u/ObjectiveBuilding298

Hello everyone!
Today I have booked in my elective c section and I’m feeling totally terrified and miserable about it.
This is my 3rd baby. The first 2 came naturally with no intervention and I had such amazing births so just assumed I’d have the same again this time around.
This pregnancy has been pretty overwhelming from the start. I have a bicornuate uterus, I had bleeding on and off for the first few months, then diagnosed with placenta praevia, potential issues with baby found at anomaly scan. Thankfully somehow the placenta moved out of the way so no more bleeding and baby is totally healthy so that was a relief! My birth plan was back on track!
Then at 32 weeks I had a growth scan (because of my uterine abnormality) and we discovered baby was breech. I’ve done everything I can to flip him but due to the shape of my womb, it’s just not happening.
I met with the consultant today and we have gone ahead with booking a c section to get baby here safely.
I’m absolutely terrified. I didn’t want this. I’m so scared that something will go wrong. I had to go to theatre after both of my previous births to manually remove part of the placenta and on my first one the spinal block didn’t work on my left side. The second time it worked but it felt like it was up quite high and I couldn’t breathe properly so felt really panicked.
Just really struggling to come to terms with the new plan and want some positive stories 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

This is my first pregnancy after developing IBS so it’s been a bit of a minefield to navigate.

Usually after you give birth, the nurses on the recovery ward dish out lactulose like it’s sweets! Don’t want to get clogged up after already pushing a baby out, especially if you’ve had stitches! I take lactase tablets daily so I can still enjoy dairy (one of my biggest triggers).

As lactulose is basically pure lactose, would I still be able to take it if I’ve had a lactase tablet? Or would it destroy me. I also don’t want horrific diarrhoea after having a baby. Anyone got any insight or experience with it postpartum?

I’m 33 weeks pregnant on Wednesday and had a growth scan a few days ago. I found out baby is breech 😩 has anyone on here got a bicornuate uterus and had a breech baby turn head down at this point or later in pregnancy? I know it’s unlikely he will turn and my midwife confirmed as much.

I’ve had 2 amazing births before this and so desperately wanted that again. I’ve been told to prepare for a c section but I’m holding out a bit of hope that baby will turn!

Edit: he’s only gone and turned already!!! Now to try and do everything to keep him head down again! This baby is certainly keeping me on my toes!