Do contractions hurt more/feel different after a c-section?

Badswan · Aug 22nd, 2011, 13:11 PM

I planned to have a home birth but ended up with an emergency c-section with my son. I did hypnobirthing so my contractions were, for the most part, manageable. I reached fully dilated at home but baby hyper-extended his neck and couldn't come out (tried to come out face first!). I'm not pregnant again yet but I'm planning ahead and trying to decide whether to try for a HBAC (Home Birth After Ceasarean) next time and one thing I'm interested in knowing is whether the contractions will feel different and whether they will hurt more.

tristansmum · Aug 22nd, 2011, 14:31 PM

i'd love to know too please. by the way your pic is so cool!

Badswan · Aug 22nd, 2011, 16:23 PM

Thank you Tristansmum! I took that just a day or so after he was born - the little milk fiend!!!

x__amour · Aug 22nd, 2011, 18:08 PM

Also want to know as I am aiming for a VBAC!

Emma J · Aug 25th, 2011, 16:33 PM

Me too! I was prepared (or unprepared) for an all natural birth, thought I would be able to use breathing techniques & Yoga positions to control the pain...I feel so silly to say that now! I ended up having lots of pain relief and then had to have an emergency C-section
I cant wait to get pregnant again but the thought of trying to do it naturally really scares me!
Would be great to hear from others!!

(Also loving the photo

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chuck · Aug 26th, 2011, 12:41 PM

OOhhh another HBAC awesome...planning my HBAC was the most empower awesome thing I ever did - I transferred in the end for blood loss concerns but still got a VBAC on gas and air only...it was brill.

I cant say that the contractions were any different 2nd time after a CS and there is only a 17 month gap between the kiddos.

In fact I found them far easier to deal with as I was prepared and knew what to expect!

Lownthwaite · Aug 29th, 2011, 16:56 PM

Also hoping for a VBAC once we have number 2. Interesting question!

marley2580 · Aug 30th, 2011, 04:58 AM

No they're not, at least I didn't think so. If you get any sharp pains in the scar area during a contraction then it could be an indication that something's wrong

Lownthwaite · Aug 30th, 2011, 05:42 AM

I had all my contractions in my back - do following labours follow suit does anyone know?

Would my next labour have all contractions in my back?

chuck · Aug 30th, 2011, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Lownthwaite

I had all my contractions in my back - do following labours follow suit does anyone know?

Would my next labour have all contractions in my back?

Every pregnancy labour and birth is different, was your first baby posterior (back to back)? That can give you a lot of contraction pain in your back...or it may have been how you were positioned - were you on your back a lot?

Aug 22nd, 2011, 13:11 PM	#1
Badswan Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 107	Do contractions hurt more/feel different after a c-section? I planned to have a home birth but ended up with an emergency c-section with my son. I did hypnobirthing so my contractions were, for the most part, manageable. I reached fully dilated at home but baby hyper-extended his neck and couldn't come out (tried to come out face first!). I'm not pregnant again yet but I'm planning ahead and trying to decide whether to try for a HBAC (Home Birth After Ceasarean) next time and one thing I'm interested in knowing is whether the contractions will feel different and whether they will hurt more.

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Emma J Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: London Posts: 79	Me too! I was prepared (or unprepared) for an all natural birth, thought I would be able to use breathing techniques & Yoga positions to control the pain...I feel so silly to say that now! I ended up having lots of pain relief and then had to have an emergency C-section I cant wait to get pregnant again but the thought of trying to do it naturally really scares me! Would be great to hear from others!! (Also loving the photo)

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Aug 26th, 2011, 12:41 PM	#6
chuck Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 7,674	OOhhh another HBAC awesome...planning my HBAC was the most empower awesome thing I ever did - I transferred in the end for blood loss concerns but still got a VBAC on gas and air only...it was brill. I cant say that the contractions were any different 2nd time after a CS and there is only a 17 month gap between the kiddos. In fact I found them far easier to deal with as I was prepared and knew what to expect!

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marley2580 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Forfar Posts: 6,505	No they're not, at least I didn't think so. If you get any sharp pains in the scar area during a contraction then it could be an indication that something's wrong
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Lownthwaite Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: England Posts: 3,151	I had all my contractions in my back - do following labours follow suit does anyone know? Would my next labour have all contractions in my back?

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