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Another war story, but here goes--I had 3 c-sections, one VBAC (vaginal birth after Caesarean) for the 3rd birth at the drs. insistence, not mine.
I would have a dozen c-secs before I would go through another vaginal.
The vaginal birth broke my tailbone and left me wearing Depends. For several months after the birth I couldn't sit down without severe pain. Even worse, many drs. deny the possibility of a broken tailbone with delivery. I was in an HMO, and the first dr. I went to after the birth scoffed at the idea. Fortunately, the pain continued and I went to another--a female dr.--who recognized it for what it was and put me on pain meds.
As for the other problem--I could do kegels until the cows come home and it wouldn't help, but that's all the drs. have to offer me.
And on top of that, of course, there was the horrific pain of 12 hours of labor.
So, I'm not having any more anyway, but I certainly wouldn't judge any woman harshly for choosing to avoid all this.
