I am from Surinam, and i want to say Max Liron, Christina Aguillera is a very cute baby.

Just because you’re petite it doesn’t mean you have to have a c-section. You can say what you like but i’m proud that I had a natural birth with no epidural etc-in the UK we tend to be a bit more keen to try things without drugs or too much intervention!
I’m petite and tore and it was no biggie – I didn’t even realise that it’d happened what with everything else going on down there! If your midwife is constantly assessing your labour and coaching you through your pushing, then tearing can be avoided.
I loved my labour, it felt like a journey with so much meaning, and I knew I was working towards a goal – seeing my baby after 9 months of preparation and anticipation. I agree with Delilah above
a c-section sounds so anti-climactic ‘wam bam..and there’s the baby!’.
YES it was her personal decision-but decisions have to be made so that the BABY comes off with the best deal, not for the convenience of the mother.

Thanks CelebBabyLover! Is Hello on Newsstands in America? Could I find it at Barnes and Noble?

Sarah’s note: Yes, it’s between $7-8 usually.

Okay, I did a little search, and it appears she made the adoption comment in a recent interview with Hello magazine. Here is the quote:

Christina told Hello! magazine (out on Tuesday) the experience inspired her to pen a new album. She said: “I have so much to write about.” Max could be the first of many – the star wants a big family. She added: “We may adopt.”

Sarah’s note: Oh, good. I’ll have to pick that up.

strippedfan- She mentioned it either in the People interview or in another recent interview she gave (I know she did one with some radio station not long ago, and she may have done a few others as well). Whichever interview it was, that part of that particular interview isn’t posted here on CBB, so technically you didn’t miss anything.

What happened is that I stumbled across that tidbit on another site (I forget which one at the moment).

Lucy- While I definitely do NOT approve of elective C-sections, I have decided to accept the fact that Christina and her doctor probably made the choice that was best for HER. That same choice might not have be the right one for you or me, but it was probably the right one for HER. Keep in mind that Christina is a very petite person, so she very may have experienced tearing even if she did kegal (perninal) exercises, used a doula, or tried various birthing positions and/or birth methods to minimize tearing.

I must admit, after reading Christina’s comments on why she chose a C-section, I am a bit more understanding about why a woman might choose an elective C-section.

Sarah’s note: It’s definitely not from the People, Ryan Seacrest, or ET interviews since she’s given birth…

My comments were more about newborn babies, rather than babies that are months old. Like I said, all babies are beautiful and I’m thrilled that Christina released pictures of Max being such a huge long-time fan.

As far as her choice of delivery, it wouldn’t have been my choice. I’m glad that it went safely.

I honestly cannot believe an (honest) OB would give the go-ahead to a C-section at 37 weeks to a perfectly healthy woman for fear of a tearing she doesn’t even know she would have. Instead, why not encourage her to do exercises to strengthen the muscles of the perineal areal? Or encourage her to find a doula? Or encourage her to research alternative birthing positions that minimize tearing?? Or, better yet, find a doctor that knows how to conduct a woman during pushing so she won’t tear. Christina (or, actually, Max) was a victim of her own fears and a victim of a doctor that, apparently, did nothing to put her at ease. She might have known what she was getting into, but I do feel bad for the baby, who did not get any of the well-known benefits of labor… all in all, he is beautiful and healthy, and congratulations to the parents!

CelebBabyLover, when did Christina say she would adopt? I must have missed it.

homefly- Good point about mutiple C-sections…and as a matter of fact Christina DID say in the People interview that she and Jordan want a large family (that part of the interview isn’t posted here, but I happened to stumble across it on another site). However, she also went on to say that they plan to adopt at some point. So perhaps she only plans to have one or two more biological children and then adopt one or tow.

Also, maybe she will try a VBAC with her next child (perhaps she won’t be as afraid of tearing by the time she has her next baby).