October 2015 Moms
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Birthing your baby.
amberrmariee20
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Just out of curiosity. It seems a lot of October 2015 have scheduled c section dates or induction dates set... So how are you planning to have your LOs ?
Birthing your baby. 405 votes
Go on your own naturally.
86%
352 votes
Induction due to health.
3%
14 votes
Elective induction.
1%
5 votes
C section due to health.
6%
27 votes
Elective c section.
1%
7 votes
Re: Birthing your baby.
I feel perfectly fine, just occasionally itchy. Praying results are negative.
Me as well !
Can't wait to see the results!!
Good luck to all you mama's! Here's to being on the home stretch to finally meet our precious LO's!
Anyway, I'm letting mine do his own thing.
I'm not sure if my scheduled c-section would be considered medically necessary or elective, because I CHOSE to schedule a c-section rather than attempting a VBAC. I picked c-section for health reasons on the poll, though, because my GD and history/increased risk of pre-e increase the likelihood that I'd end up needing an emergency c-section anyway.
Insurance is the problem for me though. Since they won't cover taking my uterus out with the baby, I'm pretty sure they won't cover lipo and a tummy tuck!
I think a prenatal massage and a few sessions with a trainer would actually be cheaper and less painful.
A lot of people will chose to have another c section over a VBAC to avoid complication, and I count that as medically necessary because the complications out weight the pros.
* Maternal Request Cesarean Section or Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request (CDMR): A subcategory of elective primary cesarean sections. A planned (before labor begins) first or “primary” cesarean initiated by the mother with the understanding that there is no medical, obstetrical, or fetal indication requiring cesarean delivery, and after a through review of the risks and benefits of cesarean delivery vs. vaginal birth by the obstetrician, the woman’s decision is to have a planned cesarean section. The primary decision maker for a CDMR is the woman. (National Institute of Health (NIH) Cesarean Conference definition, March 2006 & Childbirth Connection, Listening to Mothers II Survey)
Take note that both are done with the understanding that there is no medical, obstetrical or fetal indication requiring cesarean. I would highly recommend going to the ACOG website and looking into it. Women are not to blame for the increase in cesareans.
The top three indications for a cesarean in the U.S. are Labor Arrest (34%); Nonreassuring Fetal Tracing (23%); and Malpresentation (17%).
These are statistics from the ACOG website. I'm not pulling this out of my ass. I'll even attach a cute little picture of the pie chart they have posted on their website.
Let's go over these one at a time, shall we?
Labor arrest is exactly what it sounds like. Your labor stops. It's that simple. As long as baby's heart tones are strong, ask yourself why this would necessitate a cesarean. Maybe ask if the only reason your dr is suggesting it is because he wants to go home and watch Oprah or go play golf with his buddies. Be especially wary if you're in the hospital on a weekend or if your doc is suggesting immediate major abdominal surgery around 5pm or 10pm. This could mean that the cesarean is necessary to HIM, not you. If you've read Ina May's literature you'll know what sphincter law is (and why it has anything to do with labor arrest), and if you don't; look it up. It's interesting.
Moving on to "Nonreassuring fetal tracing". This is referring to the tracings on a cEFM (continuous electronic fetal monitor). It's that annoying machine that they strap to your belly and make you try to sit still through contractions so they can get a good read on decels (when you have a contraction, your baby's heart rate drops a little and only temporarily during the contraction. This is normal but it shouldn't drop past a certain point). You'll be interested to know that the ACOG not only states that nonreassuring fetal tracing does not constitute an automatic cesarean for a category 3, but that even USING a cEFM on a low risk pregnancy increases the chances for a cesarean and is NOT recommended. But don't take my word on it. Look it up.
Finally we have Malpresentation. Basically breech. There are only two types of breech that pose a problem. Footling and Transverse. Babies can safely and successfully be birthed butt first. Obstetricians learn how to deliver butt first breech in medical school, yet refuse to do it in practice because hey, let's face it, it's much easier and quicker to cut someone open than to sit around and wait patiently for baby to come out on its own. Even the two breech presentations that are a problem do not immediately necessitate a cesarean. A procedure called an External Cephalic Version can be done to try and turn baby around. Most of the time it is successful.
All three of these phenomena (of which none are medical emergencies that constitute an automatic c-section) make up 74% of cesareans. So yes. Obstetricians knowingly and willingly perform Cesarean Sections without a medical necessity.
Fast forward 4.5 years, three of which I was adamantly against having more children. My original OB is since medically retired and my new OB tells me I am not a VBAC candidate due to my MTHFR DNA mutation (clot risk). Because of this and previous hypertension, I face highly increased risk of fetal distress if I go beyond 38w. I'm not terribly upset that I will be having a rcs; my recovery from the first was amazing!
All that to say - I selected "for medical reasons", because, well, my provider is not comfortable with the risks of me doing a VBAC. Could I have tried to find another provider to offer a VBAC? Sure. But, they would be very few and far between, and I honestly don't feel like taking the risk with my son's life.
Edit: prematurely posted.
I just honestly didn't know you could do that. I don't think my ob would. I'm gonna ask at my next appointment! Not because I want one, just cause I want to know if they would.
At my OB appointment Wednesday I was given the option for a c section or another vaginal birth. The reason I was given an option because my son was 9.7 lbs and ended up with shoulder dystocia, broken left clavicle and neuropathy damage. But I told him no I prefer vaginally if possible. I find out next week the estimated size of the baby and he will ask me again if I choose natural over c section.
Other then that my drs would never sign off on a c section.
Exactly ! But if I didn't have any previous birth with problems the OB would have never gave me an option for a c section !
We don't get options for c sections here unless medically necessary, but I noticed quite a few people "wanting" one and Dr giving the okay without medical reasons.
That would classify under c section based on health !