C-Section Recovery & Cesarean Birth Advice, Tips and Support

One of the C-Section questions women often ask me is what’s the difference between an Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia.

This is a great question because although most anesthesiologists have their own preference on what anesthesia to use, you can make your own choice, so understanding the differences between the two may help you make that choice.

Both the Epidural and Spinal are used as partial numbing when having a C-Section and both are completely safe and effective,  but these are the primary differences.
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There are basically 2 types of C-Section incisions that a physician will make during the C-Section Procedure.

These types of incisions are referred to as the vertical incision and the horizontal incision and they can be significant when it comes to the size of your C-Section scar as well as future births.

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Having C-Section surgery is never easy, there’s always a fair amount of anxiety, fear and pain involved.

The good news is that much of your C-Section anxiety and stress can be substantially reduced if you prepare your mind.

For example, below is a study that was done on women having surgery that showed some remarkable statistics when they prepared their minds.   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 »