I ended up having to have a planned C section for my second baby. It was obviously a completely different experience compared to having a natural birth which is what I had for my first baby, but there are lots of things that I hadn't really been aware of until I went through it. These are just a few of the things that I wish I'd known pre-C section:- You will be sore for perhaps at least a week afterwards. I was sent home with paracetamol and ibuprofen and overlapped taking t