored)

-I didn’t get to hold my son until after 6 hours that he was born (which felt like a life time)

-I wasn’t aloud to get off the bed until 24hours after the surgery. Which meant having a catheter FOREVER (I had that thing for 3 days)

-& after the 24hours that’s when the pain came. I couldn’t adjust myself if I waslaying down it would hurt to turn. I couldn’t cough or have anyone make me laugh because it was so painful. I am so glad I didn’t have to sneeze. The first time the nurse made me stand up so I could start walking was the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. Talking the first steps after the c section are ones that I will always remember. I know how many steps I took, the time of day. It was VERY VERY PAINFUL. -NORCO became my drug of choice & that was the only thing that would ease the pain. -I stayed 5 days at the hospital because my pass to be able to go home was to poop. & you can only imagine how that went. 😖 Throughout the day I had to walk so my body just got used to the pain & I had no choice but to suck it up. -i didn’t start feeling better like being able to cough without crying 😊 until about 3weeks pp -So when I was home I had help from my mom, husband, & my 8 yr old daughter because the pain was still there.

—So clearly “it wasn’t easy” “I didn’t choose no way” & “I DID FEEL PAIN” -& as a plus i have this beautiful scar to remind me of how brave I am to have had my son delivered in that way “ ❤️

Now I am 6weeks pp & I feel great 🙌🏼 I am not cleared from my OB to starting working out, go back to work, or sex until I am 8weeks PP but I am in no rush 😊

—-So ladies if you do end up delivery via c section be very proud of yourself & as well if you get to have a vaginal birth. Remember you are putting your life on the line for your precious child both ways. Remember complications are not ruled out with either or & all of you are very brave for bringing a child to this world. Thanks for reading. I’ll be doing an actual

“Birth story” soon 🙏🏼❤️