Anyone else worried about this?

jenbabe3

My doctor is on board with a VBAC, however the OB who acts as her backup when she's OOT is apparently not keen on VBACs. 

My doctor will be OOT for a few days when I'm 38.5 weeks.  Obviously I want my OB to be the one there for the delivery anyway, but now that I know (or am hearing, anyway) that he's not a fan of VBACs, I'm extra nervous.

Do I really have any options here, aside from switching OBs? I mean, I can't make a doc who doesn't want to do a VBAC agree to do one, which is just frustrating because I've come this far planning on a VBAC and having my doc on the same page as me, and I would be really pissed if I got to the very end and ended up having a RCS just because my doc was OOT and the on call doc refused to do a VBAC.

chicsub

I didn't have this issue, but it's still not too late to get a doula.  I had one even though I had super supportive midwives. 

MAprincess

The doctr can't fore a c/s on you but it does make for an uncomfortable birth experience if you end up with the back-up doctor.  Can you talk to your current doctor about ensuring that it is cleared with the back-up?  Or go in and talk to the back-up doctor so you feel more comfortable?

myantonia

I agree with the suggestions the PP said.... and if you show up in active labor and really far along, there's not that much they're going to do to STOP you from having a VBAC, you know?  At that point it's inevitable.  (hence my plan to show up practically pushing )

jenbabe3

chicsub:

I didn't have this issue, but it's still not too late to get a doula.  I had one even though I had super supportive midwives. 

I actually do have a doula, and I plan to labor at "home" (actually my mom's house, which is .1 mile from the hospital) for as long as possible. So hopefully if I show up at the hospital practically ready to start pushing, he will just do the vbac.

chicsub

jenbabe3:

chicsub:

I didn't have this issue, but it's still not too late to get a doula.  I had one even though I had super supportive midwives. 

I actually do have a doula, and I plan to labor at "home" (actually my mom's house, which is .1 mile from the hospital) for as long as possible. So hopefully if I show up at the hospital practically ready to start pushing, he will just do the vbac.

Perfect!  They can't force it on you and that's where the doula is invaluable.  They are an outside party that can help walk you through decisions as they come.  For example, I was on telemetry but the monitor wasn't picking up my contractions and my doula used Contraction Master on her iPad and the nurses were fine with that.  All the little things helped me big time!  Have you talked it over with your doula as well?  I would also discuss it with your OB like pp mentioned. 

ChavayJakov

Have you voiced your concerns and asked for advice from your primary OB before he leaves?  

Also, I'd get a doula. 

Erica92

I was in a similar situation with my first vbac- it was a large OB practice and 3/4 of the OB's were onboard with my VBAC plans but when I was 28ish weeks one of the OB's left the practice and the new OB that they hired to replace him was very antiv-vbac and basically told me that if she was on call when I went into labor I'd be having a c-section.

Long story short I left that appt, went home did some research, found an AMAZING midwifery practice that my insurance covered and switched immediately.

I ended up having a wonderful drug free VBAC and am SO glad I switched practices!