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

For women having multiple c-sections, risks and dangers can be much more of a concern, especially for women who have 3 or more c-sections.

For example, hysterectomies were almost five times higher for women having a forth c-section than for women having their second.  Also risks like blood transfusions increase after 6 c-sections or more.

Of course there are many women who have undergone 6 or more c-sections without a problem, every woman’s experience is different and many women never experience even one problem; however the risks are high enough that it’s important to be aware of them and take the necessary precautions.

Having a large family may be important to you but the health and well being of you, your baby and the children you already have should be carefully considered.  Read more »

Women who have had even one c-section worry about having others due to the possible increase of uterine rupture or tear in the uterus.

Certainly the risk increases the more C-sections you have; I think I read somewhere that hysterectomies were something like five times higher for women having their fourth C-section than for women having their second C-section and risks like blood transfusions increase after 6 C-sections or more.     Read more »

Multiple c-sections are very common, especially today.  But how many is too many?

Most doctors recommended a woman have no more than three c-sections, however there are women who have gone on to have four, five, even six C-Sections.

But is this wise?

It may not be when you consider that having a C-Section is full blown abdominal surgery and with every surgery there is risk.   And the most common risks are C-Section Adhesions and scar tissue.

Any time you have abdominal surgery you will have adhesions.  Many women are not bothered by their adhesions but many are, and the complications can be painful and costly. Read more »