‘It’s not an easy out’: Mum’s honest post about the reality of her C section

There’s often a lot of debate about the choice between vaginal birth as apposed to C section.

And one argument you often hear is the weak argument that C sections are the ‘easy way out’. The debate continued this week after The Pool shared one woman's story about her difficult recovery from her C section. Olivia White shared a picture of herself just hours after giving birth on her Instagram page and admitted just how rough she found her C section.

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“Look, I know it might not be my best angle, but who wouldn’t take selfies hours post birth so they can see where they sliced you open and yanked out a whole person?” Olivia said in her caption. “If you couldn’t tell, I still couldn’t see past my still-inflated uterus. This is what you really look like a few hours post C section. “To anyone who thinks it’s the easy eay out, well try having a six inch gash in your abdomen like a gutted shark who had the body parts of the surfer they ate retrieved.

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“That’s then sewn back together with fishing wire while it feels like your vital organs are trying to escape. I mean sure, everything is [rainbows] and [lollipops] till the spinal wears off. “After that it’s like you’ve been hit by a bus which then backed over you just to make sure it didn’t miss you the first time.” The empassioned speech went on to reveal that Olivia had no choice when it came to her delivery option of choice. “I wouldn’t change it because if it wasn’t for the ability to deliver my babies this way they might not be here today. Plus, I reckon getting cut from A to B sounds way worse.”

Look I know it might not be my best angle (or is it?) ? but who wouldn't take selfies hours post birth so they can see where they sliced you open and yanked out a whole person ?? (if you couldn't tell I still couldn't see past my still inflated uterus) ? This is what you really look like a few hours post c-section ? To anyone who thinks it's the easy way out, we'll try having a 6 inch gash in your abdomen like a gutted shark ? who had the body parts of the surfer ?? it ate retrieved! That's then sewn back together with fishing wire while it feels like your vital organs are trying to escape! I mean sure, everything is ? and ? till the spinal wears off! After that it's like you've been hit by a bus ? which then backed over you just to make sure it didn't miss you the first time! If you don't time the Endone exactly before the previous lot wore off then you will most certainly know you are alive (while wishing you were dead) ☠️ and worst of all you'll feel as if you'll spend your entire life wearing nanna ? knickers up around your waist because the thought of anything settling in the canyon between your gut and pubic region is the stuff nightmares are made of ??? Anyone who's ever had c section knows that you'll forever be dependant on your friends Nancy, Dr 90210 and Spanx because you cannot for the life of you get rise of the ditch that is left by the scar ? But for all the skin tight Kookai dresses I bought while pregnant ?? that now make me look like I have a Kangaroo pouch - I wouldn't change it! Because if it wasn't for the ability to deliver my babies ?? this way they might not be here today ?? plus I recon getting cut from A to B sounds way worse ??

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