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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
C-sections absolutely count. I feel like the perception of c-sections are so wild in terms of it being some “easy” route when in reality women are just casually bringing a whole human life into the world WHILE undergoing an insane surgery where they get cut open hip to hip and have their guts moved around, and then are immediately expected to care for that human while they recover. Wild. Women who have c-sections whether by choice or not are ####ing badass.
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They have new C-section techniques that don't require the hip to hip cut. My partner had a C-section. It was about a 4 inch cut. The cut, now, just needs to be big enough for the doctor to fit their hand in and grab the baby by the feet.
During the birth, they made the cut, reached in, pulled the baby out, and sowed her up, all in about a minute. I went into the op room expecting to be there for a while. A moment later I was holding our daughter.
That's not to downplay even the recover from that. They still have to cut through the muscles and other tissues. My partner was unable to stand up without pain for close to a week.
Back on topic. I've had my face gashed open twice. The second time, I would have required about 10-15 stitches, as you could see my skull. I convinced them to use a butterfly bandage, as the scarring would be less. I have really stretchy skin apparently, and it worked.