This question is for women who had an emergency C-section the first delivery and a planned repeat the second delivery.

My first was very traumatic on me.. it was after a very failed 2.5-day induction at 37 weeks that resulted in multiple episodes of losing the fetal heartbeat. I was severely under-slept and had not eaten.. needless to say my anxiety was through the roof during my emergency C-section and the experience was awful for me.. I’m now going on 37 weeks and I am scheduled for a repeat at 39 weeks.

I can’t help but have anxieties about it based on my experience. I hear planned C-sections are a completely different experience.. can anyone who had one of each share their thoughts? Anything I can do to help relax before or during?

Thanks in advance 🧡

UPDATE: I went into labor early at 38 weeks and had my planned repeat c section that evening. It was definitely a different experience all together. Thank you ladies for your replies and encouragement, you all were right about it being much calmer 🫶🏼