How to cope when birth doesn't go the way you imagined

[MrsR]

I saw this on my fb news feed and, though I was so lucky to get (mostly) the birth I wanted I know quite a few haven't. http://highheelhippiemommy.com/2012/09/04/how-to-cope-after-an-unwanted-cesarean/
I hope this helps a little xxx

 

[tiaflame]

Thank you for posting that. It makes sense. I'm ok until I watch someone giving birth and then I get upset all over again, when I think I've dealt with it xx
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[cosmicgirl]

Great article. I suffered a very unwanted c section so that was helpful, thanks for posting it x

 

[MrsR]

I'm glad it's been of some comfort

 

[hellywelly]

It echoed how I feel to be a failed breastfeeder. My daughter turned 1 yesterday and there are still days when I feel down about it, even though I keep telling myself I should have 'got over it' by now.

 

[littlemonkey]

I must admit it's nice to see other people talking about the same things I'm feeling. I ended up with an emergency section after being induced for high blood pressure and getting stuck after a 12 hour labour at 8cm. I do feel sad about it and feel bad that for the first 24 hours of my son's life I was out of it on painkillers. I hardly held him that first day. It also made breast feeding impossible. I do still cry about how things aren't as I had wanted them to be and to be honest it has put me off having more in the future. But the more I talk about it, the better I'm starting to feel about it.