Coping with an Unplanned C-Section: What to expect post emergency delivery. The emotional rollercoaster and social taboo

P had quite the experience after days of labouring at home. Sometimes things don't go as planned, you'll never know if you'll need an emergency c-section!

Staying calm throughout your emergency c-section will allow you to fully soak in the birth of your little bundle of joy, in spite of the crazy circumstances.

The current rate of c-sections in America is 32%. They have become widely accepted as a “normal” means of delivery. Moms now share stories of their traumatic delivery turned emergency c-section and are thankful that the doctor saved them and their baby’s life. But is that the reality? #c-section #ceseareantips #firsttimemom #babystuff #naturalbirth #doula #birthtips #howtohaveanaturalbirth

Emergency c-section vs. Planned

When I was around 20 hours into my labor I remember them telling me that with every push my son's heart rate was decreasing. It was becoming an emergency. The monitors beeped and then alarmed each time. It was a month before I stopped hearing those monitors in the back of my head. Beeps were…

I wrote about my c-section four years ago because I couldn't find women that felt the same as me. Disappointed, ashamed, let down. It is taboo to talk about it

A bath after a C-section may not be advisable immediately. Read on to learn when you can resume taking a bath and what precautions to take after a C-section.

My Life Changing Twin Birth Story - a Twin Home Birth with an Emergency C-Section (Home Birth Story | Birth Story | Surviving Twin | Infant Loss)

My son was born by emergency C-section after 36 hours of labor in the hospital. (I know, right?) I had hoped for a vaginal birth, but instead got a Caesarean section… and healthy baby boy! And so it goes. But as I hadn’t planned on the C-section, that meant I also hadn’t prepared for how...Read More »