To say I was upset about my first C-section (and to an extent, my second) would be an understatement.
I wanted to be a crunchy, all-natural mom from day one, with an unmedicated vaginal birth followed by lots of skin-to-skin and perfect breastfeeding.
But things didn’t work out the way I planned. I ended up with an emergency C-section, a scar, and a brutal recovery after birth.
You might be here because you know exactly how I feel and need some inspirational quotes about C-sections to help you work through your emotions. Maybe your birth experience has instilled a passion to spread C-section awareness to others.
Or perhaps you’re here to find a way to send best wishes for a C-section that’s been planned by a friend or family member.
Here, you’ll find a diverse collection of Cesarean section quotes to help inspire you. From words of encouragement in the preparation of a C-section to C-section recovery to a general awareness of what Cesarean childbirth is really like, it’s all here!
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Additional Reading for C-Section Moms
If you’re about to have a C-section or have recently had one, you may be here trying to work out all of the emotions that come along with the process. It’s not easy, and it’s not something you’ve ever been prepared for. No one talks about their C-section experiences the way women talk about their vaginal births (but it’s getting better)!
With that in mind, I have a couple of really excellent books I’d like to recommend for further reading!
My Cesarean: Twenty-One Women on the C-Section Experience and After
- English (Publication Language)
- 256 Pages – 05/01/2019 (Publication Date) – The Experiment (Publisher)
You still have the right to feel like part of the sisterhood of mothers, no matter how your child comes into this world. This book, My Cesarean, restores a bond that may feel lost as a result of Cesarean birth by helping you feel connected to other women who have gone through the same thing as you. It’s particularly poignant for women who desperately wanted a natural birth but were forced to have a C-section for medical reasons.
This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression
- Kleiman, Karen R. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 336 Pages – 10/29/2013 (Publication Date) – Balance (Publisher)
This Isn’t What I Expected isn’t directly related to having a C-section. However, I know from experience that having a C-section can contribute to severe PPD. Looking for quotes to help validate your feelings about childbirth could be a sign that you’re suffering from depression. Know that you are not alone, your feelings are normal, and you will get through this!
General C-Section Quotes
I love my baby so much, that I will do anything to get my baby out of my body alive. Lay me out, cut me open, because my baby is worth it.
A C-section requires courage. It is a show of bravery, sacrifice, and mothering in its purest form. It’s the willingness to lay down your body and risk your life so that your child might be born; that your child might live.
Not everything in life goes according to plan. Not even the birth of your child.
Having to have a C-section does not mean my body is inadequate. It does not mean a mistake was made when I was created. No body is perfect at all things. I am just blessed to have had an alternative way for my child to enter the world.
Motherhood is so much more than the day your baby is born. Your birth experience does not define you; giving birth is not the endgame.
–Ashlee Gadd
Having a C-section doesn’t make me any less of a mother. I refuse to let anyone tell me differently.
Moms who have had C-sections need and deserve respect and love for the way they birthed. It’s not about being pro-Cesarean; it’s about being pro-mom.
My C-section was not easy. It was traumatic, and I am forever changed.
Delivering by Cesarean section doesn’t make any woman less of a mother, whether it was planned or unplanned. We’re all raising our children every day, refusing to be defined by the moment our babies were born.
To the woman having a scheduled C-section: I know it’s not easier, knowing what lies ahead. Stay calm, think positively, and hear this: you’re a badass mother.
Emergency C-Section Quotes
Enduring a C-section is not “taking the easy way out.” Nothing about scrapping your birth plan, having your organs pulled from your body, missing the moment your baby enters the world, or recovering from abdominal surgery, is easy.
I didn’t choose to have a C-section. I chose to do whatever it took to get my baby out healthy and safe.
C-Section Recovery Quotes
While most of us would like to curl up with a bowl of ice cream and a stack of movies after a major surgery, C-section mamas do just the opposite. They nurture and love and bond with their needy, beautiful babies.
–Monet Moutrie
The best way to support a mother created by Cesarean section is simply to listen to her. She is filled with unfamiliar frustration and disappointment and needs to release those feelings.
Coming to terms with an unplanned C-section is a genuine grieving process. I didn’t have the birth of my dreams; I lost those first minutes with my child in my arms; and my body was scarred in ways I never expected. It takes real effort to keep my grief and anger about my birth experience from ruining the beginning of my journey through motherhood.
Quotes About C-Section Scars
We are strong; we are brave; we laid our bodies down and got cut open for the safety of our children. We have scars and we wear them with pride! We are damn proud to say we survived with our children.
The war scar my C-section left behind is just a reminder of the amazing moment I became a mom.
How would I describe my C-section scar? Worth it.
I never wanted a C-section scar on my body. Now that I have one, I wear it proudly. It is a symbol of my strength and proof of when I became a mother.
Does my C-section scar make you uncomfortable? Just imagine how I felt being strapped to a narrow table in a freezing cold room while strangers cut and rocked my body.
My C-section scar is a mark of our survival. If I didn’t have this scar, I wouldn’t have my baby with me right now.
I don’t need a tattoo to permanently mark my body with a symbol of my child; I have a C-section scar.
Getting a C-section didn’t “ruin” my body. I already had a FUPA and happy trail made of coarse black hair, so a permanent smile-shaped scar is really an improvement.
(I thought you could use a funny C-section quote to round out the down-to-earth truth bombs on this list!)
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As a scar mom, I love this post so much!!
A beautiful post. Thank you for this. My eldest was born (I say hatched) via an emergency section, and I’m still emotionally scarred by it, 9 years later. My youngest (5 years old) was also hatched via a section, but that time, it was an elective surgery. That time around, it was, thankfully, smooth sailing.
I had the exact same experiences, Barbara! Emergency with the first, scheduled with the second at the request of my OBGYN. But at least I was better prepared and didn’t have to be knocked out due to a panic attack with the second!
These were amazing quotes. It’s just what I needed today! Thank you for sharing!
What is a FUPA? I’m sure I must have one or have had one at some point but for the life of me I can’t figure out what it is!! Sl I can think of is the term they kept using in the movie ‘Saving Private Ryan’
FUBAR (**ked Up Beyond All Recognition)
Maybe it’s something like that?
Thanks for the tips, finally something genuine and uncensored, like my life!
Haha! XD FUPA actually stands for “Fat Upper P**** Area” – the common “pooch” women have in the top area of their vulva. 🙂