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Women who went through C-sections...
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[quote:ExoPoliChick:MV8yMDU3NTgxXzM0NjIyODI4XzQ3MjQ2Q0FG] I've had 4 kids...9lbs 9oz., 8lbs 11oz, 8lbs 11oz., and 9lbs 13oz. The first and third were emergency C-sections, the second and fourth were V-backs. I was put under general for my first C-section and felt I missed out on the bonding time while I came down off the drugs...they wouldn't let me hold her for 4 hours after I awoke. My observation is this: My love, dedication and devotion to all four children is the same. I do not feel differently about my love for any of my kids. I do however notice that my two C-section babies are somewhat different from my two v-back babies in that they have confidence issues, and they suffer from allergies, insomnia and anxiety, where as my other two kids don't. I have read that the physical process of passing through the birth canal is also biological and psychological. An essential enzyme and bacteria transfer occurs, and apparently the actual crushing sensation of passing through the pelvis/vagina prepares the infant for the real world outside by releasing chemicals and hormones in the process, creating a biological and psychological threshold that is absent from C-section births. I hope this has shed some light on the issue. Having had four kids two ways does give me some insight on the subject. I am also good friends with my midwife, whom I still learn from continuously, six years after my last birth. BTW, my first two were OB/GYN babies and the last two were midwifery babies and I [b]very highly recommend midwifery to anyone who has access to it. [/b] The care I received from the midwives (even during my c-section) was exceptional. :hf: Heart flowers to all moms and kids out there. Celebrate life and love. [/quote]
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Do you feel like you missed out on anything because you had a C-section?
Theres a documentary called "The Buisness of Being Born", Great little film about the benefits of natural birth. Worth a watch.
Towards the end, a woman claims she felt she has a missing link between herself and her baby. The motherly bond still there, but just some "thing" missing between them.
I've heard this repeated with other women I personally know who went through the C-section.
For me, I don't feel that way. I was put under completely for it and woke up 30 mins after the baby was born. Didn't see him for another 20 mins after that.
So I feel like I missed out that part, and that part was so very important to me, but I don't feel a missing "link" or whatever between my son and myself.
I tried delivering with a midwife and the thought of hospital terrified me. Wasn't part of my birth plan at all. I eventually had to go to the hospital because my labor went haywire.
Just curious how other women feel. Is there something missing for you? What sort of bond is severed, if any?
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