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Hi! I had a emergency c sec with my 1st (was a 30 hr labour....my baby was misbehaving hehe). The C section scar is a horizontal cut just below your pubic hair line so you dont see it, or if your really light down there, or shave, you wont really see it anyway as they cut along the natural crease lines of your body and its not a big cut and heals up nicely. I only had mine 10 mths ago and i cant even see the cut mark . I am hoping to have a natural birth for my 2nd (im 6 wks pregnant). The muscles down there do tighten up afterwards ive been informed by many of my friends who have first hand knowledge. There is so much pain relief available so you can be as wussy as you want! Plus, when recovering from the c-section, you have to spend about 1 hour in recovery where your husband and baby will be bonding, but you wont be there with them. The affects of a c section are pretty painful. The shakes and stomach pain is unbearable as the epidural is wearing off, and its pretty intense pain until the morphine kicks in in the recovery room. Not to mention you are tied to drips and catheters while on pain releif for following 12-24 hrs so you cant get out of bed and pick up your baby yourself. You also cant lie on your side for a few weeks, you will be sore enough to need constant pain releif medication for at least a week, not to mention you cant lift heavy weights, and some doctors dont allow driving for 6 weeks. That being the case, with natural, you need to keep up those exercises to avoid peeing problems after childbirth), and you might be a little more scared of sex after birth id say...but all in all, it seems a lot smoother sailing to opt natural so thats my vote if im able this time :) Hope this has helped.

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