Anyone else had this happen ????

mommabear85

I had a c/s in Oct. Due to a fibroid my doc said that was just big enough  that baby could not pass around it. I am a petite person and my son was 8lbs 11oz 20in and was sunny side up . My doc said with future pregnancies they will have to be c/s and that she didn't want me to labor again.... My labor was amazing I went from 3cm to 10cm with in  4hrs. I pushed for 4+ hrs.... When my doc decided for a c/s... I wanna have another baby soon but want to try for a vbac... The hospital I was at they don't do vbac's they say once a c/s always a c/s there.... I was wondering if anyone of yous had the same issue and had a vbac????  I live in wisconsin and I do believe the hospital that's 20-25 min away that I have to switch to due to hubbys insurance.... allows vbac's..... thanks ladies.....

nosoup4u

Are fibroids something that you will have with every pregnancy? If it's something that's not likely to happen again, you are most likely a candidate for a VBAC. If a VBAC is important to you, then it's definitely worth finding a hospital and provider who supports it.

My first son was 8lb 4oz, and sunny-side up also. I pushed for 4+ hours with him and I ended up with a c-section. My second son was 10lb 10oz, and was a successful VBAC - he was in the optimal position. Things like positioning won't necessarily happen with other pregnancies. Good luck!

mommabear85

The fibroid is the kind almost every pregnant woman gets except it got big (5cm).... I forget the name ... How did your lower abdomen feel??? Cause mine at times feels numb.... What was your vbac experience like??????

myantonia

nosoup4u:

Are fibroids something that you will have with every pregnancy? If it's something that's not likely to happen again, you are most likely a candidate for a VBAC. If a VBAC is important to you, then it's definitely worth finding a hospital and provider who supports it.

ditto what previous poster said.  if it was something that's either due to the babies position or condition, or something not likely to happen again, your chances of a VBAC are pretty good.

Where in Wisconsin are you?  I know both Meriter and St. Marys in Madison "allow" VBACs.

 

mommabear85

I am in manitowoc, I wanna find a hospital that will allow vbac. I think Aurora in Green bay allows but I don't know for sure.. I hope I can ....

nosoup4u

Ah, yeah, I have no experience with them, but it's definitely worth asking a new provider about, I'm sure they can monitor you the next time for them, right?

My VBAC was unmedicated (planned that way), and I spent most of my time laboring at home. I pushed for two hours, but that's still in the range of normal pushing times for a first-time vaginal birth. My birth story is here: https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/44102612.aspx

I still have some numbness where my scar is, 3.5 years after my section, too.

Manderlin923

mommabear85:

I am in manitowoc, I wanna find a hospital that will allow vbac. I think Aurora in Green bay allows but I don't know for sure.. I hope I can ....

I hope it's okay that I'm posting here as I'm not a vbac mama but I wanted to let you know that Aurora in Manitowoc DOES do vbacs. Try to get Dr. Garvin Cress. I used to see her- she's very nice. GL! Otherwise in Sheboygan the Aurora Memorial there does vbacs too and I believe so does Green Bay but I don't live in that area anymore so I'm not sure.

mommabear85

Thank you ladies very much for your input..... I am hoping that I can have a vbac and the auroras close to me do also.....

pinkmoonlight

Fellow Wisconsinite here.... I had something similar happen to me. I was induced with my water being broke first, and pit added. I got a epi quickly after and reached fully dilated with in 3 hours. I pushed for 2 hours when DD went into "distress" and I had an emergency c/s.  My doctor (at the time) also told me I always had to have a c/s because my babies come too big for me to birth. I found a new doctor at an Aurora Hospital 35 minutes from my house. From my experience Aurora hospitals seem to be a little more VBAC friendly then other hospitals. So I would definitely check with Green Bay.

mommabear85

Were do you live????? I am going to try to have a vbac. I started labor at 4pm oct 5 I labored at home from 4pm til 4:30am oct 6 contractions were 5min apart. Got to the hospital at 5am they checked me at 6am I was 3cm. and by 9:30am I was 10cm I pushed for 5+hrs. So it went pretty fast .

pinkmoonlight

I live in the Milwaukee area, but have researched a lot of hospitals prior to choosing the hospital that I will deliver my next child at (hoping for a May, June or July 2012 baby) and found that the Aurora Hospitals in this area are very VBAC friendly... it is just a matter of finding a doctor that you are comfortable with.

I will say the doctor I am with now while most people on this board would say that I need to find another one, I am comfortable with, I want to VBAC with my next child but I also do not want to face a c-section that I will be put out for. More then having another c-section I am more terrified of having a general a c-section and missing the birth of my child again so I am comfortable with the fact that he has left it up to me, but because of my fears has encouraged me to look at another c-section. 

However I will say that my second choice a very VBAC friendly doctor, who said without a doubt he would let me and encourage me to VBAC was also an Aurora doctor but was much farther of a drive for me and I was not comfortable with that.

mommabear85

I live in the manitowoc area..... I loved my doctor that delivered / c/s my son. But I have to switch cause my hubby's work changed insurance and the new one don't work with my doctor/hospital. Leaving me to look for a new one.... My doctor also said one you have a c/s there it will always be a c/s... I am thinking maybe it's a blessing cause I wanna have a vbac... But now it's getting comfortable again ...

LindseyJW

did they remove the fibroid? if not, i can see this potentially being a problem. however, fibroids can move and where it was when you labored with #1 is not necessarily where it will be when you have #2.

you should fill your OB in on the ACOG guidelines, which were released more than a year ago, which suggest that most women should be given a TOL. then you should find a new practice! once a C always a C is completely outdated and is not based on sound, scientific evidence. great that you have already researched where else you can go.

i also wonder whether your labor stalled in part due to your baby being posterior (sunny side up), which is quite common, and not just because of the fibroid. in most cases, a woman's body does not produce a baby that is too large to come out vaginally. it's actually quite rare, despite what the medical community would have us believe. we are just often not given the opportunity to labor without medical interventions that change the circumstances and fight against nature rather than aiding it.

paying particular attention to your posture, walking and swimming are proactive things you can do during pregnancy to help avoid posterior presentation.

good luck with your search for a new provider! contact your local ICAN chapter (www.ican-online.com) for suggestions on vbac friendly OBs.

mommabear85

Labor went fast. I labored at home from 4pm Oct 5 til 4:30am Oct 6 when we went to the hospital cause my contractions were 5min apart lasting 1min for 1hr (the 511 rule). Got to the hospital at 5am they first checked me for dilation at 6am I was 3cm by 9am I was 10cm complete started pushing that lasted about 5+hrs when my doc said baby wont come out they could feel the head but he was not coming down any further. she said I needed a c/s. I was told he would be about 7- 7 1/2 lbs when he was born he was almost 9lbs and sunny-side up... I am a very small person. My doc said that when they did the c/s they looked at the fibroid and they couldn't remove it cause it was on artery or do a hysterectomy to remove it. But she also said it would/could shrink???? And because me and dh want more kids that we didn't want to do.... What I don't understand is why would she say the fibroid was in blocking the baby from coming down when they could feel his head and said I was complete.. Also he was sunnyside up and she said that babies head was hitting the back of my bone. I have to switch doctors due to new insurance. Aurora will be my new hospital. I am hoping I can have a vbac....