C-section because I'm small?

[pinkyprincess]

My mum keeps telling me I might have to have a c section because I'm a tiny person, is this something they do or an old wives tale? She said her pelvis was measures before having my brother and sister (closest one was 4 years a go) I've never heard of being too small to push?


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[Jaxx01]

My sis in law had this as she was only 4ft something and her pelvis was too small...xx

 

[knopk@]

Its one of the old things - nobody measures your hips anymore and they dont ask for your shoe size as it has no correlation to how you will labour

 

[Hope81]

It can happen that the babies head is too big to fit in a small pelvis. The will know close to term. I hope it will be ok

 

[1986princess]

never heard of this! im sure u will be fine hun xx fingers crossed xx

 

[lesleyann23]

In a way you could end up having one if ur tiny and carrying a large baby however your body tends to know and your baby will tend to be as big as you can handle. Saying this I was watching something on tv the other day with a small woman who's baby was large and they induced her a couple of weeks early to stop baby getting too big. I wouldn't worry about it as your body still has lots of adjusting to do. My hips are huge now from my first I wasn't tiny but a slim 10 and I increased to a 14 because of my hips expanding alone.

 

[pinkyprincess]

Jesus! I'm 4ft 11 and size 8/10 (normally haha!) I could see it being useful as you know your due date but it's major surgery! Scairy


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[Lilelephant]

My mum is v small and delivered too babies no problem! If ur worried speak to ur mw Hun!


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[Laura_C]

I know my hubby's grandma had 6 kids and she delivered them all naturally at home and they averaged 11lbs!!

She was only 4ft 10in!!! I dont know how she did it!

The head of midwifery spoke to me about the size of your hands rather than feet - she said if the hands look small it can be an indicator that the pelvis is small. I'm small so I asked her about it and this is what she said! She did ask the size of my feet and apparently a size 4 is not too small. Although I had to hve an emergency c section as my daughter was not for coming!! She was 8lb and I reckon my body couldn't handle a baby that size! A midwife who had seen me a couple of weeks before actually said I would struggle to push given the huge size of my bump and my small frame.

 

[Mrs CW]

My mum is 4ft 10 and delivered me and my brother fine! My sister in law who is a little taller than me (I'm 5ft 1) and a size 10/12 had to have an emergency c section with her first after a long labour and found out that it was because her pelvis was too small so for her second she had a planned section due to it. It seems very dependent on the person and isn't always known beforehand. If your worried speak to your mw. X

 

[l_maclean]

My mum's 4ft 10, and was told the same thing - its definitely not an old wives tale - you can be too small to push. She was allowed to have a go when she was having me but had to have the c-section in the end anyways - with my brother she had a booked c-section 2 weeks before due date.

It's more due to the size of your pelvis etc. I would ask your MW if your worried.

xx

 

[Samsgirl]

my sis in law is quite small and had to have an emergency c section as my nephew could not fit through her pelvis...bad this wasnt spotted beforehand! x

 

[pinkyprincess]

Will make a point of bringing this up with the midwife! Would rather have it planned!


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[Nurse 26]

Oh no, I thought this was an old wives tale! I'm only just 5ft but a size 6 bottom usually, hope I don't have a big baby then, my husband is 6ft2 and about 15 stone, eeep!

 

[knopk@]

Oh no, I thought this was an old wives tale! I'm only just 5ft but a size 6 bottom usually, hope I don't have a big baby then, my husband is 6ft2 and about 15 stone, eeep!

I think normally its not your size but your pelvis and there are not many ways to measure that. My husband is 6'3 but I think usually the baby will adjust size

 

[l_maclean]

I wouldnt panic too much about it being a height thing. Like I said my mum had 2 c-sections at 4ft 10, but there are plenty of people that sorta size who have natural births. There must be other factors involved as well - but if you're worried then its definitely worth asking about.

xxx

 

[english rose]

Think it is something they thought about years ago - I'm hoping for a homebirth and my mum said they might not let me cos I'm small (she was not allowed a homebirth in the 70s/80s because she had small feet). But my midwife said they don't consider that to be an issue now and that I'll grow a baby that I'm able to push out, so there's no problem with me having a homebirth. I think it's something they still consider in America, but not over here. Hope it all works out for you
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[Me, My Girls & I]

As a general rule of thumb, they say your body wo t produce a baby you can't deliver, over the years our bodies have adapted to this, hence the child bearing hips thing! Obviously there are exceptions tho! My mum's 5'1 and was in a size 10 ball gown the day she had me and she managed fine! That said, I was 4 weeks early and 6lb! Butmaybe her body knew she wouldn't handle a term birth?! She had my sister 5 years later with no probs and I think she was about 8lb! I'm only 5'1 myself and have had a 9lb12-er and an 8lb3! But I've defo got the child bearing hips!

 

[Nurse 26]

Oh no, I thought this was an old wives tale! I'm only just 5ft but a size 6 bottom usually, hope I don't have a big baby then, my husband is 6ft2 and about 15 stone, eeep!

I think normally its not your size but your pelvis and there are not many ways to measure that. My husband is 6'3 but I think usually the baby will adjust size

Thanks hun, thats reassuring, i thought your body just adapted, i'm sure it will

 

[pinkyprincess]

Thanks for the reassurance ladies! Will defo speak to my midwife when I see her in a couple of weeks. Would rather know as soon as possible tho so I can gear myself up for it lol