I have one kid, and was planning on trying to get pregnant to have a second baby next year.

In March I was admitted to hospitals for unusual symptoms, and it was determined that I needed immediate brain surgery. I had my surgery on April 4th, and my 3-month follow-up with the neurosurgeon on July 8th. At the follow-up, they informed me that if I were to become pregnant again, it would be considered high-risk from the start, and they would not let me go into labour, so I'd be looking at a planned c-section delivery.

This has been a lot to think about, and it's making me reconsider my plans to have a second baby. So, I'm posting here in hopes that I can get some perspective about what it's like to go through a high-risk pregnancy, and what the extra medical care looks like.

For context, I had a low-risk, very uncomplicated pregnancy the first time, and I delivered my first baby vaginally without medications. I attempted a home-birth, but we had to be transfered by ambulance to the hospital because the umbilical cord was wrapped around baby's neck twice, and we had 20 seconds of shoulder distoshia, resolved with the use of vacuum assistance. LO is healthy and happy now, and just over a year and a half old.

TIA for any responses, and any information that will help me to make a well informed decision about my reproductive future ❤️