C Section Anxiety

It can also reduce some anxiety of waiting for labor to start.

C section anxiety. One way or another that baby has to come out and. If my doctor had refused to schedule a c section i would have suffered nine months of anxiety. When a 7 pound baby comes out of your body there will be.

Here are things i wish i had known before having my c section. Yes c sections are pretty common these days. But just because you re given the option of an elective cesarean delivery doesn t mean it comes without risks.

Mine did not but she did take the time to explain everything to me and oblige my request of not having my arms tied down so i could hold babe for a few minutes before they took him off for testing. I heard a statistic that said as many as 1 3 of babies are born this way. With severe anxiety the patient will have symptoms of increased autonomic nervous system activity such as elevated vital signs diaphoresis urinary urgency and frequency dry mouth and muscle tension.

I too had an emergency c section for my first pregnancy but mine was really a rather pleasant experience as much as it could have been anyway i was just really happy to be getting my baby out of me safe and sound. 7 ways to overcome anxiety about a scheduled c section 1. At this stage the patient may experience palpitations and chest pain.

If the l d nurses had argued with my wishes instead of offering perspectives and options i would have been frightened and angry while waiting for that epidural and probably stuck with the c section out of stubbornness. Keep the end goal in mind that beautiful baby in your arms. Had i known these things i think my recovery would have been less anxiety filled.

It is major surgery. Realize c section recovery isn t worse just different. Some obs will give you a low dose anxiety medication before you go in or at the time of the section.