Question for VBAC moms…

Awe I’m sorry you felt that way. I can’t answer your question bc I didn’t have both but you will find that connection! I’d recommend trying breastfeeding to release that “oxytocin” feeling. Hugs 🩷

I was so focused on having to push as her heart rate was dropping I didn’t really think about pushing her out & when they handed her to me I couldn’t get over that she had been inside me and said it felt like they had grabbed her from the corner of the room 😂 I breastfed her and felt super connected to her though. But I haven’t had a C section so can’t comment. But I wouldn’t saying pushing her out prepared me for her actually coming lol

I had both. 2 vaginal births with my son and a daughter with my c Section I was pissed at her thinking it was something she did . I didn't want to breastfeed cause I was in pain and was like get her away from me haha 😆 but we good now . I'm over it . Scar healed up nice . And now I'm pregnant again ahaha . Let's see if I can have a VBAC.

My oldest was a c section followed by 3 unmedicated VBACs - I’d say it was overall just harder with the c section baby. And I don’t know if it was c section connected or that he was a challenging baby or that he was the first or what it was, but it was definitely different with him than our other 3.

I only have one and I had to have an emergency c section where they put me to sleep. I didn’t even know I had a baby that day. I didn’t get any skin to skin when he came out but when I saw him in the NICU the next day, I was instantly drawn to him. I knew exactly which baby was mine before they could even tell me. But I had all the bells and whistles of labour besides pushing. Honestly… I didn’t even know how I was gonna get him outta there anyways lol

@Katelyn you’re a soldier 😩😩

The connection was a little difficult at first with my second because he was born via C-section but that’s probably because he was in nicu and I was barely able to connect with him that first day but it was harder to breastfeed for sure 9 months later I’m 6 months pregnant contemplating on getting the vbac because honestly C-section was easier to heal from.

Absolutely! I didn't bond with my babe at all for the first few days after c-section and when they put him on my chest I was like "this is not my child." It is because when having a planned c-section, you don't get the hormones associated with birth and they play a huge factor in having that rush of love when babe is born. The drugs in the spinal also don't help x

Dude this!!!! My son is a c-section and my mind has never fully understood that he is my son that I did give birth to him like I do know that he’s my son but part of me forgets that he is that I’m not just babysitting and sometimes I feel like if I did have a vaginal birth id feel more connected to him a different type of connection