C for Celebration

So here I am, 8 weeks post delivery (of my very beautiful baby girl - Ariyana) and I am looking at my scar from the C-section wondering when it will disappear. I never wanted to have a C, but it just ended up like that - and I think my bubba was super impatient to meet the world! It is amazing how 8 weeks have just flown by, I remember her birth date like it was yesterday. I have to say, until you become a mother, no one telling you what a great feeling it is can make you feel the way it feels. She has now reached this stage where she is recognising faces and responding to noises and her smile, bless her, melts our hearts. Of course, all moms would say that about their own bundles of joy, but it's true, there is nothing like a smile from this little being who looks at you, recognises you, and flashes you her gums (sans the pearly whites).

Back to this 'scar' - I have keloid skin, which means that when I scar, the skin hardens and raises above the rest of the skin. Basically, it is a scar that never goes. Before I went in for my C I had explained to the doctor and he prescribed something called contractubex. I have been applying that religiously since I came home from the hospital, combined with bio oil. Let's see how, if and when this scar goes. Mind you, bio oil kept those stretch marks at bay - totally, not seen one since delivery, phew!

I have spoken to many people about delivery, some say that they would rather go the natural way, although it was my first option, in retrospect, I would not have done it any other way! Yes, there is pain, yes there is discomfort, but everything is managed. For my next baby I am going to have an elective C. I have a gal pal, Rakhee, she is so straight about these things. She says, an I quote "I am no mother naturelle", she chooses how she will deliver and when. Makes sense, especially in this day an age where us women like to plan everything and their schedules, it beats waiting for labor or even trying to induce labor - I tried castor oil, walking and bouncing on a medicine ball! If anything is painful, it is waiting for labor, that is if you are impatient like I am. Each to their own, though, every woman is different, everyone has a different pain threshold and patience.

When I first found out I was pregnant, I wanted to do the celeb thing and have a C. Then I read up on it and opted to push. The healing is faster, the uterus contracts faster, there are no scars or in my case keliods, there is not much medication (depending on if you opt for a pain killer) and I honestly thought I could push! I never had the nightmares about being in labor, but from every woman who has delivered naturally I have heard that the pain is like nothing else in the world. But they say man proposes, God disposes. Also the doctors in this country seem to like it when you choose to go the C way.. I wonder why? Nudge nudge, wink wink!

Nonetheless, C or no C, I now see that it all worked out for the best. We have a beautiful baby girl and we have so much to be grateful for!