C-section mommas or mommas planning on a C-section question/need to vent..long post sorry ladies just curious
Ok ladies this is my second pregnancy our son was born January 2015 via emergency C-section because he was not handling my contractions well. This pregnancy my husband and I had planned on just having another C-section for many reasons.
One, when my son was born I had been in labor for almost 24 hours, was so exhausted I passed out for almost 4 hours after he was born got to hold him for maybe 20 minutes and they took him to the nursery and knocked me out for the night and I didn't see him until 8 o'clock the following morning. I want to be able to actually bond after delivery with this baby. Two, my in laws are always doing something and they are the only ones who live close enough to watch our son while I'm in the hospital. Three my family would like to be able to be there this time (they live 3 hours away). Four I'm comfortable with having a C-section, I know what to expect, I know what recovery is like and it really wasn't that bad for me the last time.
So when we told my in laws our due date but that we will probably deliver at 39 weeks they went off the handle "Well a C-section is bad for the baby it causes lots of health risks just look it up" and on and on they go saying C-section babies are more likely to have allergies (which all 3 of their kids have but were born vaginally). They also had a lot to say when I chose not to breast feed my son and told them I probably won't be breastfeeding this one...
Does anyone else have any experience with in laws pushing their opinions on you and making you feel judged for doing what you think is best for you and your kids?! It's literally driving me nuts I feel like they have no respect for me and my decisions as a mother.
My son is a little over 1 and perfectly healthy, only been sick 2 times in his life and 98th percentile for height and weight so I'm pretty sure he's fine haha
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