From what I've read it seems like doctors are getting trigger happy nowadays to opt for c-sections. I presume most of these are to save time

any of you guys/girls have thoughts on the topic?

well they have to cut you open,and its nasty. but the babies head will be mess weirdly shapped.. however. i dont know. i feel like normal

births are better.. but i guess it depends on the situations.

i've heard that vag births actually have some process involved that helps..something. (im such a guy)

i just dont like the idea of unnecessarily hacking my wife open.

it makes the head look funny on the baby.. but.. yeah.. i dont think you should cut the mother open if you don't have to.

haha, i do have a funny looking head...

well, it goes back to a normal roundness as the baby grows some xD cause the skull fuses together as you get older.. so i HOPE your head is

normal by now

hha brad was a Csection baby though! lol

I think normal births are.. well.. normal, and i'd prefer it personally.. if it were an emergency I wouldn't outright refuse if they had a

reason to do it.. but yeah.. I would rather at least TRY it normally before they jump the gun

I'd like to think that it's genetic, mom had three normal births and her mother did too, as well as my grandmother who had 10 kids

(on the other side) so I'm really hoping there are no complications. but we can't really say anything at this point

A normal birth is a better option unless there are complications. Although a c-section can be tempting when you think about an epsiotomy

I just can't wrap my head around being cut open down there....

ow owow

ew ew ew ew

Yeah... Unfortunately you either get cut or you rip. They almost always cut because it heals WAY nicer than a rip.

But also when you have a c-section they are cutting open your abdomen, and they pull out all your intenstines and lay them on your stomach

then they pull out your uterus and get the baby out. You aren't allowed to leave the hospital until you can pass gas again to ensure

your intenstines were all put back in nicely.

That seems WAY WAY WAY more crazy then cutting a small 1-2 inch line between your lady bits and your bum

so in conclusion.... If I were in your shoes, I would most definitely choose the vaginal delivery with the chances of an epsiotomy

over a c-section

ALSO... Mothers that deliver naturally are able to leave the hospital quicker and don't have a belly full of staples or stitched to

worry about when they are at home taking care of a new born

TOTALLY GRAPHIC

But really she's pretty calm. If I ever did it I would go the water route

LAME.

yeah, i saw pictures of post c-sections..ugh. looks like a car wreck!

i can watch people being be-headed, and such..but i can not watch a woman giving birth..

youre gonna have to get used to it soon

episiotomies are really bad, make sure you do your research before you make a decision on that

they're pretty much standard in the US now but there are so many complications

c-sections are, from what i understand, mostly for emergencies, but are becoming the "popular" way to give birth

but yeah, natural all the way.

my sister was born breach...NATURALLY. hahahah

my aunt had to have a c-section for my cousin, i can't remember why

but she's never fully recovered

she's had constant hemmoraging and scarring and that was 10 years ago

she now has a huge belly, and its not because she's gained weight

she can't do any heavy lifting

FYI I was wrong about them removing your intestines. The 3 people i know that have had c-sections had their intestines moved but it is

apparently not that common. Your intestines are only removed or moved if they are in the way of the uterus. Otherwise they donèt touch them

but either way you are not allowed to leave the hospital until you fart to ensure everything is working normally again

CRAZY! You guys are just all scaring me! I hear if you're healthy and in shape giving birth is a lot easier, too.

no one in my family ever had complications so I'm praying for a non-cutting natural baby delivering!

My mom always says you can judge how your childbirth will be by asking your mother.

So, if you mother and grandmother both had easy birth then you are pretty much in the clear

WOO!

hopefully Brad's mom's genes don't affect it too much because he was a c-section preemie!

Nah.. It's all about the women

awesome!

not trying to scare you, just saying do your research before making a decision about c-sections and episiotomies...women have been

having babies for many a year naturally, lol. the medacalization of childbirth these days is rediculous. they treat it like an illness

and unless there's something threatening either you or your baby, then unnecessary procedures with unnecessary risks seems silly

agreed. to open you up like that brings in the risk of infections, and such. it stinky.

i know that with the way Kina is.. she will want it as natural as possable.