Chonky Baby - Vaginal Delivery or C Sect

Question

I’m at 38 weeks. Went to check up recently and baby is weighing in at 3.7kg. Had scheduled a c section on 1st Feb as baby was breech before hitting 38 weeks. Now baby is in normal position. Doctor said able to do normal vaginal delivery, but there are risk upon delivery as birth canal might be too small for baby. If opt for vaginal delivery and things go south, might lead to having emergency c sect….Should I go for the scheduled c-sect or try for vaginal delivery first? Don’t know which is best for me and baby :( #advicepls #firsttimemom

Alinz Haikal · Accepted Answer

Choose what you feel best for your body. Ive given birth to 2 of my babies weighing 3.7kg & 3.8kg via normal vaginal delivery. Both experiencing a small tear but i believe the post labour pain & recovery is nothing compared to csect as its more of a major ops.

itsallabout_mytwokids · Answer

What are your thoughts or choice of birth delivery method? I mean you may seek opinion from us, gynae but like you mentioned it could lead to another. If you wish to go for vaginal, you can. However, there might be tearing due to birth canal is small or leading to emergency c section if baby been there long. On the other hand, I do know of people that does vaginal birth despite a chonky baby. If you have doubt that  it will not be successful through vaginal, then take the schedule C section.