My wife was floored after the C-section. She literally couldn't even gather the strength to look at the baby hours later. I had to film it and show her the handicam even though the baby was no more than a foot away from her. And she lost a scary amount of blood, which caused her to shake uncontrollably from the cold. They drugged her to the eyeballs but it was still a brutal experience. Maybe if you plan it all ahead of time it's easier (and have high post doctors like Britney). I wouldn't have a c-section unless there was no other option. She went through an entire week of induced labor before the doc finally said we have to do it because of the rising risk of infection. Close to a worst-case scenario, in other words - all the pain of extended labor, over multiple days, then you end up doing a c-section anyway. oh well, it's all ancient history now. She's finally started talking about another one, even!
