What it’s like to have an emergency c-section

I remember going to a class to prepare for the birth of my child. I practiced breathing techniques and learned how to be as calm as possible in anticipation of going into labor. It was my first child and I was so nervous about having my first child. I thought about what it would be like to go into labor and how painful it would be to give birth.

The morning finally arrived when I went into labor. It was subtle at first; light contractions that were manageable. Then toward late morning, the contractions were more intense. I called the doctor and she told me to come into the office. By then I had painful contractions. However, the insurance company would not let me check into the hospital because they said it was too soon. I checked into a hotel with my husband near the hospital. I had a cold so I didn’t feel well and the contractions just kept getting worse. It was awful.

It got so bad that we decided just to drive to the hospital and we insisted on being checked in. I finally got an epidural. But the problem was that the baby was not dropping. Even though my contractions were intense, the baby was not ready. The doctor came to the hospital and she told me that we would have to do an emergency c section. I was so upset. At 8:00 a.m. the next morning my baby was born.

I did not feel a thing since I had an epidural. I was awake but there was a sheet so I could not see what was going on. Then the doctor handed me a beautiful baby and it was the most amazing experience in my life. Since then I have had two more children. It seems that after the first C section, doctors try to automatically have the following babies born via C section.
That is OK with me. I didn’t mind it all. You get to plan the time when you are going to have the baby without going into labor. The scars are minuscule and you can barely see them. It turned out that my baby was too big so that is why it wouldn’t drop. I had big babies in general for some reason. So it all turned out well and there was a clear reason for having a C section.