Bringing Baby Home: Arms Reach

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For Those Who Had Both Vaginal Birth and C-section, Which One Was Better?

I am a first time mom and I was discussing birth options with my OB. I have the option to have a scheduled c-section and I am highly considering this. I've had a laparotomy which is very comporable to a c-section in post-op pain and recovery, so I am prepared for that. When I had my lap it was about an 8 week recovery. I asked my OB if he felt like the c-section recovery would be the same or similar and he said if I've had a lap that I would be well prepared for the pain of a c-section. I'd like to hear some reasonable fact based opinions,...

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No Sibling Coming

My husband and I always thought that IVF would be an option to have another...