**JAR** s/o VBAC

happytobemrs.m

I saw you mentioned backing out of your VBAC attempt and being glad you did. Do you mind sharing the details w/me?

I'm on the fence. I didn't have a bad c-section experience. It wasn't puppies and rainbows, but it wasn't hell either. I feel inclined to try for the VBAC because I feel as though that is the more "natural" way to give birth, but at the end of the day I just want my baby out healthy.

JARbaby

Sorry if I mistyped I was glad I did not do VBAC. I was gung-ho for it, prepared, worked with a Doula. With #1 I did Bradley and planned a waterbirth. I had a 96 hour failed induction then a c-section, total 180.

I went in and did the c-section for #2. In the recovery room the OB came in to talk to me and he looked really upset. He said when he opened me my uterus was so tissue paper thin they could see her hair through it. Had I VBACed he said, "It would not have turned out well." I did not ask what he really meant by that. The shocking thing was he said I was the 5th girl that week he saw in the same situation and they never know before they go in. He was very encouraging about me trying VBAC before hand. He said had I had contractions I probably would have ruptured at some point.

I hope this does not scare you. Just another perspective. 

I had both girls at INOVA FFX with Dr. Chen.

MrsPedersen

Thanks for sharing JAR. I am in Winchester, VA so not in the Inova health system, but I have a fab group of Drs. and had a great experience the first time around. they did everything they could to try and help me have a med free birth the first time around, but ended up with the section. It was a wonderfully done section, healed really well and there is barely a scar. DH of course is supportive of whatever I decide. He is all about everything being natural and I think has scared himself with statistics of things that go wrong with repeat sections. Also, and this is a bit selfish, I am kind of looking forward to the time spent in the hospital with DD...it will be th eonly one on one time with her I will have for a while with 2u2. That may sound weird...lol.

happytobemrs.m

Thank you for sharing your story. I know it is not an easy decision either way. My doctor seems to want to make the decision closer to the due date so I guess until then I will contine to do my research.

JARbaby

I can say I enjoyed my time in the hospital with Julia after as well.