C Section Birth

Whether you are having a c section by your choice or not it is still a special kind of birth for your child. Truly, it is the stuff that legends are made of and is every bit, if not more romantic than the notions of a natural birth. And yet those that have elective c sections are so often made to feel that somehow they 'cheated' the birthing process.

One of the most famous stories is that of the Shakespearean tyrant Mac Beth who was buoyed by the knowledge that 'None of woman born' could harm him. Of course the irony was that his eventual killer - Mac Duff was born by cesarean section - technically not 'born of woman' at all!

I don't know of anyone who has had an 'elective' cesarean who has not fully taken into account the ramifications of surgery vs a natural birth. Babies that are born by cesarean section are incredibly special because without this amazing technology the chances of their survival would almost certainly be nil. I have had three c sections - two of which were technically 'elective' and the first was a definite emergency. But all 4 - yes 4, of my children would not be here without this surgery being available.

And yet I was surprised at the lack of understanding towards the fact that my babies were born by c-section. I was actually told that I was 'too posh to push', accused of being lazy and accused of being a drama queen. A common question was 'why would I deliberately put myself through surgery, 6 weeks of recovery and all the other crap that comes with having a c-section?'

My answers to these was simple. Life or Death.

It is not the choice that I would have made in a perfect world - hey, I would have loved to have been able to be running around 2 days after giving birth but fate had other ideas and suddenly survival - both babies and mine - became the priority.

My c-section scar is a tattoo that I am proud of. It represents the fight that my husband and I have put up to ensure our babies survival and each new twist to it is another amazing story that we have to tell.

By: Matilda Matheson

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