> On the topic of control...I love it when women say they want a cs cause they > are more in control....got news for them! Unless they are multi-skilled and > dam flexible and have the scalpel in their own hands, they are in no way in > control! > > Jo Bainbridge
So right, Jo! Being pinned down and not being able to move your legs is a horrible feeling - NO sense of control there. And on the subject of "reasons" for a c/sec...I find it interesting when I hear women say that they want a c/sec because they hate pain. I can say from experience that a c/sec is in no way pain-free. Especially the postnatal period. Trying to sit-up with a fresh slice across your belly, add to that a uterine infection or scar infection (which most women I talk to have had one or the other), bleeding and mashed raw nipples (from trying to feed lying down b/c it is too painful for your belly to sit up, but then it is too hard to get proper attachment lying down, hence the nipple damage), feet blown up like puffer-fish for days and extremely tender, and all without those releasing hormones of birth. Now THAt is not pain-free. Sigh - I am a little cynical these days. Melissa -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
