VBAC

Introduction. Long, I apologize.

I wanted to introduce myself and give a little background story on my c-section. I just found this board yesterday, and I am so happy that I came by it.  I was reading this morning everyone?s story and I was hoping to see someone have the same situation as mine (not evil wishing, just so I know that there is someone else out there to talk to about it.) but no one does.

 

My son was born on June 27th.  My water broke at home at 11:30 pm the 26th.  I wasn?t having contractions at home before then.  I arrived at the hospital at 12:30 am and was only 3 cm dilated. Once I was checked, my contractions started coming very quick. They were camel backing and I was getting no relieve.  The nurse came to check me and I was 5 cm at 2 am.  When I received my epidural they had to give it during a contraction because they weren?t going away. The epidural only took on one side.  My heart rate dropped and I received a shot to bring it back up, all the while if I laid on my left side, my baby?s heart rate would drop. At 4:00 am I was fully dilated and ready to push. I pushed for only 40 minutes, before my doctor decided a c-section was best saying the baby was posterior.  Had to be put fully under due to epidural not taking. Baby born at 5:19am, didn?t meet him until after 8:00 am.

 

Here is where it gets interesting and I can?t find anyone else with this.  Went in for 6 week checkup, had a cough. No other symptoms just a weird cough that came from nowhere. Dr. sends me for an ultrasound, because he doesn?t think my uterus has shrunk. Ultrasound tech says everything looks fine, never saw dr. again.  Fevers start at the end of the month and come and go. Call dr.?s to see if it has something to do with breastfeeding. Answer no. Tell them I am still sore, answer I get, ?that is normal?.  3 months after the fact, I am having raging fevers, can hardly care for my son, my primary care dr. keeps sending me for blood work to try to figure it out. Finally end up in the emergency room, my stomach is swollen, hurts to touch. C-scan done, I have an abdominal wall abscess from the c-section and it needed emergency surgery to be drained asap. I was going septic.

 

Sorry so long, but you can see why when I decide to have another, I am extremely scared to have another c-section.  There is so much more to all of this, but this is already way to long, and I apologize.  Waiting on my medical records now. If you have read this far, thank you for reading.

 

Re: Introduction. Long, I apologize.

  • So sorry for what happened to you and that it took so long to have it figured out.  I'd definitely be switching OB's.
  • I've heard stories similar to yours (post op infections or other complications) and I'm sure you could find some on ICAN.  The list serve has so many incredibly knowledgeable moms who have had a huge variety of experiences.  You also may be able to find a local chapter of other c/s and VBAC moms. 

    I'll be honest, I'm shocked that it took them that long to diagnose.  Granted, I'm not at all a medical professional, but that just seems ridiculous.  Glad you are fine, but so sorry you had to go through that. 

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  • Wow, I'm sorry you had to deal with that and that it took so long for them to figure things out.  I would switch OB offices too because it doesn't sound like they really took you seriously when you started developing a fever and other symptoms.

    I can definitely see why you would be scared to have another c/s.  My c/s was for a posterior baby as well and I found a new OB who handles posterior babies very differently.  He says if the baby is posterior, he will try having me labor and push in different positions, to get the baby to turn and open up my pelvis more.  He can also try to manually turn the baby with forceps.  He says he can almost always get posterior babies out vaginally, it just takes more patience.  So when you are ready, I would look for a new OB or midwife and talk to them specifically about how they handle posterior babies--it might give you a lot of peace of mind to know you have more options than just having another cesarean.

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  • Wow, that's quite an ordeal. I'm sorry you had to go through all that.  But, it supports why I get so annoyed when people say things like "oh, a c-section is safer" or "it's no big deal."   It is a big deal, it is MAJOR abdominal surgery with all the risks (such as post op infection) that a major surgery involves.

    I would absolutely find a new doctor.   

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