my 2 bundles of joy came at the end of this :D !! (Caesarean Section)

Member Name: xjemloux

Product:	Caesarean Section
Date:	04/01/09 (98 review reads)
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Advantages: my boys were born

Disadvantages: i was nervous

I don't know what it's like to have an emergency c-section as I've only had one elective c-section. An elective c-section is when you are given a specific date to go in and have your operation to deliver your baby. I was told I had to have an elective c-section as my lower twin was breech.
So this is just my experience of my c-section.

21st November 2007, I was told I had to be in the hospital for half 6 in the morning, they wasn't entirely sure what time I could have the op but the earlier I was there the better and they would try fit me in as soon as possible. I went into a room where I had to take all my clothes off and put a not so attractive gown on with all the back open and I had to take all my jewellery out. I also had to put on stockings, they are apparently very important as they help prevent blood clots etc when you are unable to move for a long period. 20 past 9 in the morning I waited 'til then I was taken to the delivery suite.

I walked into a room with a not so comfortable looking bed and machines and other scary looking things all over the place. By this time I am a nervous wreck, I'm waddling like a duck as I was so big (my twins were 7lb 4oz and 7lb 1oz), my palms were sweaty and I didn't half feel dizzy. I had to sit on the bed while they inserted the epidural and spinal anasthetic, one of them didn't work so I had to have it inserted twice. I sat hunched over my balloon of a belly as far as I could and tried my best not to move whilst squeezing the midwifes hand so tight I'm sure I seen her fingers go blue! Ooops! I then had to lay down whislt I still had feeling in my body. Drips were put into my hand and a blue screen or sheet was put in front of me. They checked all my jewellery was out but idiot here didn't take her nipple bar out did she.

I lay there motionless as my body started to feel like it had pins and needles, it was the strangest feeling. There were doctors moving my legs to see if i could feel them and telling me to move them, well they were funny my legs felt like boulders! They then inserted a catheter which I didn't even know they had done until they told me. The 'feeling' test came next. The Nurse sprayed my body with ice cold water to ensure I had lost feeling where I was supposed to. I couldn't feel anything until she sprayed it on my chest and sent a shiver up my spine, it was freezing! I was ready!

My friend came in with me to support me, she sat down next to my head and I just lay there. My friend rabbited away to me but the last thing I wanted to do was talk. I'd been having nightmares for weeks that I was going to feel myself get cut open and be in severe pain. Which of course wasn't the case, all of a sudden I heard 'air' being sucked. The nurse standing behind my head leant over and said thats your first water bag being sucked away. WHAT!! They've cut me open already ?!?! She told me I would hear this air sound twice as my twins were non identical they were in 2 seperate sacs. All of a sudden I hear this belching cry at 10:22am, and tears just streamed down my face. My friend was still babbling and to be honest I just wanted to be on my own at this point I couldn't control how I was feeling and all she could say to me was "I bet you feel strange don't you" Well Yes course I feel strange one of my babies has just left my body and I havn't seen him yet and now my other one is about to come out too after I've had them beating my insides up for the past 9months, as they were only 9days early. Here it comes, the air sound again, I can feel my heart pumping so fast and my tears of joy were still falling. Another cry at 10:24am! I remember my first words being "They are definitely boys yeah?!" (lol couldn't help myself)

The nurses took my babies away to clean them up, check them over and weigh them. They came back in the room within 5minutes to tell me Twin 1 was 7lb 4oz and Twin 2 was 7lb 1oz, I shouted "My god no wonder I was the size of an Elephant", never even lost my humour on the operating table see. My baby boys were laid on my chest either side so I could hold them for the first time. Their eyes squinting and looking into mine, I could tell instantly they knew I was their Mama! They were Beautiful, all my waddling during the pregnancy was so worth it to see these two little angels in front of me. Already looking at me like I'm their hero. My little boys were taken into the next room to be fed whilst I had to be cleaned up and stitched up. I lay there high as a kite, couldn't see anything that was going on I was just told I was being stitched up. Within half an hour I was done! I was wheeled in my bed in the room where my babies were I had to stay there for half an hour just to make sure I was O.K. So I lay there extremely happy holding my babies, stroking their soft skin and breathing in their beautiful smell.

Overall my experience of a c-section was pretty good, apart from me being nervous and the epidural hurting it really was a lovely experience, although I don't feel I've filled the mother role properly yet. I havn't even experienced going into labour yet alone a natural birth. I know some people say a C-Section is the easy way out and I'm stupid for thinking like it as it's such hardwork to give birth naturally. I'm not arguing that in any way though I just feel I should of gone through it to be a proper mum. As for a C-Section being the easy way out I only feel its the easy way out as you don't (always) get pain during the delivery, but for me personally the recovery was hard. I was on my own with 2 babies, and struggled to walk for weeks as I kept getting infections in my scar which apparently was from doing too much work and straining it. I was told to get more rest, which of course as well all know is a bit hard when you have 1 demanding baby to look after let alone 2, which again I was on my own with.

Summary: my experience of a c-section with my twins