Guest guest Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 nne, with my first baby ('96), my doc didn't ask, he just went ahead and did an episiotomy. I don't think they should do them as 'routinely' as they do these days...but on the other hand, tearing is a very 'real' possibility. My mother in law tore terribly with her first child (all the way to her rectum). I tore even with the episiotomy with my first child, but it wasn't severe. With my second child, I told my doc that I wanted to try to avoid one, but it ended up being necessary. I think it's like everything else... "to each his own".... *grin* I am just so glad that we have EPIDURALS these days. I wouldn't have given birth without one! I sure wouldn't allow a doctor to do surgery without anesthesia and I wasn't going to give birth without it either...LOL!!! My husband was so nervous when I went into labor with our first son...I asked him recently why, and he said, "because you told me that you were gonna kill me if I didn't get you to the hospital in time for an Epidural".... smart man! Hugs, Chelletimeflies wrote: When I had my children (which was a very long time ago), I had a choice of whether I had natural childbirth or gas and/or an episiotomy. (That will tell you how long it was LOL). I elected to have gas and an episiotomy. I can still feel the scar, which is quite long as I had 9 and 10lb babies. I thought now that women still have a choice of whether they have an episiotomy or not (I will have to ask my daughters), and I thought a local anesthetic was given if you decided to have one. As I mentioned, my babies were delivered a long time ago, so now is it ever medically necessary (for whatever reason) to have an episiotomy, if you didn’t want one? So if you are given a choice, wouldn’t that make it elective? Just my opinion, I would never even think an episiotomy as barbaric. And another name for barbaric is brutal. I personally don’t think an episiotomy is brutal, any more than any other medical procedure that requires cutting. But that’ just me – to me it falls into the same category as all elective surgery. And isn’t all surgery elective, unless it is an emergency? nne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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