Mona: From Initial Disappointment to Empowerment. Reframing the Cesarean Birth Experience. 3 Planned Cesarean Births, Recovery, Self-advocacy, Breastfeeding and More.
Mona, mother to three "little female dragons" - now aged 21, 16, and 7, shares her journey of three planned cesarean births in Bethesda and Kantonsp. Mona's uterus is uniquely shaped, which prevented her babies from turning naturally into the optimal birthing position. She shares how the path to planned cesarean birth did not change anything about her mothering and how they were positive experiences.
- Initially disappointed about needing a cesarean for her first birth after picturing and preparing for a natural delivery, having to process this shift in preparation
- Advocating for immediate skin-to-skin contact with her children after discovering it wasn't automatic with cesarean birth
- Appreciating the predictability and faster recovery of planned cesarean births
- Experiencing labor contractions after she went into spontaneous labour for the first time when her third daughter decided to arrive a day before her scheduled cesarean
- Receiving excellent postpartum support from Switzerland's postpartum midwife and family services systems
- Breastfeeding all three daughters for two years
- Dealing with her partner's gender disappointment and subsequent experiencing depression after her second birth and seeking professional help
- Finding her most precious moments in the quiet hospital time alone with each newborn
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00:00 - Untitled
00:08 - Meeting Mona and Her Dragons
01:53 - Discovering a Uniquely Shaped Uterus
04:01 - First C-Section Experience
11:00 - Support Systems in Switzerland
16:26 - Second Birth and Recovery Lessons
24:19 - Third Birth and Labor Experience
31:18 - Postpartum Mental Health
37:47 - Breastfeeding Journey
42:25 - The Most Brilliant Moment
