Should I even bother?

tdjmah

After being looked at by 2 doctors while pregnant with DS, they told me that i can try a natural birth but because my pelvis has a small opening it may be hard for the baby to fit. Well, i ended up with a c/s because my son was breech. My recovery was great, i was walking around like i had a natural birth 1 week after DS was born. I believe it was because my body wasnt weak from laboring and pushing before they did a c/s.

This time around I am scared to try a VBAC because i didnt even get to try last time. I dont know if i want to go through labor and end up having a c/s anyway because the baby didnt have room to come out. Part of my wants to atleast try and the other part just wants to do the c/s again.

gaughan258

I'm torn with a similar decision right now. But, if it means anything: my smallest friend (maybe 5 ft. and about 90 lbs.) had the fastest, easiest vaginal deliveries out of all of my friends. I keep thinking that if her body could handle it... Good Luck with whatever decision you make. A beautiful baby will be the end result no matter what;)

iris427

I'm reposting what I just wrote in another thread, because it applies here too. 

I was told after my c/s that my pelvis was too small to ever have a vaginal birth unless I had a preemie.  I went on to have an easy, uncomplicated VBAC with a full-term baby who was even a little bit larger than my first that "wouldn't fit."  Studies show that over 60% of women who had a c/s for cephalopelvic disproportion can go on to have a VBAC, which suggests that a LOT of those CPD cases have been misdiagnosed.

I think you need to decide what you feel most comfortable with.  It was hard for me to get that "your pelvis is too small" thought out of my head for a while too.  I was scared that if I tried a VBAC, I would just end up with another c/s for a stuck baby and that emotionally I wouldn't be able to handle it.  But I decided I would rather take that chance than never try for a vaginal birth.  You may feel the same way, or you might feel it's not worth that chance.  GL with your choice.