We did not just choose a C-section.
It is a pre-existing medical condition.
Taken in CONJUNCTION with the estimates of the kid's size at birth, a C-section was called for.
Turns out she was lighter than anyone predicted (still not small, but smaller than predicted)
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Congrats Emp!
Every C-Section keeps mama tighter.Our doc told my wife that it was his present to me.
It's risky though, it's one of the reasons the US has such a high infant/mother mortality rate.
Yeah because abdominal surgery is sooooooo much better than natural birth.
Congrats Emp!
Enjoy every minute. Time flies by way to fast and next thing you know she'll be all grown up.
Well, the C-section did save my eldest son's life, so yes I was very happy that the doctor decided to do so. He was breech with the cord wrapped around his neck, twice, so he would never have survived childbirth...
My second son was over 11 lbs and my wife was very petite at the time, so yes, natural was an option, but again the risk factors of a c-section were less for my wife than natural birth.
Mama staying how mama was is just a benefit.