VB or (elective)C-sec...

Theres a big debate going around this topic. After receving the babycenter newsletter , I would say, I am more confused now than I was before! & reading the comments posted by the readers has fueled my bewilderment.
IMHO,I do feel that PG girls should not get vexed by the sheer fear of pain involved during delivery. Babies health should be the first priority & decisions should be made accordingly. One should not be fixated with ones 'ideal-birth-plan' (which we are made to chalk out anyways..& I dont know why! when pregnancies,deliveries & babies are so unpredictable!) But keep the ends open & be flexible & accomodative...Afterall, dont they say; there are no wrong decisions taken during delivery?!

Vaginal birth	Elective cesarean
Pros	Pros
Less risk of maternal hemorrhage, infection, blood clots, damage to internal organs	Can be more convenient for woman, and reduce her stress about anticipation of labor
Less risk of baby having specific respiratory problems (TTN and persistent pulmonary hypertension)	Possible decreased risk of incontinence
Baby potentially less likely to develop allergies, asthma, or lactose intolerance	Possible decreased risk of sexual dysfunction for first three months postpartum
Shorter hospital stay (one to three days) and quicker physical recuperation	Reduced risk of oxygen deprivation to baby during delivery
Mother may breastfeed more effectively	Reduced risk of birth trauma to baby sometimes sustained from passing through birth canal, or from forceps or vacuum extraction
Mother much less likely to require c-section in subsequent pregnancies	Women feel a greater sense of control knowing when their baby will be born, and can plan for family help, a baby nurse, furniture delivery, work leave, and so forth
In later pregnancies, labor may be shorter and delivery quicker
Cons	Cons
Fear of childbirth may cause maternal distress	Possible pre-term delivery if due date calculation is inaccurate
Risk of oxygen deprivation to baby due to cord compression or problems during delivery	Rare: Possible infant injury when the doctor makes the uterine incision
Risk of perineum tearing (from first degree slight tear to fourth degree extensive tearing into rectum)	Risk of damage to the mother's bowels and/or bladder
Risk of additional trauma to baby when passing through birth canal, or from forceps or vacuum extraction	Increased maternal blood loss and risk of needing a transfusion
Labor, with the need for frequent vaginal examinations, can be traumatic for some women, especially those who have been sexually abused	Risk of complications from anesthesia (pneumonia, allergic reactions, low blood pressure)
Risk of unforeseen complications during labor such as hemorrhaging	Slightly higher mortality rate for mother
Risk of pelvic organ prolapse after delivery (uterus, bladder, or bowel protrudes into the vaginal canal, causing discomfort and possible incontinence)	Twice the risk of infant mortality
Rare: Increased risk of postpartum sexual dysfunction , particularly pain during intercourse, for first three months after delivery if the mother had an episiotomy or experienced a tear	Higher risk of infection and blood clots for the mother
	Decreased bowel function after surgery
	Risk of lower Apgar scores for the baby
	Longer hospital stay (three to five days) and longer recovery period
	Possible complications with breastfeeding
	Possible increased likelihood of clinical postpartum depression
	Potentially more expensive — your insurance may not cover an elective cesarean
	Internal scar tissue may cause problems in future c-sections
	In later pregnancies, risks to mother increase, whether she delivers by VBAC or cesarean

For complete article & source of the above table: babycenter .Thanks babycenter!
Other resources: The Risks of Cesarean Delivery to Mother and Baby

& here comes Scatterbrain-part III !

Yep, we did it, again!
Last night, we were supposed to be at a friends place for yet another Satyanarayan puja & we totally forgot about it...hee hee!