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What are my chances?

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Hello Everyone!  I had my daughter 5 years ago via C-section.  I was two weeks late, induced with pitocin,  24 hours in labor and only dilated to 6 cm.  I was wondering if anyone had a similar situation with a successful VBAC.  I had a terrifying experience with my c-section and was also hospitalized with an uterine infection a week after delivery. Please let me know what I can do to increase my chances for a VBAC.  Thank you.
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Re: What are my chances?

  • papagenapapagena member

    Do you know what position your DD was in?

    Things I did to increase my chances:  hire a doula, find a truly VBAC supportive doctor who was going to be at my delivery, educate myself about VBACs and labor in general to prepare, saw a chiropractor who used the Webster technique to make sure my pelvis was correctly aligned so baby could get in the best position, took a prenatal yoga class and did a few things (crawling, believe it or not) that my doula suggested to help encourage baby to be in an ideal position.

    I don't remember the statistics, but I believe over 70% of attempted VBACs are successful (I just did a quick search and one place said 80% - I can't vouch for the accuracy), which is fabulous, considering the c/s rate is nearly 33%. 

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