c-section vs. natural delivery

C-Section vs VBAC - my personal experience with both & the pros/cons #laboranddelivery #csectionmom #vbacsuccess I've had both and people are asking me with my third which one I prefer. Here's like the long and short of it. They're pros and cons to each. I actually physically recovered better from my C-section. Granted, it was my first, I didn't have another child to look after. I was 30 years old. I lost all the way I didn't have any issues with my C-section. It wasn't comfortable, but I don't think either option really is. One thing that was not ideal with a C-section is I experienced way more postpartum anxiety and depression that was undiagnosed so I don't want to like say that I had something when I don't know for sure, but I just felt hormonally the letdown was way more intense. Again, it was my first time so I didn't know what to expect, but I was just not emotionally, mentally as well. And part of it was maybe because my C-section was emergency and it was traumatic and so I just felt like my body went through a major surgery, lots of emotional trauma and then I wasn't able to naturally release all the hormones and things in the way that it should. So I felt like that period was a little darker and it lasted a little bit longer than when I had my natural delivery. So take that with a grain of salt because that could be my own experience. With my VBAC, it was such an empowering experience. I really, really wanted to have a natural delivery. I felt like my body was capable and that first time was just a freak accident because it saved my son's life. So I'm really, really thankful that we went with the C-section and that I trusted my OB and everything went to plan. But I still felt like I was able to, like, I felt really strongly that I should have like that natural empowering delivery experience. So I felt really empowered, I felt like my hormones and all the feelings felt really good. I had no postpartum anxiety, depression. I felt like I was a newborn baby and a newborn baby bliss. In fact, so again, I don't know if it's a difference of second time kid and already having gone through it or impacted by the delivery itself. But my scar has completely faded. I do have a little bit of that shelf that just never went away, but it hasn't been bad. And so if that is a factor in deciding a C-section, don't let that affect you because the scar in my experience has gone away. So that is my take. I also want to note that I have my C-section seven years ago now because my son, that whole he is. My scar has completely faded. I do have a little bit of that shelf that just never went away, but it hasn't been bad. And so if that is a factor in deciding a C-section, don't let that affect you because the scar in my experience has gone away. So that is my take.