C-Section Recovery & Support Blog

Having surgery of any kind is never easy, there’s always a fair amount of anxiety, fear and pain.  The good news is most of that fear, anxiety and pain associated with having c-section surgery can be substantially reduced if you prepare your mind.

For example, below is a study that was done on women having breast cancer surgery that showed some remarkable statistics when they prepared their minds.   Of course, breast cancer surgery isn’t the same as having a c-section but the effects realized from preparing yourself both physically and mentally can have a beneficial effect no matter what type of surgery you undergo.   Read more »

If you’re going to be having a c-section chances are you’re a little nervous or maybe even down right scared, especially if it will be your first c-section.

Most women having a c-section worry a lot about recovery and things like how long it will take, how painful it will be, their cesarean scar and so on,  but is there anything about the c-section procedure itself that freaks you out or that you are particularly worried about?  Let’s discuss it.

You moms that have already had c-sections, what were your fears and were they as bad as you thought?

In case you’re curious, here’s  a c-section birth video.

Kind of brings a tear to your eye, doesn’t it?

Having a c-section surgery is one of the most common and safest surgeries. But no matter how common or safe something is, there are still weird things that can happen that you didn’t expect.

Morgan of  ”Adventures in Diapering“, knows a thing or two about having a c-section, she’s had 4 of them.  Morgan caught my attention because she has written about some of the weird and strange things that have happened while having her c-sections.

Even though these things may not be pleasant, none of them is life threatening, but thanks to Morgan, knowing about these things will help you know what to expect and possibly help you avoid them, giving you a little reassurance Read more »

That’s the very question Queen Charlotte’s Hospital in London asked when they realized how c-section births are rising.

Because c-sections are major abdominal surgery obviously it’s not  ‘natural’.  This is a problem for many women because they feel they are being robbed from the natural experience of giving birth.  I totally understand this so I often get excited when hospitals and doctors can find ways to make your c-section be a more natural experience.

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If you’re having a c-section for the first time, it’s important to know what the c-section procedure is all about and what actually happens.  The more you know, the less frightening the procedure is.

There are a number of things that happen before, during and after having a c-section, here’s a run down of what you can expect. Read more »