(new) Curious -- yet horrified!

meriwarren

Hi everyone!  New to this board but its something I want to do when the time comes!  I had a C/S with my son (who is 3.5) and I know thats enough time in between to do a VBAC... but I had a horrific recovery with the c/s and am a little nervous that muscles and tissue down there hasnt healed completely as it was major surgery.

I guess I could ask my doc, but I like hearing personal experiences... TIA!

cchill01

I'm not sure about the details and complications of your c/s.  You'll probably want to get your op report from the hospital and discuss with your OB. 

babyike

Somewhere on the ICAN website, there is information about healing after a c/s.  I want to say that your internal scar is as healed as it's going to be by like 8 weeks postpartum or something (others please correct me if I'm wrong).  However, most OBs prefer at least 18-24 months between c/s and VBAC (this varies by provider though).  

FWIW, I had a successful VBAC about 27 1/2 months after my c/s, and the recovery from my c/s was awful to say the least.  My recovery after my VBAC was no "walk in the park," but it was TREMENDOUSLY better than my c/s recovery!  

Talk with your care provider and get ahold of your operative report.  GL and HTH!

angels among us

I had a successful vbac after 18 months after an emergency c section due to, to small of birth canal.. With my ds1 they said my birth canal was to small, but I wanted to try anyways.   ds1 was 7lbs 7 oz and they said I could have a 5lbs baby or less and ds2 was 8lbs 12oz. He also was face up with his hand by his head.  Ds2 came out by vbac  With that said, i would ask your ob because they know your history and can give exactly what you need to know.  PS I have had another vbac since and am planning to do it again.