About
My baby Zoe was born by c section, I had hoped for and planned a vaginal birth at home, it wasn’t to be. Despite my disappointment the most important thing is by far, my beautiful, healthy baby girl.
Childbirth, no matter how or where is a monumental event that changed me as it changed my life. Nothing, not all the books or conversations really prepared me for how powerful an experience it was bringing this new precious life into the world.
I haven’t started this site to debate cesarean birth v vaginal birth or why anyone else chooses how they birth their child. Plenty of women have strong opinions on all sides of the debate. As far as I’m concerned we make the best choice we can at the time and why is no one else’s business. So please don’t use this site to rail against a choice that you believe you wouldn’t make and others do.
I’m interested in honoring the role of birth and mother, which I see as deeply under appreciated. I want to offer helpful resources and information. I want to empower women in their own health and care during and after pregnancy and childbirth. In particular women who for whatever reason give birth by cesarean section. I haven’t had a vaginal birth to compare with, but I can tell you c section delivery is no walk in the park, physically or emotionally. And you still have to carry the baby for 9 months and all the changes and challenges that pregnancy brings.
We women are great at supporting each other, we are also great at trashing each other. This site is all about the first and nothing to do with the second. I experienced first hand in subtle and not so subtle ways how different women responded to me after my c section delivery. We all need support whether it’s after giving birth vaginally or caesarean. I know from close friends what they experienced in childbirth and pregnancy, some had tearing, long exhausting labors and other issues. Then there’s getting breastfeeding going, all the physical discomforts and pains, hormonal changes and so on. It’s the same after a c section but different, because a c section is major abdominal surgery. No one tells you it will feel as if your insides are going to fall out, or how much it hurts. In fact they are careful to not use the word pain. Let me tell you – there is pain!
C section surgery recovery is a whole thing in itself. And then there’s the scar. Since I had Zoe I’ve spoken with other women who had both elective and emergency c sections. Some of them said they got no advice or help with recovery or post c section scar healing. For some of them there is still no feeling at all in the area of the scar because they were afraid to touch it and now don’t want to.
There are simple and effective things that can be done for better recovery from cesarean section, things that will make a huge difference with both the pain and healing process. It’s possible to have a small, clean and simple scar and to have your energy and attention for the miracle you just brought into the world rather than being numbed out on painkillers. Every woman deserves the very best support, no matter how they gave birth, we need to honor and care for ourselves to make sure we get it. BestCSectionRecovery.com is here to help.
love Jane
