C-Section? PPH

Question

I feel like I’m losing my mind. Since the start my doctor has given the option for C-Section due to big babies and PPH (postpartum hemorrhage) and it being a controlled environment. I had a PPH with my first due to a tear that they couldn’t find (8 lbs 8 oz baby). With my second (8lbs 11 oz) and I had extra bleeding that they stopped with medication but it wasn’t considered a PPH. The clinic I go to has rotating doctors and 2 have recommended a C-section and the other said to avoid it. I saw one of the ones who recommends it today and he’s asking if I want it. I don’t know what to do. I’m 37 weeks 1 day.

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If you have a history of dangerous bleeding after birth due to tearing, I’d go with the c section. For me my first baby’s heart rate was dangerously low and I was almost taken for an emergency c section but she stabilized and I had her vaginally. With my second his heart rate dropped and he almost died. I was taken to an emergency c section and thankfully he was perfectly fine. After going through that I’ve decided to have an elective c section this time and my doctors agree with my choice. I think that c sections are a good option when you have a history of dangerous things happening. I think a c section is a god choice for you.

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I would never take a chance with PPH.

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C-section. I had delayed PPH with my first (happened when I was between 7-10 weeks PP), and scheduled a section with my second. I made sure to talk to my doctor about my experience and make sure he would “clean me out” well, as the PPH was due to an embedded piece of placenta. My first doctor wasn’t negligent, but it was definitely a concern for the second baby. Everything was great with my second, no PPH. I wouldn’t mess around with your history, a c-section gives the doctor more control.

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If the size of the baby was the only concern i wouldn't go with a c-section if you can avoid it. 8 pounds is big but not impossible to birth especially when you've birthed babies that size already. With the pph I would definitely do the c-section because a controlled environment is better. My daughter's was 8.6 and I had her vaginally. My son always measured big and my doctor wasn't concerned until he got too big. Weight wasn't the issue it was the size of his belly and shoulders that made him too big. We had a c-section for fear of him getting stuck in the birth canal as ultrasound measurements can be off a pound or two one way or the other. My ob said it was important to plan of he was bigger than the 9.5 pounds he was measuring and 99th percentile of abdomin measurement. I am glad I went with the c-section because he got stuck coming out that way. He definitely would have gotten stuck in the birth canal and that wouldn't have been great. While c-sections pose their own risks and painful recovery you have to weigh the pros and cons. I wouldn't want to risk pph if I didn't have to

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Avoid a csection at all costs unless it’s absolutely medically necessary. 
Big babies is no reason for csection or induction at all. This sounds like the drs want control over when baby gets here which should never be that way. Always let baby decide.

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What’s pph?
“Big baby” isn’t an indication for c section 
I’d avoid a c section at all costs, personally

C-Section? PPH

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