How Important Is Your Method of Delivery?

[JDT]

I have to say that i've been AMAZED at the various means and methods that people have for birthing their babies. To be honest I wasn't so concerned how my babies came out. I just wanted them healthy and strong.

In some cases here though it seems like a big deal.

So I wonder - how important is it how you bby gets born?

[OneFabMama]

I voted "kind of important". There are definitley things I would not CHOSE to do, unless life threatening. But, if it came down to that I would not feel guilty over it or anything. So, it's not SUPER important to me how my babies enter the world. But, it's not meaningless either.

[grace_n_josie]

I assume that you are speaking more to those that are having natural births...but I thought that I would chime in. To me it is very important that I have another c-section. When I was trying to push my daughter out, I tore my round ligament and had to have it put back together during my c-section with her. That hurt sooo much worse than anything that I had ever felt in my life and still bothers me to this day (espescially now that I am pregnant again). For me, having another c-section is super important because the ligament issues ment that I had to have a ton more help during the first week than I would have had it not have torn. I didn't like that because I felt like I couldn't care for my daughter.

[3rockstars]

I voted super important. One of my kids was a vaginal delivery at term with the doctor breaking my water to "speed things up" that went sour ending in epidural and episiotomy and fetal distress but she was fine and came home with me. I was disappointed and wanted a beautiful vaginal delivery at home. I got a premature induction for natural vaginal birth at 34 weeks with a 2 week nicu stay with the next one. I was glad I went natural with no drugs and no episiotomy but heartbroken at the induction and the nicu stay and that it was so medical and I was literally tied to the bed. My last baby was also a premature induction for natural vaginal birth but at 33 weeks with corresponding 2 week nicu stay. Once my water broke and after I called my ex to get out of work and come get me, I knew it was my last baby and my last chance at my ideal birth. So I forced everyone to do what I wanted and threatened to leave AMA if they didn't comply. I wasn't risking the safety of my baby, I just wanted things to go my way for my last birth experience since I knew I wouldn't get the beuatiful relaxed homebirth I so desired. I had a midwife, I walked the halls, I used the birth ball and the birth bar on the bed, and I slapped away everyone's hands to catch my baby and bring her to my chest for kisses as soon as she came out and I heard her cry. I am thrilled that I was the first person to touch her and that I got to have a less medicalized natural birth even if it was medically necessary for a hospital stay for both of us and an induction. It wasn't the homebirth I desire and I grieve that but being able to catch your own child is the most beautiful experience in the world. No matter what happened afterwards, I was the first pair of hands to touch her and she got to be held for a few seconds and kissed by her mama right after she came out into the world. And I'm SO proud of that.



editing to add that maybe the reason you(the op) weren't so concerned with how your baby emerged was because you had a positive birth experience? maybe you had everything happen that you envisioned with no shocking surprises and that it just doesn't occur to you to be disappointed with birth??? I'm not criticizing at all, just thinking that may be the reason????? I think the reason I was so adament that I have my envisioned birth is that I felt so robbed of the experience the first two times. I was in constant pain for MONTHS after my first. After my second I was traumatized that we almost lost her(sepsis in the nicu) and determined to feel safe at home. I just didn't have what I envisioned and that birth that I envisioned seemed the obvious ending celebration to my pregnancy and I didn't get it and felt like it never really happened. Does that make sense??? I didn't understand it until I gave birth to my first baby. All through the pregnancy I didn't care how she came out as long as she was safe and healthy and then when she was born I felt so robbed of the experience and so. . . . . . . . .violated as a woman to have so many interventions and so much pain. I think I just wanted that experience back to change it.

[TwinKristi]

I voted super important because although I wouldn't hesitate in an emergency situation, c-sections are abused in this country. I would do everything I could to avoid a c/s and promote a vaginal delivery, even if it meant gettng an epidural.
My 5th son was considered an unstable lie b/c his position was always changing, even up until delivery. I had an ECV (version) at 36wks to avoid a c/s and although it comes with it's own sets of risks, I felt they were less than that of major surgery. I know several moms who completely bypassed the ECV altogether and just scheduled a c/s which I could have done as well. It was very important to deliver my son vaginally. But, like I said, if push came to shove I wouldn't have hesitated, but only if our lives were at stake, not for convenience issues.
I've had all 5 of my children vaginally, only 1 with an epidural and I fully intend on having our future #6 naturally as well and possibly at home! :goodvibes:

[JDT]

editing to add that maybe the reason you(the op) weren't so concerned with how your baby emerged was because you had a positive birth experience? maybe you had everything happen that you envisioned with no shocking surprises and that it just doesn't occur to you to be disappointed with birth??? I'm not criticizing at all, just thinking that may be the reason????? I think the reason I was so adament that I have my envisioned birth is that I felt so robbed of the experience the first two times. I was in constant pain for MONTHS after my first. After my second I was traumatized that we almost lost her(sepsis in the nicu) and determined to feel safe at home. I just didn't have what I envisioned and that birth that I envisioned seemed the obvious ending celebration to my pregnancy and I didn't get it and felt like it never really happened. Does that make sense??? I didn't understand it until I gave birth to my first baby. All through the pregnancy I didn't care how she came out as long as she was safe and healthy and then when she was born I felt so robbed of the experience and so. . . . . . . . .violated as a woman to have so many interventions and so much pain. I think I just wanted that experience back to change it.

I was the first of my mother's children to give birth and I had GREAT expectations! With my sister and I my mother was in labor for like 3 hours with one baby and 4 hours with the second. She says that she was not in a lot of pain. She pushed a few times and her babies came out.

At age 18 I was a labor coach for my 13 year old cousin. She felt queezy one day and went to see her midwife. They did an internal and told her "go to the hospital right now, you're 8 cm dialated." She pushed 2 times and the baby popped out.

It's fair to say that I had VERY unrealistc expectations when it came to birth. The pregnancy was a breeze, I assumed that I would deliver on my due date with little pain and no trouble.

I planned an all natural water birth with a midwife. My water broke many hours before I had my first contraction. I watched tv and ate all night. By morning my midwife wanted to get things going so she suggested castor oil. That gave me the runs,but no contractions. When contractions finally got started they were camel backing. Meaning they were coming fast and furious, but they were not causing my cervix to open. 18 hours after my after my water broke I was having painful contractions that were not causing dialation. At 20 hours I got pitocin and an epidural. The epi let me rest but only took away the pain on the left side. The pitocin caused decels with a slow heart rate recovery for the lo. Without pitocin the contractions stalled.

At 23 hours they tried pit one last time. The baby's heart rate crashed and was not recovering. The ran me down the hall and did a crash c-section to save the baby. He was born 7 minutes later with me screaming nearly the entire time. I was still not fully numb from the epi and felt the procedure.
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all that to say - ideal first birth. No! I was seriously traumatized by my 1st birthing experience.

Baby #2 - I thought about VBAC until I recalled my DS#1's birth. I had a planned c-section. I refused the epi and went straight for the spinal. It took 4 tried to get the spinal in place. I was not fully numb when it came time to be cut. I threw a fit. I demanded and received general anasthetic. I fell asleep pregnant and woke up a mom. PERFECT! No pain.

Baby #3 - I begged and pleaded for a general and was told no. My final birth was filmed for A Baby's Story so I figured if it went wrong i'd have footage to use in my lawsuit. I got a spinal. It worked. Baby was born. No labor, no pain, everyone healthy! YAY!

I know this is crazy long. All of that to say I don't care how my baby is born. I'll take any kind of c-section they're offering! :mrgreen:

[abbi77]

The most important thing to me is that baby & I both come thru it healthy & strong. In my opinion, the best way to do that (in most situations) is with the least intervention possible, so that is my goal. To help me safely achieve this goal, I make it my mission to read up on everything I can regarding possible complications/interventions that may or may not be necessary, what the indications for them are, what the risks for them are--basically, to be an INFORMED healthcare consumer. In my experience, this has let me decline what I feel are unnecessary interventions, simply by being able to discuss with my doc what the realistic risk vs benefits are. Too much of standard OB practice right now is based on CYA, and it's sad to me that it has to be that way, but I understand why it is.:soapbox:

Sorry to be windy on that...bottom line--I'm a kind of...it's important, but most important is our health. :)

[rachaeljohnson]

i would have thought a healthy baby was the most important (and it is)...but how the baby gets here affects how we are as mothers. After the TERRIBLE birth experience i had the first time, the tortorous pain, screaming, crying, feeling like i was trapped in a box suffering and unable to breathe, then having an epi and being too dagone tired to see her emerge or really greet her afterwards (seriously just thought, "thank god she is out, it's over, now let me sleep"), no euphoria, no transition from woman to mom, terrible pain recovering, months of crying, guilt, ppd, trauma, and a touch of post partum psychosis (i thought she was an alien in the middle of the night once...don't laugh, i am so serious), i am horrified to ever do it again. My next experience needs to be different to heal me as a woman and mother...to give me strength and confidence...i CANNOT go through that again. Birth to me is hell...and i hate that i feel that way. For some reason it affected me more than i ever thought it would. Not sure why.

[felix23]

It doesn't really bother me that I will never have a natural birth and will have another c-section. As long as it's not torture, I really don't care that much about my birth experience, I just want a healthy, full-term baby.

[JDT]

i would have thought a healthy baby was the most important (and it is)...but how the baby gets here affects how we are as mothers. After the TERRIBLE birth experience i had the first time, the tortorous pain, screaming, crying, feeling like i was trapped in a box suffering and unable to breathe, then having an epi and being too dagone tired to see her emerge or really greet her afterwards (seriously just thought, "thank god she is out, it's over, now let me sleep"), no euphoria, no transition from woman to mom, terrible pain recovering, months of crying, guilt, ppd, trauma, and a touch of post partum psychosis (i thought she was an alien in the middle of the night once...don't laugh, i am so serious), i am horrified to ever do it again. My next experience needs to be different to heal me as a woman and mother...to give me strength and confidence...i CANNOT go through that again. Birth to me is hell...and i hate that i feel that way. For some reason it affected me more than i ever thought it would. Not sure why.


Oh I COMPLETELY understand!!!! My 1st son was about 10 months old before I really enjoyed him.

[mengmommy]

The birth experience is extremely important to me. Not for myself...its a nice perk to have things go the way I want (like they did with dd), but for my child. I take a lot of time and effort to be educated as much as I possibly can on how babies enter the world and what interventions or choices cause what consequences. OBVIOUSLY, if the baby or I were going to be seriously harmed, I wouldn't hesitate to do whatever was humanly possible to have a safe experience. I feel like the MOM being in control and being able to listen to her body is one of the most important things in labor and delivery. And if I were to ever need a c-section, barring any dangerous complications that would arise for waiting until labor started on its own, I would NOT schedule my c-section because its sooo important for the baby to experience some of the chemical reactions that happen during labor. No, most babies won't die from not experiencing them, but its really beneficial.

[1blessedmama]

The birth experience is extremely important to me. Not for myself...its a nice perk to have things go the way I want (like they did with dd), but for my child. I take a lot of time and effort to be educated as much as I possibly can on how babies enter the world and what interventions or choices cause what consequences. OBVIOUSLY, if the baby or I were going to be seriously harmed, I wouldn't hesitate to do whatever was humanly possible to have a safe experience.

YES! I agree. For me it's about baby first, then me.

[AtoZMomma]

I vote "Kind of Important"--Both kids so far have been born vaginally with epidurals both times...no emergencies, healthy, full-term babies. It was great. But still, I've always longed for a natural (drug-free) birth--I tried that with the first child, but labor was 50 hours and I just couldn't do it. Now my husband and I are taking a hypnobabies course in hopes that I will deliver this LO without drugs. But the course is great in itself--it has addressed my deepest fears, past guilt, and has brought DH and I closer together because we've had to communicate through all the exercises. I highly recommend it to anyone dealing with past birth trauma/fears/anxieties--even if you don't want a drug-free delivery, and especially if you do!

[strollerfreak]

I will do ANYTHING to avoid a c-section, they are way overdone here in the US...but after 4 vaginal deliveries I sure hope that I won't need a c-section.

Obviously the health of the baby, and then the health of myself come first...and then my wishes for delivery.

I'm still upset that I let my OB talk me into being induced for the last one because of IUGR...it wasn't IUGR, it was ultrasound measuring error. He was one of my 2nd biggest kids.

[JeDeeLenae]

To me, it's very important that I've come to terms with how it will be done. It doesn't have to go exactly as planned, but I also don't want a whirlwind of complete loss of control. After having to "process" 2 births that did kinda whirlwind, I'd like a little more peace and sanity on what is one of the most beautiful experiences a mother can have with her baby.

[Calideedle]

I know from your posts that you don't mind having C/S and will gladly have another, thats great for you!

I and MANY women who were FORCED into C/S that were not needed feel it is very important how we birth! I had a beautiful experience taken away from me because my DR said my babies heart rate dropped a bit .... she had to make it to her tee time. I was young and uneducated on birth.

This time how I deliver is SUPER important, if for some reason I end up really needing another C/S I will obviously take it but I will ALWAYS be disappointed in it even though I love my kids with every bit of me I long for a natural delivery like women have done for centuries! Its sad that a C/S is the norm now (if you want one or not) women are taught to fear their bodies and because something happened once it will always happen again? :dunno:

This is a very sensitive subject for many including myself. Hear oh well you have a healthy baby, yada yada yada!

[shutterbugmom]

imo there is a corrolation btw the birth and health of the baby. So--it is super important to me.

[breanne_roz]

It was EXTREMELY important to me. If I was asked this question before I had my son, I probably would have said that it didn't matter to me...as long as he was okay. I was young when I had him, and I *thought* that I was educated about childbirth(about as educated as the people who wrote what to expect when your expecting and pregnancy for dummies... :banghead: ). I had a difficult pregnancy, labor, delivery and post partum period. I didn't want more children simply because I didn't want to give birth again, I was seriously traumatized. I started to look into "other" options. The thought of going into labor, laying on a hospital bed and being pumped full of drugs really frightened me, I knew there had to be another way...a *better* way. For me it is so important to do whatever I can to have a positive birth experience, so the outcome is not only good for my lo but for me as well.

[clothmamaof4]

Well, after reading all these stories and knowing my sister's nightmare birth story with her 1st one (he got stuck in the birth canal, had to do an emergency C-section and they had to reach inside her, push him out while they also pulled from the belly to get him out, yeah he had a big big head and was really stuck!) I can only say I am glad that I haven't had a nightmare experience. I thought my 3rd one kinda was but now I see it could have been so much worse (I had to ditch my planned homebirth when my uterus became inflamed and my BP wouldn't go down and I was a week past due after getting home from a hurricane evacuation after Hurricane Rita, they offered induction and I took it because by that time I was SICK of being pregnant after the whole evacuation experience and in pain) So yeah, it's important to me, I was disappointed with my 3rd ones delivery, but like one of the pp said if it comes down to it and to save mine or my child's life I wouldn't refuse medical intervention. The most important thing is that everyone comes out healthy and alive and if that means medically then that's what it means. I would never risk mine orf my childs life just to get what I wanted and what in my mind was the perfect experience. I hated giving birth in a hospital but I wouldn't trade getting to see my LO's grow up for anything and in that perspective it was worth it because if I hadn't had that hospital birth I might not have been here.

[breanne_roz]

I also just wanted to add that I'm a lot more relaxed about childbirth in general now. I guess I am more "picky" about certain things, but I literally have no stress when I think about giving birth again. I've not learned that so many "horrible" complications that occur, really could be easily prevented or treated with the proper knowledge. I always hear stories of babies being stuck, or hemorrhaging...and now I've come to realize that in some of these cases serious interventions ie. c section could have been avoided if the doctor could have just allowed the mother to get into a different position or not yanked the placenta from her uterus asap. That being said, there are situations that do require immediate medical attention...but I'm a point now where I feel that alot of that medical attention really isn't very necessary...and it's amazing what a weight that has lifted off of my shoulders.

[itsymama]

SUPER important !

To me it's always about baby first , of course , no doubt about that what so ever , so I would do anything if it meant my baby being born safe and healthy . That said I think that birth is not just the way we have babies , I think it is an amazingly powerful journey that a woman gos through within her life , it's such a personal and passionate experience and so yes it does matter !

I also think it ,matters ALLOT because while there are different ways to have a baby today , that doesn't mean they are all safe ! Yes c-sections can save lives and thank God for that ( when they are Needed ) , but do have one for no medical reason actually puts mom and baby at unnecessary risk . The way we are born and the way we give birth effects us more then I think most people understand . I chose to have a VBAC because my soul ached for a natural vaginal birth , and because I knew it was the best healthiest thing for my baby and for me .

So ya , it's SUPER important to me for many reasons !

[Edensmomma]

Well my natural birth was a very empowering experience and would love to do it again! :) But at the same time, I wouldnt be upset if there was an emergency and I HAD to have a c-section. I understand that desperate times call for desperate measures.
I am planning a homebirth with my next baby :) :yay:

[Edensmomma]

SUPER important !

To me it's always about baby first , of course , no doubt about that what so ever , so I would do anything if it meant my baby being born safe and healthy . That said I think that birth is not just the way we have babies , I think it is an amazingly powerful journey that a woman gos through within her life , it's such a personal and passionate experience and so yes it does matter !

I also think it ,matters ALLOT because while there are different ways to have a baby today , that doesn't mean they are all safe ! Yes c-sections can save lives and thank God for that ( when they are Needed ) , but do have one for no medical reason actually puts mom and baby at unnecessary risk . The way we are born and the way we give birth effects us more then I think most people understand . I chose to have a VBAC because my soul ached for a natural vaginal birth , and because I knew it was the best healthiest thing for my baby and for me .

So ya , it's SUPER important to me for many reasons !

I couldnt have said it better :clapping:

[sheleighya]

I must say, I am among the few that have had relatively great birth experiences. Although this is the case, I still grieved over a few things that my 2 births resulted in. During my first birth I had no one to be my voice when I was transitioning and to fight for my desire to not have pitocin at 9.5 cms. Although I knew what my instincts were telling me, due to the pressure from my Medwife I caved, ended up wanting an epidural although I did not need it before she could send for it. Also, not having my first placed on me right away for some strange reason was hard to get pass.

With my second birth I went to a birth center after planning my unassisted childbirth, very heartbreaking for me. Again, no one was available to assist me come transition time. I had started succombing to the desire for that emotional support that my EH (estranged husband) could not provide, so I transferred to the birth center which is where I needed to be from that time on, not having the focus necessary for bravely complete the process alone. I needed someone with me for emotional, physical, and moral support. I was not getting that at home, so I decided to go to the birth center at 9 cms, for a normal 1.5 hours drive. I avoided piticon as I desired, but lost out on my home birth, and relinquished some of the control I felt being at home to being forced to push when I was not ready.

I grieved so much about that, but I know that I needed to be mothered. Although I was there for only 4 hours before baby was born, that was the worst birthing experience I have ever had. Partly due to being short-waisted, and the size of baby, as well as the position of baby (facing my left side, face up and diagnol all at the same time, came out diagnally). Then being told to push when baby had not descended as far down as possible own it's own.

So, yes! It is highly important to me, because I know the better way.

[JDT]

All very interesting.

Thank you posters

[blossomgoat]

before my first birth, I really really wanted a natural delivery and I wanted to sit in the tub to labor and to squat and all that fun stuff. And while I did get to do all of that for the labor and two hours of pushing, it all ended in an unplanned Csec because of positioning. DD was turned all kinds of awkward and would not come out. I felt devastated that I had to go through a C sec after wanting my natural delivery so much.

This time around, I have the choice of a VBAC or a repeat C, and I find myself not particularly attached to either option. I find that odd since I was so affected by my first Csec, but for some reason I just can't bring myself to really care which way it goes on an emotional level. Intellectually, I understand that the VBAC is the way to go for many reasons, but emotionally, I would be happy either way.

[bunkie]

I voted "not important" for me all that matters is that my baby is healthy and breathing at the end. I've lost too much to obsess over how they get here. I just want them here.

[vmccal1]

After much research and hearing other birthing stories we chose a homebirth. We were not disappointed but elated. And we saw first hand that midwives can handle complications without invasive tactics. I grieve for the mothers that end up with c-sections because of the impatience of the natural birth process the medical industry can have.

[~happy2Bamommy~]

i would have thought a healthy baby was the most important (and it is)...but how the baby gets here affects how we are as mothers. After the TERRIBLE birth experience i had the first time, the tortorous pain, screaming, crying, feeling like i was trapped in a box suffering and unable to breathe, then having an epi and being too dagone tired to see her emerge or really greet her afterwards (seriously just thought, "thank god she is out, it's over, now let me sleep"), no euphoria, no transition from woman to mom, terrible pain recovering, months of crying, guilt, ppd, trauma, and a touch of post partum psychosis (i thought she was an alien in the middle of the night once...don't laugh, i am so serious), i am horrified to ever do it again. My next experience needs to be different to heal me as a woman and mother...to give me strength and confidence...i CANNOT go through that again. Birth to me is hell...and i hate that i feel that way. For some reason it affected me more than i ever thought it would. Not sure why.

:hugs: mama :hugs: Have you read the book "Birthing From Within" ?? They go into the feelings we have with/about our births and it was very interesting to read!

As far as the question at hand my method of delivery is VERY important to me.I think our births shape many things about us and who we are.(thoughts and attitudes)

I am terrified of hospitals.I know without a doubt I would have trouble if I tried to labor in one. Ours here is very "backwards" I asked once about squatting while delivering and was told it wasn't advised.

I squat LOL!

I think squatting is why I had a 10.14 and a 10.6 baby without so much as a skid mark. If I had to labor in a bed I know without a doubt my births would not be good.So far I have had four little ones.I have loved every birth.I never feel more powerful than when I am in labor and the feeling of catching my child simply can't be described.

This last time I was 42 weeks and getting weepy.When my water broke in the early morning I said out loud "Thank you God,birth I can do" I wasn't sure how much more of pregnancy I could take up until my water broke :giggle:

I don't fear birth.I welcome it. I honestly believe this is because I have been able to labor how I want without interventions. I am not so sure I would feel the same way if I was being poked and prodded. Matter of fact the only part about my births that sticks out as NOT being liked is when my midwife checks me.Thankfully they stay pretty hands off.

Now after typing all that I should say that if for my babies health I needed to have a cs or to birth in a hospital I would do it in a heartbeat.If my midwife ever said she thought our baby had a heart problem or if an ultrasound showed something was up then without a doubt I would go to a hospital.Just not our local one :thumbsup:

[MamaToBe84]

I will do ANYTHING to avoid a c-section, they are way overdone here in the US...but after 4 vaginal deliveries I sure hope that I won't need a c-section.

Obviously the health of the baby, and then the health of myself come first...and then my wishes for delivery.

I'm still upset that I let my OB talk me into being induced for the last one because of IUGR...it wasn't IUGR, it was ultrasound measuring error. He was one of my 2nd biggest kids.

:yeahthat:

it was very important to me NOT to have a csection unless there was a serious SERIOUS risk. I also refused to be induced, even though i wanted that kid OUT, lol! And funny enough, they thought he was IUGR b.c i had such low weight gain, and he ended up being 8lbs 8oz..

(and he was actually supposed ot have his name spelled Reilly, but i let dh choose that one, so he felt involved, and it wasnt THAT important to me, lol.)

[jennym91005]

i wanted a natural birth, b.c i wanted to experience it all to its fullest, pain and all... My BP was high, so i needed mag to bring it down, which required pit. wasnt dialating fst enough, (almost 24 hr since water broke) so i needed LOTS of high doese of pit, so I caved and had the epi after many many hrs of pain med free labor. i did it as natual as i could while keeping my baby safe. thats all that mattered to me.

I will only do a C section if abs. neccessary b/c i love vag delivery and its great for their lungs =)

[ClothDiaperingMama]

I voted Super Important.

I have health issues, so it was important to me that I get induced before my health got too bad and/or the baby got too large. I normally don't care how the baby comes out, as long as it isn't a traumatic, horrible birth. I did not want a c/section this last pregnancy/delivery {In May}, but after going through what I did, I wish I had kept my mouth shut and gotten the c/section. :banghead: :cry: :cry:

I don't think having a c/section makes you a 'failure" or isn't 'natural', it is just another method of getting your baby out. I was just told early on that I was going to have to get a c/section simply because I had one almost 18 years ago. {NOT a reason to me especially since I have had 3 vbacs}. Anyway.. that is why this labor/delivery was 'super important' to me.

I did get my 4th VBAC, but had such a traumatic horrible birth that I ended up with a Pituitary Hemorrhage. NOT fun! I would take the c/section any day if I could do it over.

[Toby_99833]

Someone may have said this somewhere in their post, but in response to the OP's comment about wanting a healthy baby: To me the health of the baby and the way the baby is delivered are inextricably linked. I think women who obsess about the WAY their child is born are mostly concerned about their child’s and their own health and well being (including emotional and mental well being).

[texanntx]

I said, Not Important At All, because the only important thing is that they were healthy...and, I guess that is a good thing...because all mine came by c-section...and IMO, that was a great way! :) Worked for me...especially the second time, when I didn't have to go through all the labor stuff...and then the emergency c-section! :)

I have no problem that my 3 children were born by 2 c-sections!