Miranda Rutley
Moderator

Hiya

I’m Miranda, I live in the North West and I have three gorgeous children, Tabitha (02), Felix (03), and Genevieve (06), and I’m a stay at home mum.

A friend told me about BW when I was 6 months pregnant and since that day I have been a total addict. I was thrilled to be asked to feed my addiction further by moderating the Caesarean sections forum.

My first birth, an induction at 40+11 was an emergency section which was horrific and really messed my head up, but my second birth at 40+18, homebirth to hospital transfer and emergency section was such a laugh and a completely fabulous experience. My third was a planned emergency section as I knew I would have to have a section but didn’t want it done until the baby was ready. Basically I refused to go in until I was in labour and Genevieve was born 40+18 again! It was another fabulous experience and my first birth being awake on a spinal.

It is obvious that I can’t get my babies out the “normal” way because I have a pelvis shape incompatible with my baby‘s journey. So now I think caesareans are great and whilst having a baby normally and naturally is always, always preferable and safer - if you can do it that way, sections have their benefits too - I know, I have three great ‘sunroof kids‘.

Let's Big up the ‘CS‘, caesarean isn’t a dirty word it’s a necessary, valid birth for many women. Unfortunately too many women have them foisted unnecessarily upon them by incompetent hospital staff so let’s keep it an elite club.

Much love

Miranda

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