C section VBAC

missmarissa711

I know there are sub groups for both of these topics and I hope this is allowed(TheBump has changed a lot with its rules since 2015)

1. There are any other past c section mamas in here? Mine was emergency c/s. Went in for lack of movement and his heart rate was dropping. He was 6 weeks early.

2.Is anyone going to look into/decided on VBAC? I want to learn as much about it ans of course what's best for baby #2. My doctor is supportive of it.

Back round: My sons birth was just so traumatic and terrifying I just want whats best/safest/and healing for me. My husband unfortunately couldn't get to the hospital on time and when he got there i was in recovery and baby had been wisked away to NICU. This next birth will be very healing for us.

Also any mamas who have been though VBAC(weather successful or repeated c section) I would love to hear your stories.

texas_t

@pinapplekittycrown Wow, that sounds terrifying.  I'm so glad things ended up ok, but I'm so sorry!

1. There are any other past c section mamas in here?  At 41w3d I was still at a 0.  I arrived at the hospital at 9:30pm for them to give me cytotec for my cervix to dilate.  I was given 2 rounds and finally, around 8am, I was dilated to a 1. They started my on pitocin, but by midnight, I was barely at a 4, my contractions were non-stop on top of each other, and I was having terrible terrible horrible back labor that made my epidural feel like a tylenol.  That's about the time the doctor came in and said it didn't seem to be progressing and I might have a giant baby, so he asked me how I felt about a c-section.  I burst in to tears and told him to get my baby out, hahahaha!  (Baby was 9lbs9oz.  Not giant, but definitely not small.)

2.Is anyone going to look into/decided on VBAC?  I initially chose my OB because his rate of CS are low and his is supportive of VBACs.  I don't know how I feel yet, honestly.  A huge part of my wants to try because I had trouble with milk production (only produced 2-3 oz a day), and I'm wondering if that would help? I'm concerned because my body didn't seem like it wanted to deliver a baby.  I mean, I was a week and a half late and still at a 0!  I think what I want to talk to them about is scheduling a C-Section at 41w3d and hoping and praying I naturally go into labor.  I don't know if my OB induces for a VBAC, but I am 99% sure I'd decline it due to the below stats.

In one large study, uterine rupture occurred in:

• About 14 out of 1,000 women who were induced with misoprostol.
• About 11 out of 1,000 women who were induced with oxytocin.
• About 4 out of 1,000 women who had a spontaneous labor.

kristah2

ME!

I had a planned c section with my first. he was breech and never flipped.
I had a great recovery and no scar at all. It was really calm and easy going. My doctor even played music in the OR. I still got to hold my baby right away and I was really impressed with the whole process.

I haven't fully decided what I'm going to do yet. The nurse said after DS was born that he probably would have ended up a csection anyway given the size of him/his head and my hips. Given that I'm expecting the same for baby2 I'm leaning toward a repeat.
That said I really really trust my OB so I'm looking forward to hearing his opinion closer to the EDD. 

AGK2015

Yep, had a cesarean section the first go-round. Went into labor naturally (induction date was planned for the next day, but she didn't feel like waiting, I guess). Was dilated to 4 when I went in with strong contractions, made it to 6... and then made no progress for 8 hours, even though the contractions didn't diminish. My water was broken, I had strep B, and I spiked a fever, so between that, the lack of progress, and the knowledge that baby was going to be large (9lbs 14oz, as it turns out), doctor strongly recommended a section. Aside from several rounds of IV antibiotics, there were no ill effects on Nugget, thank goodness. There's definitely a part of me that wonders whether a c-section was REALLY necessary, but that might just be the combination of being utterly terrified during the whole process ("Hey, I know you've got a needle phobia, hope you don't mind that I'm about to slice you open and sorry, you're going to have to be awake for it") and having seen too much online about the excessive use of C-sections.

Haven't decided what I'll do this time. Talk to my doctor about the risk factors, I suppose (I think the official paperwork gave uterine infection as the rationale behind the section, but the failure to progress and potential for another macrosomic baby is what concerns me personally). I've got a new OB this time since we moved, so we'll see. 

mittenlove86

1. There are any other past c section mamas in here? I had an emergency C-section with my son. I was planning on being induced sometime in week 37. Well in the middle of week 36 I just started to feel off, so I decided to check my blood pressure (I had a history of malignant hypertension pre-pregnancy) and sure enough it had spiked way high. So I went in to my OB they checked me there and found some protein in my urine, so they wheeled me over to L&D. Couldn’t get my BP down so decided that it would be best to induce me early. Well long story short, I started the induction process on Thursday night and by Saturday morning after over 3 hours of pushing, DS was still not coming out. So off to surgery I went. Everything went well. My BP bottomed out right after surgery but came back up. It was actually quite elevated for a few weeks after too. I had to have more meds added than my usual. I had a super easy recovery though. I think much better than other stories I have heard. 

2.Is anyone going to look into/decided on VBAC? Before finding out I was pregnant with #2 I said for sure I would do a c-section again this time around because it would just be easier and I can get my tubes tied at the same time. But now that I’m actually pregnant I’m second guessing myself. I know I will need to deliver early again so I will probably need to be induced either way. But I think the worse part of my first was the fact that they had me on a magnesium drip and that was horrible! I was pretty much useless. So if I had to be on that again then I would definitely want the c-section. But if I didn’t have to, now I don’t know if I would want to try for a VBAC.

texas_t

I'm not gonna lie.... Pushing a baby outta my hooha still scares the living crap outta me 

mittenlove86

@texas_t I know, right! It’s like do you go for a couple of days with a sore crotch where you can’t sit down or do you go for a couple of days where you can sit up from a lying position without excruciating pain?!?!

texas_t

@mittenlove86 I lean toward the latter because I've done it before    I just can't imagine peeing after a vaginal delivery.  Holy toledo 

maureenmce

I didn't have a C section but I came very, very close after 25 hours of induced labor where I went from 0 to a grand total of 1 cm. For what it's worth, maybe it was just luck or whatever, but the thing that worked for me and kept me from a C section was the peanut pillow. I managed to dilate completely within a few hours after starting to use it. Did you guys use those at all? Again, could've just be luck (and obviously wouldn't help if there were size, fever or infection issues) but wanted to throw that out there for anyone attempting VBAC and having failure to progress just in case it helps anyone else!  (Hopefully this isn't annoying or overstepping bounds.)

gracie4400

1. There are any other past c section mamas in here? Me! I had a planned C-section at 39w1d due to a mass growing on my placenta. My doctor originally told me that she would induce me if I wanted, but that it was a 50/50 change that I would need an emergency c section during. I opted to go straight to the c section and I'm glad I did; as it turns out my placenta caused an inter-uterine growth restriction and my daughter was only 5lb. 4oz. She was/is perfectly healthy but my doc said she's fairly positive that I would needed the emergency C if I had tried for vaginal anyway.

2.Is anyone going to look into/decided on VBAC? My doc told me from the beginning that the practice does not do VBACs, so I'll be going the c section route again. But seriously, for all the downsides to c sections, I'm really pretty terrified of pushing a human being out of me. @texas_t you're in my head!

AGK2015

Yeah, despite the enormous panic attack I had leading up to the actual surgery,* I'm not sure that stitches in my vulva sound that much more appealing then the whole vivisection route.

*N.B. for potential lurkers/FTMs who are worried about the possibility of surgery: the recovery kind of sucks and it's a bit of a mindf**k if you're a chicken like me, but all told a C-section doesn't have to be traumatizing! Do not let it bother you, especially not this far out! You're doing great, everything's going to be FINE

mphillips2

I had a C section because my DD was still breach at 32 weeks. I had to deliver then because I had preeclampsia. Due to position of baby and shape of uterus I had a classic incision. I will always have to have subsequent C-sections.