your age for first c section

[Lirael]

hi im just interested what age you were for your first c section. I have absolutely no proof but to me it seems like younger girls are having them a fair bit.

one of my friends had just turned 16 when her DS was born, and they didnt even really give her the option of a VB, she had a few hours of labour then they told her 'it could go for another 30 hours' and gave her a c sect instead.....(which irks me as i think she should at least have had the chance to try and see what happened)

i have heard of this a bit on BH too im starting to think its being done because the girls were young....


as i said, just a random theory of mine, but there are almost 22,000 members on here so hopefully will get some decent input.

i will put a poll too.

[tickle]

I was 24, but there is no doubt that mine was completely necessary. :thumbsup:

[Lirael]

oh yes hun i read that :yes:

[CJandMum]

I was 21 when I had my first c/s, thanks to cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD).

[punkbaby]

Funny that you say that i have found that c sections are alot more common i know a girl who is 22 now her first bubs was at 18 and she had a csection. 4 hours into labour mind you so didnt even give her a chance to have it naturally.

My mum had 6 kids aged from 38 to 16 her last bubs she was told to have a c section, even though she had the others all naturally apparently coz of her age it was recommended

Maybe its more common now with technology etc medically wise but i do think after reading some posts that some werent given a chance :)

[tickle]

oh yes hun i read that :yes:

STALKER! :eek: :laughing:

[CJandMum]

I'm really greatful because back in the day, if I would have had CPD... me and my baby would have died. Thank goodness for advances in medical technology :yes:

[punkbaby]

I'm really greatful because back in the day, if I would have had CPD... me and my baby would have died. Thank goodness for advances in medical technology :yes:
For sure i agree so lucky that women have this option as long as bubs and mum is safe thats all that matters :D

[Lirael]

STALKER! :eek: :laughing:

haha you know you love it, makes you feel like a celebrity:laughing:


I'm really greatful because back in the day, if I would have had CPD... me and my baby would have died. Thank goodness for advances in medical technology :yes:

yes thats very true. how do they check for CPD? apparently my mum never had a chance for VB going by the size of her pelvis(yet it must not be hereditary lol)

[Fuchsia!]

i had a vb with my first, and he caused havic on my v jay jay so i decided to have an elective with my 2nd. My ob didn't pressure me or anything, it was totally my decision and he supported it. I don't regret it either.

I have noticed alot of young girls are having c/sections too. Hmmm....

[Terrible2+1cutie]

I was 24 when i had my first cesarean, i only had mine after a 24 hour labour though, was 25 when i had my second cesarean.

[CJandMum]

My Ob did an internal exam and my pelvis is unusually shaped and unusually small...rare but obviously it happens. I knew this from day one of my ob visits. I could either go through a very difficult labour and end up with an emergency c/s or just go elective. I chose elective. And as I reached 39 weeks, DD hadn't even engaged or anything so his diagnoses was correct, so we went ahead with the c/s. Some women don't get diagnosed until after they have attempted a vb. It's apparently not hereditary since my mother had 6 children all by natural vaginal births.

I feel that if you're unsure of your current ob's diagnosis for a c/s.. always seek the advice of another professional. I did and it was the same diagnosis. I wouldn't change anything for the world. My decision was made on the best advice and the best option at the time. I don't think it matters on your age just as long as it's an informed decision.

[EmsMum72]

I thought alot of older women were being given c-sections, but maybe it's just on the rise, in general. I was 31 when I had my c-section, but tried to have a VB for 19 hours. I was only 3cms after 19 hours :rolleyes: , and they thought the rate I was going I could have been there another 19 :sleeping: so they gave me a c-section cause my blood pressure was starting to rise.

[DJWebb]

I was 24 when I had mine..was my 4th bub

[SassyMummy]

19. As you know, I hated it.

[~Emmylou~]

I was 34 :(

[Alekay]

I was 25:)

[SilverStarfish]

Keep in mind that you will have to take your poll results with a grain of salt.

Yes, it's likely to show that "more" young women have had c/sections... but that's going to be skewed by the fact that more women of that have have given birth, by either method, period. The greater the number of births, the greater the number of c/s.

To get a more accurate picture you would have to find out the c/s vs vb rates of each age group and compare the ratios to see if a disproportionately large group of younger women were birthing via c/s.

[lillyflower04]

I was 25 when i had my first c/s for breech.

[SairBear]

I was 27 :) it was an emergency c/s .. 10 days overdue

[Mum&bubs]

I always thought it was the opposite way around, older women having them more. But then again I know barely anything of C-sections :o

[Tulp]

Emergency C-section at 37.

[zenifa]

I was 31 when I had my first c/s and will be 33 when I have my 2nd c/s and both are completely necessary on medical grounds.

[sophnlucca]

i was 18 when i had a c-sec 15 1/2 hours of labour, she had low PH so i had to have an emergency c-sec.

[brtijo]

i was 22 when i had a c section with my 2nd kid and ill be haveing another one in 3 weeks with my 3rd child at age 24 first time wasent planned but this one is so im verry nervis :fingerscrossed: it will all be good :rolleyes:

[proud_mama]

I was 20 for my first c-section. It was an emergancy c-section I had tried for a vaginal birth and was in labour for 23 hrs. I was also 10 days over due and even though i went into labour on my own it wasnt progressing enough and DS heart rate rose to 210 BPM. So it was very nessessary.

I am electing a c-section with this baby. I will be 22.

[chameleon]

I was 18, but I wasn't even given a chance to labour at all. I had no choice as they told me it was necessary.

[Lirael]

did they say why chameleon?

[Lirael]

Keep in mind that you will have to take your poll results with a grain of salt.

Yes, it's likely to show that "more" young women have had c/sections... but that's going to be skewed by the fact that more women of that have have given birth, by either method, period. The greater the number of births, the greater the number of c/s.

To get a more accurate picture you would have to find out the c/s vs vb rates of each age group and compare the ratios to see if a disproportionately large group of younger women were birthing via c/s.

lol yeah i know i was just wondering, nothing too serious :p

[Mamalicious]

thats really sad that those girls werent given a chance to have vb, having a c section terified me all through my pregnancy, i was in labour [strong regular contractions, not just fluffing lol] for 3 days and im so grateful that i was able to have a vb and that bub stayed calm through the birth...

my aunty had an mergency c section because her pelvis was waywaywayway too small, bubs nearly died, :eek: i think thats prob why they freak me out, it was the only birth i ever saw

[kita]

Im 18 and had a c/s last friday & Im prob the first to say it was the experience i wanted, vb terrified me, mentally i handled the c/s better then i would have a vb although the recovery was hard i wouldnt change a thing.

[onkybear]

I am the same as Kita. I was terrified of a vb and was so very thankfull when I had to have a c-sect. Dont get me wrong i would have def given vb a go if it was possible. I was 25 when i had bubs via c-sect. We left him as long as we could (40 weeks) and he wasnt engaged. I mean to the poiont he wasnt even in my pelvis they could literally move him up and down. The ob said afterwards that we def made the right choice as he would have been in there at least another 2 weeks and he was already to big to fit. His head was a whopper 37.5cm :eek: 3.884kg and 55cm. He was comfy and not going nowhere. No regrets on my side.

[Lirael]

lol my DS was 4.4 kilos...VB. :)

thanks for everyones replies :)

[Brasha]

Hi, I had

#1. Emergency c-section after 15 hrs labour, at 18 years of age.

#2. Emergency c-section after 18hrs labour, at 23 years of age

#3. Elective c-section @ 26 years of age.

#4. Obviously have to have another c-section will be 38 years old.

[Lillynix]

I was 21 when I had my emergency c-section after 15hours of induced labour, DD turned posterior , brow presentation and wedged her head on an angle in my pelvis :eek:

The statistic we got in my ante-natal class for c-sections was 1 in 10 women. In my opinion, that statistic is far too high.

[kccmylife]

I had a vb with my first. Then I had the twins, I had a vb with twin#1, but twin#2 would not turn and was unable to be delivered breech as they could not grab her, so I had no choice but to have a C-Section. I am definately planning on a vb for this bub, the thought of being cut open makes me feel so sick, even though I have been through it and lived to tell the tale......LOL

[lillyflower04]

The statistic we got in my ante-natal class for c-sections was 1 in 10 women. In my opinion, that statistic is far too high.

Is that for that hospital? If so that's actually very low in comparison. The average rate of c/s in Aust now is around 30% public, and 40+% in private hospitals. The WHO recommends a c/s rate of 15%. Big difference :rolleyes:

[pooks]

i was 22 when i had c-section. I was very big and was told my baby would be "a good size", when i asked if that ment BIG, doc looked at me and said, well its not small!! der i already knew that!! lol
I was 41 weeks preg when i took my mother (who had 3 c-sections due to small tilted pelvis) and she asked when would i be induced and chances that i too would need c-section, for the first time at 41 wks preg, he said "ill be honest there is a high chance u will need c-section" FINALLY a doc who was honest and gave a damn!! So he got me into hospital that night, where i was induced, labour started 2 hours later (although i didnt really think it was labour, because it was all in my back) I sat in the shower almost all night, nurse gave me "sleeping tabs" because as she said" you have a big ahead of you" this was at about 11pm.
Next morning i was in much pain, still in my back. After about 12 hours labour, i felt like i was being stabbed in the back, i was offered a epi, which i gladly took, aaarrhhhh relief, spent all day lying in bed, had a heart moniter put onto bubs head via vagina, had a doc tell me things were going well, midwife got me to take bra off and get into gown because she thought it wiuld be c-section, was fully dialated and told to push, tried for a while although i couldnt feel anything, 1st doc came back again saying how well everything was when a 2nd doc came in said "im not happy with bubs heart we're going for emergency c-section now"
i cried and cried all the way to theater, cries of failure and cries of being scared.
At 4:10pm they pulled out my 9lb4 baby girl.
Now i want another baby, but i will trying my hardest to have an elective c-section, i dont care what anyone says, i went thru hell and i will not be going thru that again.

[Samaras Mummy]

I was 21 when I had my emergency ceaser.... I had it after 12 hours of labour becuase DD was in distress.

[*babygirl*]

i was 18
i had a footling breech and really high blood pressure... tho i went into labour two days before my csection date at exactly 38weeks... and had a csection straight away... but because i went into labour naturally i knew it was time for her to come. it weas her way of telling me she would be ok:yes:

[moonblossom]

I was 43...for cord prolapse, because the midwife was an idiot

[WizzFizz]

My first c-section was when I was 19, due to a very long labour and failure to progress, with baby turning posterior at the last minute... So not a c-section by choice!

[StarMummy]

My c-section was when i was 20yrs old....was told was done because bub was in distress but have since found out that it wasn't neccessary, my mother told them i wouldn't handle labour, admittedly i had a chest infection but still was not neccessary.
was inlabour for 4hrs 7.5cms dialated didn't feel a thing but then next thing i knew c-section.I hated it, next time willbe vbac!! Fingers x i will be expecting soon.

[mishlc]

I was 24, well, 1 month off turnig 24, hahaha

Do you know, I was talking to a teacher at work today how I want to go as natural as I can with my VBAC and she said she will prob just have elective CS, saying she was too posh to push so to say and was laughing it off. I said to her to really do her research as it's not actually too good for bubs to just have one, you really should only have in medical emergency blah, blah... she goes "I thought it was better for bub to have a CS"

Some people are so silly and naive!

[Lollie86]

I was 20 when I had one but it was an emergency c-section bc bubs was early and breech.


I was 24, well, 1 month off turnig 24, hahaha

Do you know, I was talking to a teacher at work today how I want to go as natural as I can with my VBAC and she said she will prob just have elective CS, saying she was too posh to push so to say and was laughing it off. I said to her to really do her research as it's not actually too good for bubs to just have one, you really should only have in medical emergency blah, blah... she goes "I thought it was better for bub to have a CS"

Some people are so silly and naive!

thats hilarious! if i had the choice of having a VB i would definately go for it. I was in so much pain afterwards and 6 mths later i still feel it and had to see a specialist who thinks it might be nerve damage. :(

[MamaSage]

22. Emergency cesarean for fetal distress. I have CPD as well. And Whaddaya know? I had a vaginal birth last year, with a bigger baby! :smiliedance: CPD is very overdiagnosed and it is nearly impossible to 'test' for it. The only true measure of a pelvis is the baby you are carrying.

[missmum05]

I was 23 and I had emergency c section after 22 hours of labour:yes:

[IAdoreYou]

I was 28 with my emergency c/s after 12 hrs of labour, never dilated more then 4-5cm.

[buddy2129]

i was 18 when i had my 1st c/s. was due to feotel distress. i was overdue, so went in for induction, they broke my waters and then next thing i knew i was bleeding badly and bub's heart rate was dropping so i was rushed in for emergency c/s under a general.

[ReecesMum]

I had an emergency c-section for my first at 23 and it was due to failure to progress(dilate) 12 hours after i was induced and i ended up with a child with disabilities.

My story:

http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/f...hlight=special

Now at 17 months he still does not walk,crawl,talk or do anything he is suppose to at his age other than laugh,giggle and babble.He has pretty much no expressive sense does not kiss or cuddle or show love.Doctors have classed him as cerebral palsy only due to the fact he cannot use his muscles.

At the moment all growth factors are in the 3rd 4th percentile and his cognitive scale is at approx less than one month,receptive language is at approx 2-3 months,expressive language at approx 6 months and fine and gross motor is at approx 1-2 months of age.

ReecesMum.

[Veilchen]

I was 20 - emergency c/s

[Jemma87]

i was 18 but mine was a must have..... they let me go in labour for 36 hrs untill the c-section..i dialted to 5cm and stayed there.

[BabyJoy]

Okay, who's the bubhubber who clicked 50+???:rolleyes:

That's amazing!

[7rugrats]

After 5 natural, drug free VB I had to have ac-section with my 6th at 35 at 28 weeks.
It was an emergency classical c-section (inverted T incision...horizontal bikini and vetical)
Because I had a classical I had no choice to have my 7th via c-section also...it ended up as another emergency c-section at 25 weeks.

[laja]

24 when i had my 1st c-section i am greatful for modern technology l i had grade 4 placenta previa with DD4 n had no option if it wasnt 4 scans n c-sections both me n bub would have died however i would prefer vb anyday as my previous 3 DD were very quick easy labours

[Little dunn 2]

I had my 1st c-section at 27, was an emergency c-section and I am now pregnant with my second at 29 years of age and I have been told by three OB's now that I have to have another c-section with this one. So neither was my choice, I feel ripped off because I will never experience Labour. But I will have two gorgeous healthy children and thats what really matters in the end.

[~Candy~]

I was 22. My 1st baby...he was breech and I was already in labour so it was an emerg c-section. My next 3 babies to follow where all via v/birth :)

[peanutbutter&jelly]

19 1/2 to the day ;)
He was a footling breech, but we were aware of it, so classified as an elective CS :(
Followed by his sister 20 months later as a VBAC :D

[kuddles]

Mine had nothing to do with age and everything to do with my baby's heart stopping.

If anything the area I am in the public health system push for natural no drug vaginal births.

[DoneAndDusted]

I was 23 and admit was due to my own ignorance and anxieties .... (and an OB who was awesome lovely, but did see an Elective CS as the easier option, as he suspected CPD)

At 25 and a little wiser :rolleyes: I had a VBAC (through a very supportive and encouraging public hosp) and am hopefully going to have another VBAC with this bub.

[IsaRob]

I was 20 when I had my daughter via emergency c-section, her heart rate had dropped. 2nd one was vbac at 22

[Kayteigh]

I had my emergency c-section at 18, never saw him born, after 12 hours of labour and stopped at 8cm and his head was still fairly high up, Zachary came out being 10 pound 3

[axelandlexismum]

I had an emergancy c/s at aged 22 with my DS he got stuck and i only progressed to 7cm in a 22 hr labour!!!!
This time around im not sure if il have another c/s or try for a VBAC....

[Lemonhead]

I will be just turned 23 when I have my first c/s in November.

[A Party of Five]

31-35 :yes:

[nataliaandreecesmummy]

Hi I had my 1st c-section at 20yrs but was an emergency c-section after 12hrs of labour with waters broken and in the end had no option to go to theater as bubs heart rate was jumping to much. I then had my 2nd c-section at 24 and i am having my 3rd and finaly c-section this yr at 26.. Due to medical issues i can not have a normal birth..

[mimsie]

Like some of the PP mine was also medically necessary. I was 17 and induced, after 8 hours the c-section was given.

However, the OB wanted to try forceps (I was only 6cm dilated!) but my mum who was the manager of another ward at the time stepped in and stopped it. She's also an ex-midwife. She took the OB out of the room and tore him a new one, actually (was funny after the fact). She basically said I'd cope better with a 10cm wound across my stomach than a 1cm wound 'down there' not to mention damage from the forceps with me not being ready to birth and baby not even being engaged.

I was glad she was there to advocate for me, and I was fine with the caesar - I do believe when they told me, I said 'yay' (they kept turning my drip up up up the whole time and it was horrible and constant pain)

[jbarton]

i was 19 when i had mine but it was a emergency c/s due to
pre-eclampsia after a failed induction :(

[TurnedBatty]

Oh I'm the only 16 year old :o Embarrassing. Second was VBAC July this year

[TripleTime]

21, medically needed due to maternal distress & carrying triplets.

[just her chameleon]

I was 20yrs. After 2 days of labour, my DD is alive today because of my emergency c-section.

[Lenas Mama]

I was 29 when I had my c/s because Failure to Progress

[Boobycino]

21 - emergency csection with an undiagnosed breech.

[mumstheword4]

i was 19 and 1/2 at the time. After a 22 hour labour DS didn't drop below my spine at all. It's only now that a have an OB that bothered to check my pelvic canal and has worked out that mine is just really small and i have bigger babies so the two just don't go well together.

I had my second c-section at 25 after DD got stuck , then an elective at 28 and another elective at 30 years.

I dont regret for one second my csections but always wonder what a vaginal birht would be like.

[LittleBlueKisses]

24

After 26hrs of labour & no progression past 3cm since the 16th hr mark, bubs heartrate hitting 35bpm & meconium off to a emergency csect I went with complete agreement. Fingers crossed this ones pans out better & I achieve a vbac :)

[joalisha]

Hi, 22 years old

I had pre-eclapsia and had em c-section, then had 2nd c-section at 24 same same again!

[kk88]

I was 20 after 16 hrs of labour, postier and bub distressed was taken 4 c/s... And LOVED it!

[my-fab5]

I was 27 and had peritinitis (infected abdomen after a hole formed in my bowels....don't know the cause). It's a long story, but without the emergency c-section bub and I would have died.

[N&L Mum]

I was 26 first bub was breeched and stuck under my ribs and 2nd bubs was transvers and not going anywhere

[krystallxx]

I was 17 .. It was a personal choice based on my medical history and and a few other things that I would have been extremely stupid to attempt vaginal birth.

[MummyCharmzy]

I had just turned 17 when I had my first csect. I was 19 with my second csect. 20 with my third csect, 23 with my 4th and will have this bub a couple of weeks after I turn 26 also by csect.

[my-fab5]

Fab4! Holy shi t! Peritonitis is really painful! :hugs:

Thanks for the hugs Opti. I knew i'd spell peritonitis wrong, even though I am a nurse.:laughing: Indeed it was very painful and the story is very long and traumatic..... I should probably write it out in the birth trauma section one day when I have the time. Lucky for me there have been no long term complications and it certainly didn't deter me from having my 3 beautiful cherubs thereafter.

[Petra80]

19 years old

[Pinkzy]

Wow....random thread coming back to life here :p

To answer the question, I was almost 27.

[Hokey Pokey]

I was 19. Placenta Praevia and a breech baby.

[joalisha]

Age 22 I had my because I was very ill and bub was so premmie it would of stressed her out to much!

[insanity]

I had 3 vaginal births and i had my first cs a few months ago at 36 due to a big fibroid blocking bubs exit

[Eleven Eleven]

25, just cus I wanted it. (and placenta previa - but was having one anyway)
Edit: wow! This is a really old thread!

[Whitman]

25 and had first bubs this year - he was breech with cord around his neck 3 times. Obs was worried we were going to lose him - gave me choice of having c sect then and there basically (at 36 weeks) or waiting to have baby naturally at full term and risking him being stillborn. My choice is obvious and was completely right for my situation - recovery was speedy but if all goes to plan for next bubs I will be having a natural birth :)

Wow - this is an old thread lol.


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[AANGELZZZ]

I was 29- our daughter was breech with her head jammed under my ribs- no way she was turning around and she was bumb down. Recovery wasn't too bad at all with pain meds overlapping :)

[Chris93]

I was 17

[kmetius]

2 days before my 17th after being induced and having very strong and close together contractions for 12 hours they realized she was brow presentation and most likely wouldn't come anytime soon, they were discussing what to do when @ 12.5hrs they lost her heartbeat due to distress and rushed me off for an emergency C section. Best thing they could have done for bub and me but worst ever experience of my life, I had very bad PND due to not being able to see my baby girl for 2 days, she ended up being perfectly fine just her head a little out of shape and swollen for a few days but it took me a couple of days to be fully awake as I had reactions to it all

[oldchristine]

I was 43 when I had mine

[coco74]

I was 23 when I had mine

[Bonkers]

I was 21

[maybenumber3]

I was 22 when I had an elective c section with ds. I had dd vaginally but she caused all sorts of problems coming out so my perenium is all scar tissue so my ob at the time recommended a c section for subsequent babies.

Edited to fix spelling, silly auto correct :o

[mordygordy]

I had my first at 24 after being in labour for 38 hours and only making it to 3.5cm. I was on the drip for 12 hours of that. They gave me the option of a VBAC for #2 and I thought hard about it but was to scared of going through what I did again. I decided if I went into labour early so bub was smaller I would try but I didn't. #3 I had no option they wouldn't let me try for a VBAC.

[Kimnus]

I had an emergency c-section when I was 24. Fully dilated ready to push but because I have a couple of blood conditions and not sure if my son had them, they couldn't use forceps or vacuum on him so I went straight to theatre for the c-section.

I will be having an elective s-cation in September.

[Boobycino]

21 & induced with an undiagnosed breech followed by a csection.

I wonder if my age played a roll in that I didn't have friends having babies to talk to and compare and know anything more than I was being told by the stupid morons at hospital who didn't care about me and my baby. :)

Had I known prior to hour 45 of an inducement that he was breech and if I had the support network I have now I'd have attempted to deliver him naturally.

But with what I know now and who I have had "in my corner" at 24 I had princess Katelyn naturally 4 months ago.

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[larissa88]

I'm 24 later this month, first baby is due in October and I will be having an elective c section due to mental and emotional health factors so it was my decision supported my the midwives, social worker, obstetrician and GP.

[Happymum2]

I had an emergency c-section 3 days before my 24th b'day. Was induced, ds went into distress, turns out there was a knot in the cord.

[SpaghettiMonster]

I was 23yo when I had me first c-section. Hopefully bub#2 (born after my 25th bday) will be a VBAC but we have to wait to see what my medical files say. The doctors might suggest another c-sec. Will find out at next antenatal appointment next month.

[Hunkamunka]

i was 25 for my first c-section, bubs was breech. im 27 with #2 trying for VBAC:fingerscrossed:

[pigeonpairplusone]

I was 29 with my first section, it was my second baby due to shoulder dystocia.

[becca022]

I was 22. I had a caesarean because ds1 has got Spina Bifida and we with the advice from a paediatrician and midwife decided it would be best to have a c/s to reduce too much trauma to his back and spine. I went on to have 2 VBACs.

I don't regret my c/s because it felt like the best option for us.

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[Jemma87]

I was 18 when I had my first c section
Due to 'failure to progress' and bubs heartbeat dropping with each contraction - turned out the cord was wrapped around her neck twice so was the best thing for it in the end!!!

[FourLeafClover]

I was 19 when I had my 1st c-sect, 20 when I had my 2nd and 23 when I had my 3rd, I think being young has certainly allowed me to bounce back alot easier.

[mad house mumma]

I had my 1st at 17 after 4 days of contractions and being stuck at 2cms and buns heart rate dropping (born with cord around his neck) both my younger sisters had there first at 16 and both had them natural