The fear of having my third c section is ruining my whole pregnancy and life atm :0(

[jennjennxx]

I'm due to have my third c section end of Oct and I'm so so scared I feel so sick, my first was an emergency c section which ended badly due to pregnancy complications, with my little angel passing away in the NICU my second was a planned c section which went well but I had a general anesthetic as I was so petrified of the op or something going wrong during the op, I now have a beautiful 4 year old daughter. Now I'm pregnant with my little man and I'm having to have a third planned c section and I'm terrified I can't sleep, I'm depressed, I think I'm going to die during the op or get a blood clot which will kill me afterwards or bleed out, all these scary thoughts are ruining my whole pregnancy and life atm, I feel like I'm counting down the days until Armageddon, I know it sounds a little crazy, but I've had so many bad experiences during pregnancy I just feel something will always go wrong for me.

sorry for the long post, but just wondering if anyone else here has had 3 or more sections and how was it? did u have bad scar tissue/bleeding more pain etc, I just cant stop thinking about it :0( any advice personal storied would be greatly appreciated xox

 

[Melissa_M]

I just got my third section booked for September 10th....it's my first planned out and I'm a little nervous but I'm hoping for the best. I will definitely let you know how it goes

 

[mummyfin]

Oh god, I know the feeling. It's putting me off having another baby, but we really want one.

Was your first under general anaesthetic or spinal? I can't help feeling my first section went better because it was under general and they took their time more! x x x

 

[SHAMto3]

I just had my 4th c-section 3 weeks ago. Everything went beautifully. I was pretty nervous going in which is to be expected with surgery. If I were you I'd speak to your doctor. Some level of anxiety is normal, but yours sounds a little extreme. HUGS

 

[LTLFT22]

I can completely relate to this. I am due my second section in a little under 9 weeks time. My last one was elective, and other than some complications that were quickly dealt with, it all went relatively smoothly.
But now I have my son to care for (he is 4 and a half), I am so scared of having my next section incase something happens to me. I cry myself to sleep at night about it, and I also feel like I'm counting down to something dreadful happening. I lost my first baby at 40 weeks, but I'm not so worried for the baby this time, I am worried for myself. Mainly because I need to be here to take care of my son. I also feel the fear is ruining my daily life at the moment, I can't stop thinking about it.

This wasn't a planned baby. We had actually decided on no more children for this reason, I am too scared of something going wrong now I have a son to care for. But it happened! The idea of another baby to join our family fills me with joy, but I know there is a risky process involved before that will happen