My sister had twins by emergency C-section. It was an EMERGENCY C-section. So, when one of the twins ended up with a tiny Harry Potter scar, no one was mad. We were all just grateful that all 3 of them were healthy and alive. The twins are now 13 and the scar is completely gone. I love those kids so much and am really grateful the doctor acted so quickly.
So glad everyone is healthy and happy! Emergencies are scary and I'm sure drs try really hard but getting babies out and keeping everyone alive is so important
Scars are cool anyways. As long as everyone was alive and healthy and there was no malpractice, I wouldn’t see why someone would get “mad” over something like that. I get why someone would be upset but like doctors are humans too, they make mistakes just like the rest of us. Idk tho I’m not a mom (yet, some day I want to) and I don’t work in healthcare so my opinion might not matter much
I think it would be even more likely for an accident like that to happen in an emergency where the doctor needs to hurry and get the baby/babies out as soon as possible. At least the doctor got the babies out safely. That's the most important thing.
@kaia's wrld Right after baby is born is the craziest flood of hormonal changes. Going through that and also wrapping their mind around a surgical birth they may not have wanted? Yeah, I can see being upset. It's a reasonable complication though.
@@tinkeramma yeah I can see them being upset but not “angry” about it. And the mother that gave birth has a pass to feel whatever she wants, I mostly meant other family members.
I was born C-section and still have a scar going from the corner of my eye out toward my ear. My newborn pics show some gauze taped over it. Luckily, it didn't hurt anything important. I actually saw the same doctor later for GYN as a teen and showed off my scar. We had a little laugh. It's more of an interesting convo starter and like a funny story than something anyone is mad about.
@@adararelgnel2695 I think it's cool personally that I have a "battle scar" just from being born. That's how I choose to frame it. The doctor didn't do it on purpose, and didn't do it because of some kind of incompetence. She was a very nice lady who was good at her job; I saw her for years before she eventually retired. It didn't cause any serious damage, and the only result is a thin line on my skin. I have plenty of worse things happen to me. The scar is nothing. 🤷🏻♀
My daughter was cut on her scalp when she was born via emergency c section. Was very minor but it’s hard to see your fresh baby with a boo boo already.
Ah I remember the age I was first considered the older kid with younger relatives, and feeling so guilty about just an accidental grazed knee. There's a real guilt that sets in the first time you realise a little kid you care for got an injury that you felt you could've prevented. Kids will always get little injuries at some point, and it's just a natural part of their life, not always a mistake of those responsible for them. Just feeling this strongly about a little cut suggests that you're exactly the kind of empathetic person who'd keep them safest. ❤
I delivered mine vaginally, and they all came out looking like prized fighters. I felt horrible, bruises on their faces, bad bruises....I felt so guilty like I hurt them.
My daughter got cut, but she was low, tranverse, 32 weeks (2lbs 4oz ) I had NO fluid at all and it was an emergency, (she was not ok) and i felt everything on one side so im sure my screaming in pain added to the doctors stress. I still feel guilty. I will take my daughter having a cut over my daughter being dead. I'm so grateful that a c section is an option.
If you felt things due to a failed spinal, the anesthesiologist should've put you under completely, I've never seen somebody's surgery proceeding on somebody with a failed spinal before they're fully under and unconscious. I'm sorry this happened to you, as a doctor, it should never happen to anybody. It literally takes 30-60 seconds to perform rapid sequence induction and I don't believe there's a case where you wouldn't have that time. You can look into lawsuit options, you might be entitled to compensation...
I had same situation. No one could explain why my fluid was low. My son was not cut, but we had an additional complication with the spinal for me. Made it to where both my son and I couldn’t breathe. Was anyone able to explain why your fluid was low?
This happened to me and my daughter. It was a very small knick on her cheek, didnt even bleed much nor need stitches or glue. But the poor surgeon was beside herself over it. I told her I was just glad she got my baby out safely after a very scary emergency c-section.
My baby got a small cut on his face from the scalpel. Doctor said he popped out like a can of biscuits and she didn’t let the knife back quick enough. I’d joke and say he got his first battle wound when he was still 90% inside me
He's the opposite of my sister! They had to get three nurses to get her out and hold her still for inspection lol, apparently all the boxing she did while still cooking wasn't for nothing.
My c-section born son's shoulder was knicked. He just needed a small band-aid. He had bruising from 27 hours of intense labor with pushing from both the medical staff trying to get him where he needed to be and me trying to push him out. He looked like he'd literally fought his way out.
My son was born via c-section. He was 2½ weeks early and weighed 8lbs6oz. He had turned back around so he would have come out butt first. He had been in the head down position. The doctor said that it was a good thing he flipped back around in case he was accidentally cut with the scalpel. The only reason he said that was because I asked him about how often something like that happens. Also, my son had an actual KNOT in his umbilical cord, not just a kink. They don't know how long the knot was there, but I think that is what caused his developmental delays. He was diagnosed with PDD-NOS when he was about 3 or 4. He's in college now. I'm very proud of him.
My friend's son was a twin crash emergency c section and he has a huge scar all up his chest and abdomen and it was just the way he moved right as they were cutting and he was a twin so there was less room. He needed a bunch of stitches but their heart rates dropped into the 50s so the c section saved their lives so it was ok in the end
I have a small scar on the back of my head from where the doctor cut me during my moms c-section and it’s never bothered me but my mom cried when she saw it!
My 1 year old has scar around his temple from a cut during my urgent c-section. Doc apologized, I was just happy he was out safely. I think they used steri strips to cover it. Its like 1/2 inch now and maybe starting to fade.
My son has a scar on the crown of his head from that. They told me he was just nicked while they were cutting in and I never was upset about it. There's literally no way they could avoid it, his head was right there.
I've heard lots of good things about it and still remember an episode of the Kardashians where Kim stole Kourtney's breastmilk to use on her Psorasis, apparently it worked haha.
Lol,my twin boys had eye discharge as a new born. Its caused by blocked tear duct and i used breast milk to help with the blockage. Breats milk is good for a lot of things.
Yeah, I can see it being fairly easy to do. Scalpels are sharp and babies have a habit of wriggling. It must be pretty easy to push just a little bit hard or the baby moves and they get a little nick from the scalpel.
My cousin and I were both cut during the C C-section. I was cut on the heel of my foot and he was cut on the ass cheek. I was feet first and he was premature. We both don’t even have a scar. He just had a dot. So it’s fine
My scar is an inch long (now that I am an adult) between my left eye and ear. Dad told me that when the obstetrician came out of the theatre his face was fallen and dad thought that something awful had happened to my mum! He was very relieved to find out that mum was ok and I just had a small cut. Fortunately it missed my eye. 1976 Glasgow Scotland emergency C section 44 weeks type 2 decelerations Every so often if the light is catching it on the side someone will ask about it.
I’m learning to do medical coding and just had to learn the code for this. I always thought it was amazing that I had never heard of this happening because it makes sense that it would happen sometimes.
My daughter has a tiny scar on her cheek from my emergency c-section with her 20 years ago. We’ve always called it her battle scar because she was a muconium baby with a low heartbeat and not breathing when she came out. My doctor was very apologetic but we weren’t upset. I was just relieved to hear her start crying.
My niece has a scar on her arm from the emergency C-Section her mom had to have after they both started crashing. She had to be resuscitated after birth as she was not breathing. Though we hate that she got sliced, it is much better that she have a scar in her arm than to have never taken been able to take a breath and be the great kid she is.
my husband has a scar on one ear from the scalpel (born by csection in the mid 70s) during the csection for my first son, I was afraid that the surgeon would cut him the doctor thought that I was a bit crazy when I asked him to be careful before the surgery.
Yeah, my foot was stuck in the birth canal, so my ankle got a little nick from the scalpel. You can just barely see the tiny little scar when I get a sunburn. My mom's feelings were hurt more than I was, I think XD
We have an OB/GYN from my hometown that is known for cutting a baby's throat during a C-section. The baby didn't survive. :( She also nipped someone's bowel during a c-section in a way that causes them to have gastrointestinal problems for the rest of their life. Most women in my hometown won't let her touch them. She was the OB that stripped my membranes prior to the birth of my son, but otherwise did not treat me, when they went to check me at induction the doctor said "I thought you had you membranes swept" i told her i did and she seemed confused then confirmed that they weren't and asked if i would still like that to be done to help labor progress a little faster. I agreed but to this day i still wonder what the heck the point was of doing a vaginal exam if she wasn't stripping my membranes. It was her idea in the first place. What a crock. She came on the clock that night and they told me what doctor was on call (the doc on call is who delivers your baby when they are born no matter who that doc is at this hospital) and whilst i am normally an understanding and polite person especially to hospital staff as they have it hard enough, i flat out REFUSED to have her anywhere near me. They ended up calling on another OB (almost unheard of here) because i told them if they didn't i'd leave AMA and deliver him myself. I think they only did it because i was already on an epidural awaiting pitocin. The doctor who delivered him was absolutely wonderful. It was my first baby and i was so scared but he did a great job of making my labor go smoothly and helping me stay calm and assured of myself and my body's capabilities. I will always speak highly of him.
😱😱😱😱 That is literally horrifying!!. Im so glad u and ur baby r ok, and that the hospital obliged u with ur demand. Id have done the same. That dr doesn't sound right... 😱
@@familyofparsons5354 DEFINITELY. I'm horrified by every single thing u described 😰. I really fear for any patient who encounters her in the future. There r some really unfit Dr's out there and she sounds like one of them.
@BroncoTia The scariest thing for me is how good her bedside manner is. If no one ever told you anything to question her, you would truly believe she was a kindhearted woman who had nothing but the best care in mind for you and your child. Stripping my membranes incorrectly would have alone been pointless and strange but I was also a pre-eclampsia patient. My labor was being induced as soon as possible because my life, and the life of my son was in danger if the baby was not born as soon as possible. I often wonder if she had planned to stall his birth by allowing me to believe I'd done all I could to put it in motion. Very creepy.
We have a doctor locally that’s sort of infamous for similar stuff. He’s chopped off many fingers doing c-sections, and nearly killed my brother by popping my mom’s water before she was dilated enough. He’s retired now, thank goodness. But he was one of the many doctors that gave our hospital it’s common name: Death Valley.
Yeah it does happen more than you’d think. As a midwife in the UK, we saw it quite often as it’s the midwife who is standing next to the surgeon waiting to ‘take the baby’. So when we do see it we think more of, ‘oh parents are gonna be pissed’ because unless it’s deep whick I’ve got to be honest, I can’t recall one deep enough to need anything to close it. Tbh, the marks from forceps whether during vaginal or a section are often much worse. I’ve seen some poor babies that are black and blue and have little gashes on their face, around their ears or on their heads that have occurred during a difficult forceps delivery, as it’s remarkable how jammed into the pelvis some babies head’s actually get. To the point more than 1 person has to stand on a step and it’s like literally playing tug of war with the pelvis. Especially when babies head has been in a really awkward position and is not flexed. Such as a face or brow presentation.
Back in the days mothers and children died. So I'm of the mind that try not to, but if they are trying to save a life, I'll live just fine with a scar. Heck, the chainsaw was developed for c-sections, I'm just happy we're not doing that anymore.
So i chose to have an elective c section due to a lot of reasons, mainly mental health related, during covid restrictions, they wanted to induce and do sweeps etc which i wasnt happy with, due to my well controlled gestational diabetes to ensure she didnt get too big or suffer complications from placenta deterioration (although tbf i dont think she wouldve been and she came out smaller than she had been measuring). The list of complications they make you sign to say you understand was ridiculous. Like the woman was actively rude to me about it "why on earth would you want a c section" etc. Like im aware they have to tell you the complications etc but she did it in such a way that she was trying to scare me away, the tone of her voice and the way she said it. But most of the complications are essentially similar to issues you could get from a vaginal birth 🙃 and they dont make you sign a waiver every time you have unprotected sex to be like "did you know a vaginal birth can cause these issues". Which is why i was happy to take any risks and it was the best decision i ever made. I had a great recovery and i was able to bond with my baby and spend the last few days of my pregnancy calm and at peace instead of super anxious like i had previously, or stuck in a hospital bed with a painful induction, still trying to keep my gestational diabetes under control even though most nhs hospitals do not provide food suitable for gestational diabetes at all 🙃 (or give good education around it but thats a whole different issue)
@@deadlymelody27 the side effects and risks are NOT the same as vaginally birth. Don't spread misinformation. You can do what you need to, but you clearly still feel the need to justify it. Just say you had a c-section due to health needs and be done with it. People may or may not judge you, who cares. Just don't spread lies to make yourself feel better
@Natalia i said "essentially similar". I didnt say the same. Plenty of people have absolutely fine vaginal births. Im sure the risk rates of everything are different but the fact that those risks are not pointed out with vaginal births. Ie damage to bladder, prolapse, tearing, infection etc. They arent the same but i wish that they would actually show them compared to risks of vaginal too. I know people who had very complicated vaginal births and i know people who had completely fine vaginal births, no pain killers, one had a home birth and that was absolutely perfect for her. Im not here saying that c section is the best, but i was essentially bullied by the professional not to. My step sister also had the same and she wasnt able to have a c section and she is so severely damaged from her vaginal birth that she is still on a waiting list 3 years after for surgery, (yay nhs) and i think birth trauma was a huge part of her post natal depression. My point is that i think it needs to be a hollistic approach where it takes into account more than just risk factors of the actual procedure.
Thank you for bringing nuanced situations to the publics attention. Things I would never think about but if happened to me, being hormonal, I would probably flip a lid lol but bringing these things to our attention, now I'd be more understanding. Thank you for continuously educating the public on the medical side.
My friend was born by c-section in Poland just before the iron curtain fell. She had a giant scar on her back from it. No pain, but it did bother her aesthetically. It was heavily implied the doctor was no good (because all the good doctors fled).
I had a stat C section and the OB cut my son's forehead. He still has the scar. I was just glad he was safe. There were a lot of other complications. The OB was horrified when she saw him bleeding.
I was cut across my back from my c section as a baby. My parents were told it wouldn't scar, but I'm 40 and you can still see the marks! I was breach, hence where they cut me.
I had an emergency C-section and I told my doctor do not cut my son's face because he was right where they were going to do the incision. I said it a couple times and probably was a bit obnoxious (the pain meds and magnesium made me loopy) The doctor made the first incision and said, "Yes, he's right here" He was unharmed.
I was so worried about this with my second baby! Of all the c/s things to worry about! Basically I had a c-section because my first baby got stuck, and was macrosomic. I probably could have had a better experience if I hadn’t also had pre-eclampsia and been SA as a child causing complex trauma issues. So with my second baby I needed a c/s for mainly mental health reasons. I got this confirmed and planned. And after the relief of knowing I didn’t have to mentally go through it all again, my next fears were “what if I mess up my baby by being selfish”! Obviously protecting my mental health was NOT selfish. We bonded well and had a much easier relationship from the start as I didn’t start out being severely traumatised! So it protected my second baby too. Thankfully we had no complications except my milk took an extra couple of days to come in, but that may have had more to do with an undiagnosed tongue tie than the c/s. We got through without needing supplements because I just kept feeding her often with the colostrum. Now I have two healthy older kids (one tween and one adult!) 🥰 I am SO grateful for what they did for us so we could be as safe as possible. And I wouldn’t even regret it if my second baby got slightly hurt. Medical science is incredible. And I’m SO grateful I live now ❤
They did a quick ultrasound before they started my C-section to try to prevent cutting her. I know it probably still could’ve happened but at least they were trying to avoid certain crucial areas, like the face, head, etc. I know somebody’s grandbaby that had their ear cut during a C-section.
The cord was wrapped around my daughter's neck three times and it kept her from turning face down before I had my C-section. I had a vertical C-section since I had many abdominal surgeries in the past and they used an old scar instead of making a new one. Because of how she was facing, which was face up, my doctor cut right through my unterus and cut down the entire right side of my daughter's face. Thankfully it was just a superficial cut that healed with no scarring after a week. My doctor did call in a pediatric plastic surgeon to look at the cut and we just put Aquafor on it four times a day for that week. I have to admit I was terrified that she was going to be scarred but thankfully she is perfectly fine.
@@CityKanin so am I. The cut started right above her eyebrow. About a half of an inch before the end of the eyebrow and went straight down her face to a little bit under her chin. How it missed her actual eye was a miracle. She could have been blinded. Thankfully it skipped right over it. Her newborn picture has this angry looking red line down her face. I never was charged for the plastic surgeon to come in and look at her. My ob/gyn paid for that doctor's services. My ob felt terrible about it and apologized over and over again. I was never mad at him I was just thankful my daughter was born healthy and there were no major complications with her delivery.
I’ve always been amazed how they were able to remove my daughter without nicking her. She was an emergency C because all my amniotic fluid was gone except for a single pocket in her face. Which is a frigging miracle of its own. But my uterus would have been so close to her body without any fluid.
My 2 week overdue, 10 pound, 7 oz, baby, born via C section, had a tiny nick on his scalp. The doctor apologized profusely, it was just a scratch and was healed almost completely by the next day.
After giving birth via emergency c section, we notice one of my daughters toes only had half a toenail and a dcar where the rest of the nail should have been. She was scrunching the toes when starting to bear weight and walk. I took her to a podiatrist, as I was worried about this toe scrunching becoming a habit, or inhibiting her ablilty to walk. He took 1 look at her toe and asked me of I had a c section. I said yes and he explained he has never seen this issue before. He said rhe scar on her toe looks like it may have been nicked during my c section. He also recommended surgically removing the rest of her toenail.
Thanks for telling, I didnt know that but its totally understandable. I am a c-section baby myself and honestly I might be one of the lucky non scar babies. So I never thought about babies possibly being cut
I am so glad no one told me about this complication before my c-section and even more glad it didn't happen! My son was born with a platelet count of 8
My mom's surgeon freaked out after her c-section because I had a tiny nick right in the middle of my forehead and he was worried my mom was gonna sue. She was so hopped up on pain meds she just laughed it off.
Maternity/Nursery Nurse here been in hundreds of C-sections. All the things that could go badly, and many C-sections are done because attempted Vaginal delivery did not go well, are a huge number of possibilities. I am very glad to see comments that Moms seem to forgiving! So many other ways to go south. Thank you, Dads and Moms for your grace!
I was born via c-section and the docter cut my lip, it was a tiny cut and I don’t have a scar but my dad was seeing red when he saw. Luckily he didn’t do anything stupid, his papa bear instincts kicked in the second i was born.
I work in veterinary medicine and cuts happen to us in c-sections too. We delivered 10 puppies in a very short amount of time and two of the pups had very minor cuts. We dropped a bit of glue on the wounds and they were fine.
Wow! Surprising that it's that close. Glad I don't have a scar as a C-section baby. And my kiddo was 10 lb 9 oz so he was really tight in there. Also C-section. Yay! No nicks!
My brother had a little cut from the c-section. No stitches, and the c-section saved his life so my mom was more relieved than upset by the boo-boo when the nurse told her about it.
I was surprised my triplets made it out of my C-section without a nick. So much baby, so little room. It was days after national headlines of a baby getting a pretty bad cut during a C-section somewhere in the states so of course it was front of my mind.
I have a scar on my head from when I was born. My mom was calmed. My dad punched someone, mostly because they didn't let them see me right away. 40 years ago, things were very different.
I have a scar on my upper abdomen that happened during birth, I think it was actually from a pair of forceps, either way, glad to hear it's fairly common
My mom had an emergency c section - it was early 90s and they told my dad there was a 50/50 chance either one of us would make it out okay. The story is that as they had started cutting I started to move and stuck my butt right up where they were cutting. -_- its a tiny scar but totally fine by me.
My first born wasn’t delivered my csection. I pushed him out. He was a face presentation. And he had grazes and bruising all over his head and face from grinding against my tailbone and pelvis. He was so stuck that when they tried to push him back up to cut him out all they did was push me back up the bed. He ended up very badly jaundiced. But given that i was being induced at 36 weeks because I had sudden and severe preeclampsia and he was a face presentation and I was in labour for three days some bruises, grazes and jaundice for an alive baby were not that bad. I also pushed so hard with him that I had bruises on my upper arms from pulling myself up against the bed. And under my eyes and across my nose was yellow too.
I was born via C-section back in 1988 and the doctor accidently cut my cheek. Nothing deep, just a mark that has since left so trace. But I do have a bandaid on my cheek in my newborn pictures. The doctor was so scared that my parents would sue but they were just so happy I was there and healthy.
my son had a *burn on his belly small but it was from the cauterizing thing (thats what they told me) he was emerge c section very rushed they had 4 mins to save both our lives and they did so was i mad no was i attentive to his wound and made sure it was ok and healed up right heck ya even more than his belly button.
RN here, the doctor works down through the tissue by layering many shallow cuts over the same incision line. They must have gotten through the uterus without realizing it and then made another pass. During that time baby probably shifted slightly resulting in the two close parallel cuts.
I’ve had two csections and neither of mine were cut, I’m probably going to have a third early next year and hoping it won’t be cut either but glad to know it can happen and won’t be worried if it does
Exactly! Nothing to be afraid of! My son got a little cut on his cheek when i had an emergency c-section. The obgyn was so apologetic about it but also assured us it will heal nicely. And it did heal very nicely! and it’s not visible anymore, he is now 6 years old! I’d rather have him live and have a cut on his face rather that no alive baby!! ❤❤
I ended up with a scar like this on the side of my head when my mom had an emergency C-section. It looks like an angry red scar where no hair grows, even though I'm 31. Mom tried to claim it was a "birthmark".
I remember watching my first ovariohysterectomy on a cat when I was 16 and was blown away by how thin the uterus actually was. I always imagined it being a muscle and larger and thicker. I could probably have read through that uterus. They say the cells stretch 800x their size during pregnancy and my brain could not imagine that tiny little band of tissue stretching to hold a whole litter of kittens and then actually contract. It is really amazing how the whole system works.
Yep. My surgeon nicked my first daughters head during the c-section. She still has a scar but it's a cute little thing as far as scars go, and a cool story to tell people who ask.
Yes the on who delivered my last 2 babies cut a girl I know babies face. He did good with mine before her and the one after her it wasn’t bad but yeah it happens
@@alyssiafeltner2675 no, they're talking about a baby who ended up with a massive slash. probably 6 inches long and very deep, the baby had to go into plastic surgery right after birth because of it. the parents rightfully took legal action.
My baby got nicked on the head during an emergency C-section. It all happened so quickly that I didn’t care one bit. Now they have a little scar under their hair
Former Surgical Tech here. I spent about 2 years as a night shift emergency scrub. Not once did we cut a baby. Not to say that it doesn't happen! But I don't think it's something to stress about. Also, 2 out of my 3 babies were delivered c-section, and neither were cut.
I wonder if my sister or I got sliced and diced. More likely my sister than me because my sister was one of those babies where my mom expressed to save the baby at all costs and the ob said "if I needed to i could have [her] out in 90 seconds, but you may have an ugly scar." My scar was perfect and low... my sisters was lopsided and a little ragged. My mom said the ob said it was a "splash and slash" situation.
My brother got stuck when my mom was having him. They had to use the vacuum, and his head was so swollen. They got him out. My mom and brother were fine. They wanted to perform a section, but they decided against it because there was too much of a risk of cutting his neck because of how he was stuck
My mom had emergency c-section with my brother because he was choking, when they transfered my mom they performed the surgery and the doctor (because my brother was purple at that time) accidentally cut his arm al little Now he has a five centimeter scar on his left arm. And my mother never pressed charges or anything because doctor saved him.
My son's ear was nicked, but no scar. I honestly don't know if my daughter was or not. She was an emergency after my second seizure and I didn't get to meet her until two days after she was born. Any cut she might have had was well on its way to being healed.
Someone I knew years ago had a vaginal birth, and her THIRTEEN pound baby girl got her first haircut with the episiotomy! But this little one had LOTS of thick silky hair, 3-4” long, sticking straight up, all over her head! She weighed more at birth than mine did at three months - and this was the second to smallest of their four babies!
My husband has a scar on his cheek from when he got nicked during emergency c-section. So greatful for that scar though because it reminds me of why he's here today.
I had 4 c-sections, one was an emergency with a 32 week small for gestational age preemie with a very tiny placenta and no amniotic fluid. None of the births injured my babies, but I have heard of nicked babies, one even requiring a few sutures.
When I was born I was cut, but it's right along my hairline so unless you look really hard you can't see it. Though in my case it was because of doctor negligence, or something similar. My mom said my birth was the worst out of all my siblings because of unprofessional doctors, among other things.
I was born via a planned C-section (I was a huge baby and my ribcage would have gotten stuck), and I was cut on my face. Since it happened when I was so young, it's super small now (it was a few inches at first, which was pretty big compared to my newborn head, but now it's about an inch and most people can't see it unless they know about it). It doesn't bother me or my family at all, I think my parents were just confused on why I came out bleeding.
My baby got a deep graze near her eye from a forceps delivery. You can still see the faint scar now shes 4. It wasnt just the usual bruising, it broke the skin. But it was an energency, i hadnt even started pushing yet. I was fully dialated, she was in fetal distress. Her head was still very high and not at a point she could be pushed out quickly. I had no urge to push or pressure or anything they say you feel. The doctor said he was going to attempt to get her out with forceps and if this failed move onto a c section. He managed with the forceps, in theatre with a spinal block. I was very grateful for this. It was later I realised what a mess I'd have been in with the episiostomy stitches, and a surgical wound to recover from! I had a c section 8 months ago for my twins and the recovery from that was horrific.
I have a scar under my eye from forceps used when my mother gave birth to me vaginally. Sometimes this sort of thing happens. It's also why OB/GYNs have such a high level of training. When complications arise during birth, safety is the priority over aesthetics.
Wow, so glad I didn't see this before my emergency c-section. There was enough to worry about and I know I would have been thinking about this. But, even if my baby did get cut, I wouldn't have blamed my surgeon. So much more could have gone wrong. She was amazing.
How I see it is that a doctor is doing a damn hard job in a damn stressful environment. So long as everyone is healthy afterward, I’m happy. A little knick isn’t that big of a deal. I might be more frustrated if my baby needed stitches or something, but even then that’s something pretty routine and easy for providers to treat and deal with.
Yes, I saw it happen once during a crash C-section. That doc was working so feverishly to get baby out, so we could resuscitate, if needed. Thank goodness that superficial cut was the worst thing that happened that day.
Thanks for talking about this risk, because a lot of people who aren’t super educated think that c-section comes without risk. (Doula here 🙋🏻♀️ So I talk to a lot of folks about this.) In actuality, it comes with a lot of risk, and more each time! It’s definitely not an “easy way out” as some say.
I was cut when I was born by C-Section. I was giving my poor mum hell and it became a very bad emergency very quickly. In their rush to get me out, the surgeon caught the top of my leg with the scalpel. Mum said they just put a plaster on it. I’m the most accident prone person anyone knows, so everyone loves how ironic it was that I was here not even 2 minutes and had to have a plaster put on me. 😅 Interestingly, it was deep enough to cause a scar and that scar has grown as I have. What was a 2cm nick in the skin is now a 3 inch scar at the top of my thigh. But it’s part of my ‘story.’ It shows how urgently the surgeons were trying to get me out and I’m very grateful for that. I’d rather be here with a cut leg than not at all. ❤
My baby was cut on her foot & still has the scar. But she died after being born & efforts were on resuscitation & rushing her to the NICU. No one noticed her foot until I said something the next day. 🤷♀️ Thankfully she’s fine now & to me the scar is a reminder of how strong she is & all that she overcame. 💗💗
My sister had twins by emergency C-section. It was an EMERGENCY C-section. So, when one of the twins ended up with a tiny Harry Potter scar, no one was mad. We were all just grateful that all 3 of them were healthy and alive. The twins are now 13 and the scar is completely gone. I love those kids so much and am really grateful the doctor acted so quickly.
So glad everyone is healthy and happy! Emergencies are scary and I'm sure drs try really hard but getting babies out and keeping everyone alive is so important
Scars are cool anyways. As long as everyone was alive and healthy and there was no malpractice, I wouldn’t see why someone would get “mad” over something like that. I get why someone would be upset but like doctors are humans too, they make mistakes just like the rest of us. Idk tho I’m not a mom (yet, some day I want to) and I don’t work in healthcare so my opinion might not matter much
I think it would be even more likely for an accident like that to happen in an emergency where the doctor needs to hurry and get the baby/babies out as soon as possible. At least the doctor got the babies out safely. That's the most important thing.
@kaia's wrld Right after baby is born is the craziest flood of hormonal changes. Going through that and also wrapping their mind around a surgical birth they may not have wanted? Yeah, I can see being upset. It's a reasonable complication though.
@@tinkeramma yeah I can see them being upset but not “angry” about it. And the mother that gave birth has a pass to feel whatever she wants, I mostly meant other family members.
I was born C-section and still have a scar going from the corner of my eye out toward my ear. My newborn pics show some gauze taped over it. Luckily, it didn't hurt anything important. I actually saw the same doctor later for GYN as a teen and showed off my scar. We had a little laugh. It's more of an interesting convo starter and like a funny story than something anyone is mad about.
Lol i got a scar on my face because of a "complication" yikes. Doesnt sound so funny to me...
@@adararelgnel2695 I think it's cool personally that I have a "battle scar" just from being born. That's how I choose to frame it. The doctor didn't do it on purpose, and didn't do it because of some kind of incompetence. She was a very nice lady who was good at her job; I saw her for years before she eventually retired. It didn't cause any serious damage, and the only result is a thin line on my skin.
I have plenty of worse things happen to me. The scar is nothing. 🤷🏻♀
@@adararelgnel2695 humor is a valid way to deal with life
I love the positive outlook you have 😂 I personally would be the same way. That’s so cool though and you are lucky!❤
Wow, you got really lucky she didn't cut your eye
My husband got a Knick on his butt during his c-section and his mother regularly asks me if it still has a scar😂
Lmao
I like your MIL.
I also got a knick on my butt when my Mum had her c-section for me. I also get asked this question for family 😂
@@xanthe3412 you left out the most important part! If you have the scar still🤣
BEST MIL
My daughter was cut on her scalp when she was born via emergency c section. Was very minor but it’s hard to see your fresh baby with a boo boo already.
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@@fishyfishyy fresh out the oven 😂
Ah I remember the age I was first considered the older kid with younger relatives, and feeling so guilty about just an accidental grazed knee. There's a real guilt that sets in the first time you realise a little kid you care for got an injury that you felt you could've prevented.
Kids will always get little injuries at some point, and it's just a natural part of their life, not always a mistake of those responsible for them. Just feeling this strongly about a little cut suggests that you're exactly the kind of empathetic person who'd keep them safest. ❤
I delivered mine vaginally, and they all came out looking like prized fighters. I felt horrible, bruises on their faces, bad bruises....I felt so guilty like I hurt them.
My daughter got cut, but she was low, tranverse, 32 weeks (2lbs 4oz ) I had NO fluid at all and it was an emergency, (she was not ok) and i felt everything on one side so im sure my screaming in pain added to the doctors stress. I still feel guilty. I will take my daughter having a cut over my daughter being dead. I'm so grateful that a c section is an option.
I hope she's doing okay! You're doing great Mama.
You seriously feel guilty for that? Gosh those are some impossible standards to live up to. 😂
If you felt things due to a failed spinal, the anesthesiologist should've put you under completely, I've never seen somebody's surgery proceeding on somebody with a failed spinal before they're fully under and unconscious. I'm sorry this happened to you, as a doctor, it should never happen to anybody. It literally takes 30-60 seconds to perform rapid sequence induction and I don't believe there's a case where you wouldn't have that time. You can look into lawsuit options, you might be entitled to compensation...
I had same situation. No one could explain why my fluid was low. My son was not cut, but we had an additional complication with the spinal for me. Made it to where both my son and I couldn’t breathe. Was anyone able to explain why your fluid was low?
@Zapacunotres She is wonderful now ♡ A smart, Beautiful, healthy 5 year old. Thank you ♡♡
This happened to me and my daughter. It was a very small knick on her cheek, didnt even bleed much nor need stitches or glue. But the poor surgeon was beside herself over it. I told her I was just glad she got my baby out safely after a very scary emergency c-section.
My baby got a small cut on his face from the scalpel. Doctor said he popped out like a can of biscuits and she didn’t let the knife back quick enough. I’d joke and say he got his first battle wound when he was still 90% inside me
Odin would be proud of your little one
He entered the world with a rigged knife fight against a masked person he didn't know, and only sustained minor injuries.
"Like a can of biscuits" i really didn't want to have that visual in my head but there it is
@@TheFlowerQueen lol :P
He's the opposite of my sister! They had to get three nurses to get her out and hold her still for inspection lol, apparently all the boxing she did while still cooking wasn't for nothing.
My c-section born son's shoulder was knicked. He just needed a small band-aid. He had bruising from 27 hours of intense labor with pushing from both the medical staff trying to get him where he needed to be and me trying to push him out. He looked like he'd literally fought his way out.
27 hours, I feel so bad for you ☹
I hope you and the baby are happy and healthy now
My son was born via c-section. He was 2½ weeks early and weighed 8lbs6oz. He had turned back around so he would have come out butt first. He had been in the head down position. The doctor said that it was a good thing he flipped back around in case he was accidentally cut with the scalpel. The only reason he said that was because I asked him about how often something like that happens. Also, my son had an actual KNOT in his umbilical cord, not just a kink. They don't know how long the knot was there, but I think that is what caused his developmental delays. He was diagnosed with PDD-NOS when he was about 3 or 4. He's in college now. I'm very proud of him.
OMG, U two went through a lot!!. So glad u r both doing well! ❤
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My friend's son was a twin crash emergency c section and he has a huge scar all up his chest and abdomen and it was just the way he moved right as they were cutting and he was a twin so there was less room. He needed a bunch of stitches but their heart rates dropped into the 50s so the c section saved their lives so it was ok in the end
I have a small scar on the back of my head from where the doctor cut me during my moms c-section and it’s never bothered me but my mom cried when she saw it!
Aww, I’m sure she did. They maimed her little tiny baby. ♥️
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Yeah and it's understandable. I imagine it is shocking to see your baby hurt.
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The baby wasn’t maimed. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Her first instinct seemed to be worry and fear. You got hurt, even if it was an accident. You got hurt and she was worried.
My 1 year old has scar around his temple from a cut during my urgent c-section. Doc apologized, I was just happy he was out safely. I think they used steri strips to cover it. Its like 1/2 inch now and maybe starting to fade.
@Shaun The Good Doctor yea, I noticed it doing that. Is yours really noticeable?
My son has a scar on the crown of his head from that. They told me he was just nicked while they were cutting in and I never was upset about it. There's literally no way they could avoid it, his head was right there.
As my gran would say “ just pour some breast milk on it, it’ll heal right up “
That led to a funny image, lol
I've heard lots of good things about it and still remember an episode of the Kardashians where Kim stole Kourtney's breastmilk to use on her Psorasis, apparently it worked haha.
Lol,my twin boys had eye discharge as a new born. Its caused by blocked tear duct and i used breast milk to help with the blockage.
Breats milk is good for a lot of things.
k but that 1st milk, colostrum, has some magic healing properties. use that magic mamas!!
Yeah, I can see it being fairly easy to do. Scalpels are sharp and babies have a habit of wriggling. It must be pretty easy to push just a little bit hard or the baby moves and they get a little nick from the scalpel.
I was just thinking same thing. Babies wiggle so much and it would be so quick!
There's also so much blood and everything is kind of the same color once you cut someone open 😬
My cousin and I were both cut during the C C-section. I was cut on the heel of my foot and he was cut on the ass cheek. I was feet first and he was premature. We both don’t even have a scar. He just had a dot. So it’s fine
My scar is an inch long (now that I am an adult) between my left eye and ear.
Dad told me that when the obstetrician came out of the theatre his face was fallen and dad thought that something awful had happened to my mum! He was very relieved to find out that mum was ok and I just had a small cut. Fortunately it missed my eye. 1976 Glasgow Scotland emergency C section 44 weeks type 2 decelerations
Every so often if the light is catching it on the side someone will ask about it.
44 weeks dang! They don’t let you go past 42 now. Guess you really didn’t want to come out!
44 WEEKS?! Amazing!
I’m learning to do medical coding and just had to learn the code for this. I always thought it was amazing that I had never heard of this happening because it makes sense that it would happen sometimes.
My daughter has a tiny scar on her cheek from my emergency c-section with her 20 years ago. We’ve always called it her battle scar because she was a muconium baby with a low heartbeat and not breathing when she came out. My doctor was very apologetic but we weren’t upset. I was just relieved to hear her start crying.
My niece has a scar on her arm from the emergency C-Section her mom had to have after they both started crashing. She had to be resuscitated after birth as she was not breathing. Though we hate that she got sliced, it is much better that she have a scar in her arm than to have never taken been able to take a breath and be the great kid she is.
my husband has a scar on one ear from the scalpel (born by csection in the mid 70s)
during the csection for my first son, I was afraid that the surgeon would cut him
the doctor thought that I was a bit crazy when I asked him to be careful before the surgery.
Yeah, my foot was stuck in the birth canal, so my ankle got a little nick from the scalpel. You can just barely see the tiny little scar when I get a sunburn. My mom's feelings were hurt more than I was, I think XD
We have an OB/GYN from my hometown that is known for cutting a baby's throat during a C-section. The baby didn't survive. :( She also nipped someone's bowel during a c-section in a way that causes them to have gastrointestinal problems for the rest of their life. Most women in my hometown won't let her touch them. She was the OB that stripped my membranes prior to the birth of my son, but otherwise did not treat me, when they went to check me at induction the doctor said "I thought you had you membranes swept" i told her i did and she seemed confused then confirmed that they weren't and asked if i would still like that to be done to help labor progress a little faster. I agreed but to this day i still wonder what the heck the point was of doing a vaginal exam if she wasn't stripping my membranes. It was her idea in the first place. What a crock. She came on the clock that night and they told me what doctor was on call (the doc on call is who delivers your baby when they are born no matter who that doc is at this hospital) and whilst i am normally an understanding and polite person especially to hospital staff as they have it hard enough, i flat out REFUSED to have her anywhere near me. They ended up calling on another OB (almost unheard of here) because i told them if they didn't i'd leave AMA and deliver him myself. I think they only did it because i was already on an epidural awaiting pitocin. The doctor who delivered him was absolutely wonderful. It was my first baby and i was so scared but he did a great job of making my labor go smoothly and helping me stay calm and assured of myself and my body's capabilities. I will always speak highly of him.
😱😱😱😱 That is literally horrifying!!. Im so glad u and ur baby r ok, and that the hospital obliged u with ur demand. Id have done the same. That dr doesn't sound right... 😱
No, she doesn't. It reminds me of Dr. Kevorkian in a way. Just not in the right headspace to be a dr.
@@familyofparsons5354 DEFINITELY. I'm horrified by every single thing u described 😰. I really fear for any patient who encounters her in the future. There r some really unfit Dr's out there and she sounds like one of them.
@BroncoTia The scariest thing for me is how good her bedside manner is. If no one ever told you anything to question her, you would truly believe she was a kindhearted woman who had nothing but the best care in mind for you and your child. Stripping my membranes incorrectly would have alone been pointless and strange but I was also a pre-eclampsia patient. My labor was being induced as soon as possible because my life, and the life of my son was in danger if the baby was not born as soon as possible. I often wonder if she had planned to stall his birth by allowing me to believe I'd done all I could to put it in motion. Very creepy.
We have a doctor locally that’s sort of infamous for similar stuff. He’s chopped off many fingers doing c-sections, and nearly killed my brother by popping my mom’s water before she was dilated enough.
He’s retired now, thank goodness. But he was one of the many doctors that gave our hospital it’s common name: Death Valley.
Yeah it does happen more than you’d think. As a midwife in the UK, we saw it quite often as it’s the midwife who is standing next to the surgeon waiting to ‘take the baby’. So when we do see it we think more of, ‘oh parents are gonna be pissed’ because unless it’s deep whick I’ve got to be honest, I can’t recall one deep enough to need anything to close it. Tbh, the marks from forceps whether during vaginal or a section are often much worse. I’ve seen some poor babies that are black and blue and have little gashes on their face, around their ears or on their heads that have occurred during a difficult forceps delivery, as it’s remarkable how jammed into the pelvis some babies head’s actually get. To the point more than 1 person has to stand on a step and it’s like literally playing tug of war with the pelvis. Especially when babies head has been in a really awkward position and is not flexed. Such as a face or brow presentation.
My mom is legally blind in her right eye and we think it’s because of the forceps used damaging her vision or optic nerve when she was born
Back in the days mothers and children died. So I'm of the mind that try not to, but if they are trying to save a life, I'll live just fine with a scar. Heck, the chainsaw was developed for c-sections, I'm just happy we're not doing that anymore.
So i chose to have an elective c section due to a lot of reasons, mainly mental health related, during covid restrictions, they wanted to induce and do sweeps etc which i wasnt happy with, due to my well controlled gestational diabetes to ensure she didnt get too big or suffer complications from placenta deterioration (although tbf i dont think she wouldve been and she came out smaller than she had been measuring).
The list of complications they make you sign to say you understand was ridiculous. Like the woman was actively rude to me about it "why on earth would you want a c section" etc. Like im aware they have to tell you the complications etc but she did it in such a way that she was trying to scare me away, the tone of her voice and the way she said it.
But most of the complications are essentially similar to issues you could get from a vaginal birth 🙃 and they dont make you sign a waiver every time you have unprotected sex to be like "did you know a vaginal birth can cause these issues".
Which is why i was happy to take any risks and it was the best decision i ever made. I had a great recovery and i was able to bond with my baby and spend the last few days of my pregnancy calm and at peace instead of super anxious like i had previously, or stuck in a hospital bed with a painful induction, still trying to keep my gestational diabetes under control even though most nhs hospitals do not provide food suitable for gestational diabetes at all 🙃 (or give good education around it but thats a whole different issue)
@@deadlymelody27 the side effects and risks are NOT the same as vaginally birth. Don't spread misinformation. You can do what you need to, but you clearly still feel the need to justify it. Just say you had a c-section due to health needs and be done with it. People may or may not judge you, who cares. Just don't spread lies to make yourself feel better
@Natalia i said "essentially similar". I didnt say the same. Plenty of people have absolutely fine vaginal births. Im sure the risk rates of everything are different but the fact that those risks are not pointed out with vaginal births. Ie damage to bladder, prolapse, tearing, infection etc. They arent the same but i wish that they would actually show them compared to risks of vaginal too.
I know people who had very complicated vaginal births and i know people who had completely fine vaginal births, no pain killers, one had a home birth and that was absolutely perfect for her. Im not here saying that c section is the best, but i was essentially bullied by the professional not to. My step sister also had the same and she wasnt able to have a c section and she is so severely damaged from her vaginal birth that she is still on a waiting list 3 years after for surgery, (yay nhs) and i think birth trauma was a huge part of her post natal depression.
My point is that i think it needs to be a hollistic approach where it takes into account more than just risk factors of the actual procedure.
Thank you for bringing nuanced situations to the publics attention. Things I would never think about but if happened to me, being hormonal, I would probably flip a lid lol but bringing these things to our attention, now I'd be more understanding. Thank you for continuously educating the public on the medical side.
My friend was born by c-section in Poland just before the iron curtain fell. She had a giant scar on her back from it. No pain, but it did bother her aesthetically. It was heavily implied the doctor was no good (because all the good doctors fled).
A giant scar? Yeah, that shouldn't happen. I'm glad she didn't have pain.
I had a stat C section and the OB cut my son's forehead. He still has the scar. I was just glad he was safe. There were a lot of other complications. The OB was horrified when she saw him bleeding.
I was cut across my back from my c section as a baby. My parents were told it wouldn't scar, but I'm 40 and you can still see the marks! I was breach, hence where they cut me.
I had an emergency C-section and I told my doctor do not cut my son's face because he was right where they were going to do the incision. I said it a couple times and probably was a bit obnoxious (the pain meds and magnesium made me loopy) The doctor made the first incision and said, "Yes, he's right here" He was unharmed.
I was so worried about this with my second baby! Of all the c/s things to worry about!
Basically I had a c-section because my first baby got stuck, and was macrosomic. I probably could have had a better experience if I hadn’t also had pre-eclampsia and been SA as a child causing complex trauma issues.
So with my second baby I needed a c/s for mainly mental health reasons.
I got this confirmed and planned. And after the relief of knowing I didn’t have to mentally go through it all again, my next fears were “what if I mess up my baby by being selfish”!
Obviously protecting my mental health was NOT selfish. We bonded well and had a much easier relationship from the start as I didn’t start out being severely traumatised! So it protected my second baby too.
Thankfully we had no complications except my milk took an extra couple of days to come in, but that may have had more to do with an undiagnosed tongue tie than the c/s. We got through without needing supplements because I just kept feeding her often with the colostrum.
Now I have two healthy older kids (one tween and one adult!) 🥰 I am SO grateful for what they did for us so we could be as safe as possible. And I wouldn’t even regret it if my second baby got slightly hurt.
Medical science is incredible. And I’m SO grateful I live now ❤
They did a quick ultrasound before they started my C-section to try to prevent cutting her. I know it probably still could’ve happened but at least they were trying to avoid certain crucial areas, like the face, head, etc. I know somebody’s grandbaby that had their ear cut during a C-section.
The cord was wrapped around my daughter's neck three times and it kept her from turning face down before I had my C-section. I had a vertical C-section since I had many abdominal surgeries in the past and they used an old scar instead of making a new one. Because of how she was facing, which was face up, my doctor cut right through my unterus and cut down the entire right side of my daughter's face. Thankfully it was just a superficial cut that healed with no scarring after a week. My doctor did call in a pediatric plastic surgeon to look at the cut and we just put Aquafor on it four times a day for that week. I have to admit I was terrified that she was going to be scarred but thankfully she is perfectly fine.
That sounds so wild! Glad she's okay :)
@@CityKanin so am I. The cut started right above her eyebrow. About a half of an inch before the end of the eyebrow and went straight down her face to a little bit under her chin. How it missed her actual eye was a miracle. She could have been blinded. Thankfully it skipped right over it. Her newborn picture has this angry looking red line down her face. I never was charged for the plastic surgeon to come in and look at her. My ob/gyn paid for that doctor's services. My ob felt terrible about it and apologized over and over again. I was never mad at him I was just thankful my daughter was born healthy and there were no major complications with her delivery.
as long as the doctor fixes what was cut I believe the risk is worth it. imagine we couldn't do c-sections anymore and how devastating that would be.
I’ve always been amazed how they were able to remove my daughter without nicking her. She was an emergency C because all my amniotic fluid was gone except for a single pocket in her face. Which is a frigging miracle of its own. But my uterus would have been so close to her body without any fluid.
My 2 week overdue, 10 pound, 7 oz, baby, born via C section, had a tiny nick on his scalp. The doctor apologized profusely, it was just a scratch and was healed almost completely by the next day.
My daughter was sliced on her face just under her eye when she was born. She’s now nearly 7 and it’s the tiniest silver mark ☺️
After giving birth via emergency c section, we notice one of my daughters toes only had half a toenail and a dcar where the rest of the nail should have been. She was scrunching the toes when starting to bear weight and walk. I took her to a podiatrist, as I was worried about this toe scrunching becoming a habit, or inhibiting her ablilty to walk.
He took 1 look at her toe and asked me of I had a c section. I said yes and he explained he has never seen this issue before. He said rhe scar on her toe looks like it may have been nicked during my c section. He also recommended surgically removing the rest of her toenail.
Thank you for the honest and clear explanation.
I had an emergency c-section with my twins 5 months ago. I'm so glad I seen this afterwards and not before.
Thanks for telling, I didnt know that but its totally understandable. I am a c-section baby myself and honestly I might be one of the lucky non scar babies. So I never thought about babies possibly being cut
Most babies aren't cut, it's not luck that you weren't
Me too!
I am so glad no one told me about this complication before my c-section and even more glad it didn't happen! My son was born with a platelet count of 8
My oldest was cut during the c-section to deliver him. I have a unicornuate uterus, so it was very thin. He had a tiny cut on his tushie.
My mom's surgeon freaked out after her c-section because I had a tiny nick right in the middle of my forehead and he was worried my mom was gonna sue. She was so hopped up on pain meds she just laughed it off.
All the content you provide is so incredible and informative! Please keep it coming!
When you need an emergency C-section, a scar is the least thing to worry about.
Maternity/Nursery Nurse here been in hundreds of C-sections. All the things that could go badly, and many C-sections are done because attempted Vaginal delivery did not go well, are a huge number of possibilities. I am very glad to see comments that Moms seem to forgiving! So many other ways to go south. Thank you, Dads and Moms for your grace!
I was born via c-section and the docter cut my lip, it was a tiny cut and I don’t have a scar but my dad was seeing red when he saw. Luckily he didn’t do anything stupid, his papa bear instincts kicked in the second i was born.
I work in veterinary medicine and cuts happen to us in c-sections too. We delivered 10 puppies in a very short amount of time and two of the pups had very minor cuts. We dropped a bit of glue on the wounds and they were fine.
New fear unlocked. Thanks Mama Doctor Jones!
Wow! Surprising that it's that close. Glad I don't have a scar as a C-section baby. And my kiddo was 10 lb 9 oz so he was really tight in there. Also C-section. Yay! No nicks!
I think my oldest had her ear cut during my emergency c-section. No-one mentioned it, but it was a perfect line that scabbed over.
I mentioned it, but they sort of blame off. I didn't push it since it was so minor.
My brother had a little cut from the c-section. No stitches, and the c-section saved his life so my mom was more relieved than upset by the boo-boo when the nurse told her about it.
A small cut is a small price to pay for a life when c-section is the only was baby can be delivered
Thank You for all this knowledge! It is much appreciated!
I was surprised my triplets made it out of my C-section without a nick. So much baby, so little room. It was days after national headlines of a baby getting a pretty bad cut during a C-section somewhere in the states so of course it was front of my mind.
I like how you stress that just because a complication occured, it doesn't mean the doctor
is not doing a good job.
I have a scar on my head from when I was born. My mom was calmed. My dad punched someone, mostly because they didn't let them see me right away. 40 years ago, things were very different.
I have a scar on my upper abdomen that happened during birth, I think it was actually from a pair of forceps, either way, glad to hear it's fairly common
My mom had an emergency c section - it was early 90s and they told my dad there was a 50/50 chance either one of us would make it out okay.
The story is that as they had started cutting I started to move and stuck my butt right up where they were cutting. -_- its a tiny scar but totally fine by me.
I'd never thought about that possibility before, it's worth knowing so if that happens you know why and that everything is ok and it happens.
Love you doc!
My first born wasn’t delivered my csection. I pushed him out. He was a face presentation. And he had grazes and bruising all over his head and face from grinding against my tailbone and pelvis.
He was so stuck that when they tried to push him back up to cut him out all they did was push me back up the bed.
He ended up very badly jaundiced. But given that i was being induced at 36 weeks because I had sudden and severe preeclampsia and he was a face presentation and I was in labour for three days some bruises, grazes and jaundice for an alive baby were not that bad.
I also pushed so hard with him that I had bruises on my upper arms from pulling myself up against the bed. And under my eyes and across my nose was yellow too.
I was born via C-section back in 1988 and the doctor accidently cut my cheek. Nothing deep, just a mark that has since left so trace. But I do have a bandaid on my cheek in my newborn pictures.
The doctor was so scared that my parents would sue but they were just so happy I was there and healthy.
my son had a *burn on his belly small but it was from the cauterizing thing (thats what they told me) he was emerge c section very rushed they had 4 mins to save both our lives and they did so was i mad no was i attentive to his wound and made sure it was ok and healed up right heck ya even more than his belly button.
My sister has permanent two line scaring on the chin/lower cheek from mom’s c section. She’s 32 now. I’m curious as to how it was a two line scar.
RN here, the doctor works down through the tissue by layering many shallow cuts over the same incision line. They must have gotten through the uterus without realizing it and then made another pass. During that time baby probably shifted slightly resulting in the two close parallel cuts.
I’ve had two csections and neither of mine were cut, I’m probably going to have a third early next year and hoping it won’t be cut either but glad to know it can happen and won’t be worried if it does
My daughter was cut on her forehead because she was sunny side up. It has moved into her hairline as she's gotten older and completely unnoticeable.
Exactly! Nothing to be afraid of! My son got a little cut on his cheek when i had an emergency c-section. The obgyn was so apologetic about it but also assured us it will heal nicely. And it did heal very nicely! and it’s not visible anymore, he is now 6 years old! I’d rather have him live and have a cut on his face rather that no alive baby!! ❤❤
I ended up with a scar like this on the side of my head when my mom had an emergency C-section. It looks like an angry red scar where no hair grows, even though I'm 31. Mom tried to claim it was a "birthmark".
I remember watching my first ovariohysterectomy on a cat when I was 16 and was blown away by how thin the uterus actually was. I always imagined it being a muscle and larger and thicker. I could probably have read through that uterus. They say the cells stretch 800x their size during pregnancy and my brain could not imagine that tiny little band of tissue stretching to hold a whole litter of kittens and then actually contract. It is really amazing how the whole system works.
Yep. My surgeon nicked my first daughters head during the c-section. She still has a scar but it's a cute little thing as far as scars go, and a cool story to tell people who ask.
I've seen somewhere that they accidentally slashed the baby's cheeks or somewhere in the face during the csect. It breaks my heart. Poor baby 😭
Yes the on who delivered my last 2 babies cut a girl I know babies face. He did good with mine before her and the one after her it wasn’t bad but yeah it happens
@@alyssiafeltner2675 no, they're talking about a baby who ended up with a massive slash. probably 6 inches long and very deep, the baby had to go into plastic surgery right after birth because of it. the parents rightfully took legal action.
My baby got nicked on the head during an emergency C-section. It all happened so quickly that I didn’t care one bit. Now they have a little scar under their hair
Former Surgical Tech here. I spent about 2 years as a night shift emergency scrub. Not once did we cut a baby. Not to say that it doesn't happen! But I don't think it's something to stress about.
Also, 2 out of my 3 babies were delivered c-section, and neither were cut.
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I never even thought about this when I had my first son via c section, but it makes sense.
My last baby was a C-section. I had a panic attack. My Anesthesiologist was amazing. She helped me get through it. The baby is now 13!
I never considered this could happen but it makes sense😊
I wonder if my sister or I got sliced and diced. More likely my sister than me because my sister was one of those babies where my mom expressed to save the baby at all costs and the ob said "if I needed to i could have [her] out in 90 seconds, but you may have an ugly scar."
My scar was perfect and low... my sisters was lopsided and a little ragged. My mom said the ob said it was a "splash and slash" situation.
My brother got stuck when my mom was having him. They had to use the vacuum, and his head was so swollen. They got him out. My mom and brother were fine. They wanted to perform a section, but they decided against it because there was too much of a risk of cutting his neck because of how he was stuck
Who knew? Thank you for being honest!
Thank you for your info! My baby got cut on his face during an emergency C-section.
My mom had emergency c-section with my brother because he was choking, when they transfered my mom they performed the surgery and the doctor (because my brother was purple at that time) accidentally cut his arm al little
Now he has a five centimeter scar on his left arm. And my mother never pressed charges or anything because doctor saved him.
My son's ear was nicked, but no scar. I honestly don't know if my daughter was or not. She was an emergency after my second seizure and I didn't get to meet her until two days after she was born. Any cut she might have had was well on its way to being healed.
When my daughter was born. The doctor was so worried that he cut her cheek. He had to double check once she was in my room. She didn't have any cuts.
My friend's little boy got his hair cut during the c-section. That's it. He just had a sideburn missing.
Someone I knew years ago had a vaginal birth, and her THIRTEEN pound baby girl got her first haircut with the episiotomy! But this little one had LOTS of thick silky hair, 3-4” long, sticking straight up, all over her head!
She weighed more at birth than mine did at three months - and this was the second to smallest of their four babies!
My husband has a scar on his cheek from when he got nicked during emergency c-section. So greatful for that scar though because it reminds me of why he's here today.
I had 4 c-sections, one was an emergency with a 32 week small for gestational age preemie with a very tiny placenta and no amniotic fluid. None of the births injured my babies, but I have heard of nicked babies, one even requiring a few sutures.
When I was born I was cut, but it's right along my hairline so unless you look really hard you can't see it. Though in my case it was because of doctor negligence, or something similar. My mom said my birth was the worst out of all my siblings because of unprofessional doctors, among other things.
I was born via a planned C-section (I was a huge baby and my ribcage would have gotten stuck), and I was cut on my face. Since it happened when I was so young, it's super small now (it was a few inches at first, which was pretty big compared to my newborn head, but now it's about an inch and most people can't see it unless they know about it). It doesn't bother me or my family at all, I think my parents were just confused on why I came out bleeding.
My baby got a deep graze near her eye from a forceps delivery. You can still see the faint scar now shes 4. It wasnt just the usual bruising, it broke the skin. But it was an energency, i hadnt even started pushing yet. I was fully dialated, she was in fetal distress. Her head was still very high and not at a point she could be pushed out quickly. I had no urge to push or pressure or anything they say you feel. The doctor said he was going to attempt to get her out with forceps and if this failed move onto a c section. He managed with the forceps, in theatre with a spinal block. I was very grateful for this. It was later I realised what a mess I'd have been in with the episiostomy stitches, and a surgical wound to recover from! I had a c section 8 months ago for my twins and the recovery from that was horrific.
I have a scar on my right side from the C section. It's a good 2" long. Oh and I was born at the hospital my mother was director of surgery of...
I have a scar under my eye from forceps used when my mother gave birth to me vaginally. Sometimes this sort of thing happens. It's also why OB/GYNs have such a high level of training. When complications arise during birth, safety is the priority over aesthetics.
I love my c section cut on my foot...started on the bottom of the foot now it's on my side...still talk about it with my mom
Wow, so glad I didn't see this before my emergency c-section. There was enough to worry about and I know I would have been thinking about this. But, even if my baby did get cut, I wouldn't have blamed my surgeon. So much more could have gone wrong. She was amazing.
How I see it is that a doctor is doing a damn hard job in a damn stressful environment. So long as everyone is healthy afterward, I’m happy. A little knick isn’t that big of a deal. I might be more frustrated if my baby needed stitches or something, but even then that’s something pretty routine and easy for providers to treat and deal with.
Yes, I saw it happen once during a crash C-section. That doc was working so feverishly to get baby out, so we could resuscitate, if needed.
Thank goodness that superficial cut was the worst thing that happened that day.
Thanks for talking about this risk, because a lot of people who aren’t super educated think that c-section comes without risk. (Doula here 🙋🏻♀️ So I talk to a lot of folks about this.) In actuality, it comes with a lot of risk, and more each time! It’s definitely not an “easy way out” as some say.
I was cut when I was born by C-Section. I was giving my poor mum hell and it became a very bad emergency very quickly. In their rush to get me out, the surgeon caught the top of my leg with the scalpel. Mum said they just put a plaster on it. I’m the most accident prone person anyone knows, so everyone loves how ironic it was that I was here not even 2 minutes and had to have a plaster put on me. 😅
Interestingly, it was deep enough to cause a scar and that scar has grown as I have. What was a 2cm nick in the skin is now a 3 inch scar at the top of my thigh. But it’s part of my ‘story.’ It shows how urgently the surgeons were trying to get me out and I’m very grateful for that. I’d rather be here with a cut leg than not at all. ❤
My baby was cut on her foot & still has the scar. But she died after being born & efforts were on resuscitation & rushing her to the NICU. No one noticed her foot until I said something the next day. 🤷♀️ Thankfully she’s fine now & to me the scar is a reminder of how strong she is & all that she overcame. 💗💗