unless there is a medical problem i.e breach/ placenta in the way, i dont think you can opt for one. (unless you have loadsa money and your names victoria beckham!!) i dont really know why people say its the 'easier way' as my mate had one and she couldnt do nothing for up to 3 months, she couldnt even pick up her little one for the first week. where as me i had a natural, though i understand how you feel as i think we all think that at some point,that having a c section is the best pain free way. but its the after care you have to think about.... yeh having a natural birth is painfull, but i wasnt afraid to ask for every drug they could give me!! but 3 weeks afterwards i felt good as new!! well, as well as could be expected with a new born!! x x

i really want a c-section... can you choose to have one?

i REALLY dont want a normal birth if you know what i mean.. also my brother was 11LB 4 and the doc said my baby could be even heavier! as its generic

theres no way i could squeeze out something that heavy!! LOL!

I have had two babys, and am trying for baby number three, i was in labour 42hours with my eldest daughter, left pushing for 2 hours was then taken down for a ventouse which failed and i had to have emergncy c/section, that was in feb2005, i then went on to have a baby boy in dec 2005 by elective c/section only ten months apart are my kids, and can i just tell ya hun, my stomach is F**** bcoz off the sections i have loads of loose skin and an apron, i have suffered badly with depression regarding it been tho hell and back,With my daughter i had to have it, but with cal i choose coz i was scared my scar would split, to this day i regret doing it, was the worsest experince ever, i had panic attacks tho out the operation, now like i said trying for baby number 3 and hopefull if god lets me then i will push this baby into this world,

I participated today your site. Thanks everyone

Hi there,

You can choose to have a C-section if you want to pay for one. I looked at the options myself and in the Midlands, the average price to go private is the same if you want a c-section or a natural birth.

£3150. If you are dead against natural then I think it is a small price to pay for peace of mind.

I'm going for water birth though as when you have a c-section you are meant to be resting for about 6 weeks after and your stomach muscles take ages to repair (I know three of my mates that opted for the c-sections being too posh to push) when you think something is "the easy option" in childbirth, you compensate for it somewhere else. They all have this little pocket of fat that they can't get rid of no matter how hard they train.

So for me, I'm going "au naturel"!!

unless there is a medical problem i.e breach/ placenta in the way, i dont think you can opt for one. (unless you have loadsa money and your names victoria beckham!!) i dont really know why people say its the 'easier way' as my mate had one and she couldnt do nothing for up to 3 months, she couldnt even pick up her little one for the first week. where as me i had a natural, though i understand how you feel as i think we all think that at some point,that having a c section is the best pain free way. but its the after care you have to think about.... yeh having a natural birth is painfull, but i wasnt afraid to ask for every drug they could give me!! but 3 weeks afterwards i felt good as new!! well, as well as could be expected with a new born!! x x