Were you born by caesarean section?

[pinewood]

Interested to hear of the recent studies suggesting that the incidence of T1D is higher amongst those born by C-section. Thought I'd start a quick poll to see if that rings true on the forum - were you born by C-section?

 

[Robinredbreast]

No I wasn't, but my teen was, so I still worry a little about Type 1 and her health at times.

 

[mammamia2006]

My mum has 4 children, not 1 of us by c section. 3 of us are diabetic.

Due to complications with my diabetes when I was pregnant, my daughter was born by c section and she is also t1.

It runs in our family though.

 

[Nicola M]

Nope I wasn't!

 

[mrspuddleduck]

Nope I wasn't either! Sue x

 

[noblehead]

Normal delivery, I'm the only type 1 in my family.

 

[RuthW]

Two type 1s, me and my sis, out of four kids. None of us by Caesarean, all of us breastfed.

 

[Dodo]

Normal home birth. My son, however, was born by c section.

 

[catherinecherub]

The study,

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2015...-of-type-1-diabetes-and-obesity-99569288.html

 

[CollieBoy]

The study,

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2015...-of-type-1-diabetes-and-obesity-99569288.html

Until I read the link, I initially thought CC was saying she had ben born in the study

 

[phoenix]

Experimentally, they are swabbing babies born by C section using vaginal swabs in order to 'seed' their biome.

I don't expect that my biome at birth had much effect as a very late onset T1. (I wasn't a C section and was breastfed). I am interested in the possible effect of gut microbes on health though and recently found I have a different reason for a possible less than optimal gut biome but I still suspect it's just one factor.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/twentythree-and-me-fut2-norovirus-and-type-one.34/

 

[yingtong]

Normal birth,I have gone three generations of both of parents and I am the only Type 1.