On th e fence

Denae'sTTC

I still have no idea what im going to do. A repeat or try for a VBAC. Ahhhh....guess I will just see how it goes...

transcriber87

When I first found out I was pregnant, I was all for a VBAC.  At my last appt. they mentioned the risks like uterine rupture, etc.  I had my mind set I would def. try a VBAC but as of yesterday and much thought, I have changed my mind, I think I am going to get a scheduled C-section..There were so many things that made me decide, like I am 45 minutes away from the hospital, what if I go into labor in the middle of the night, wake up DD, try to get ahold of my Mom to watch her, make the drive, who knows how long I would labor and may have to get one anyway. You have plenty of time to think about it.  Have you read the VBAC boards? There are so many success stories on there..Good luck, whatever decision you make!

transcriber87

 

Stupid pregnancy brain! I didn't realize I was on the daggone VBAC board reading your post..sorry! LOL!

MAprincess

transcriber87:

When I first found out I was pregnant, I was all for a VBAC.  At my last appt. they mentioned the risks like uterine rupture, etc.  I had my mind set I would def. try a VBAC but as of yesterday and much thought, I have changed my mind, I think I am going to get a scheduled C-section..There were so many things that made me decide, like I am 45 minutes away from the hospital, what if I go into labor in the middle of the night, wake up DD, try to get ahold of my Mom to watch her, make the drive, who knows how long I would labor and may have to get one anyway. You have plenty of time to think about it.  Have you read the VBAC boards? There are so many success stories on there..Good luck, whatever decision you make!

Good luck to you!  I certainly hope they mentioned the risks of the RCS also!  That's what scared me into a VBAC:-)  That and there is a UR risk when you are pregnant even with your first baby and they don't seem to even care enough about it to mention it then.  Not sure why it becomes such a huge part of a VBAC.  It's my dream for VBACers that we teach doctors to either be consistent about it or not to be so prejudice about it.

I was 45 minutes from my hospital with my first so I know how nerveracking that is.  Adding finding a sitter to get there, etc.  I totally get that.  Scheduling is defnitely the perk of a RCS.

rahrahlee

There is a lot of very good information on the ICAN site regarding actual risks of UR. Also, it might be worth lookin up your planned hospital for their rate of csection, rate of successful VBAC, etc. as that could influence your decision; for instance, I was originally set to deliver at the hospital were I had my DS, who ended up a CS due to positioning. Turns out this hospital has a much higher than average rate of CS at 46 percent, and their VBAC success rate is much lower than the national average at just 53 percent. If I had no choice but to deliver there, I'd probably choose an RCS since the odds are only slightly in my favor of a VBAC there. Luckily, I'm able to deliver in a different local hospital that has a 93 percent VBAC success rate.

iris427

rahrahlee:

There is a lot of very good information on the ICAN site regarding actual risks of UR. Also, it might be worth lookin up your planned hospital for their rate of csection, rate of successful VBAC, etc. as that could influence your decision; for instance, I was originally set to deliver at the hospital were I had my DS, who ended up a CS due to positioning. Turns out this hospital has a much higher than average rate of CS at 46 percent, and their VBAC success rate is much lower than the national average at just 53 percent. If I had no choice but to deliver there, I'd probably choose an RCS since the odds are only slightly in my favor of a VBAC there. Luckily, I'm able to deliver in a different local hospital that has a 93 percent VBAC success rate.

I think it's important to ask your provider's VBAC success rate too.  That is probably a more accurate picture of your own odds than the hospital's rate.  If Dr. Whathisface in another practice down the street does a RCS on all her VBAC patients at the first blip on the fetal monitor, it could bring the hospital's success rate down, but it won't matter to you because you go to Dr. Soandso and she has a 90% VBAC success rate.