With a c-section you keep something important from your child!
That's what several women wrote in one of the "mother groups" on Facebook.
I was shocked! Even some mothers that had to have a c-section supported this statement.
Don't misunderstand me: of course, a natural birth is a wonder. But unfortunately, this wonder is not always possible. Luckily for us, we live in a time of advanced medicine and this is giving us so many more possibilities.
I know that there are many mothers that beat themselves up due to the fact that they couldn't have a natural birth. They think that they failed. I read this daily and it makes me sad. I never thought that I failed my kids, because they are ALIVE and healthy. I decided to have a c-section since it has been the safest choice. And even if a mother "could" have a natural birth but decides against it, I am sure that she has a reason for it and noone should even dare to tell her that she failed! It shocks and even disgusts me to read those statements.
To all the mothers that think the statement "children that were born in a c-section have been robbed of this wonderful experience" is innocent:
there are women that feel hurt by it, deep down in their soul. I had 3 c-sections (my 4 kids were born like that) and never regretted it, but there are moms out there that FEEL bad about it and a statement like that doesn't help.
We can all be proud of ourselves - don't create even more difference, we already have enough of these unnessecary boundaries in our society!
