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would your Dr consider a VBAC as low risk?

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I have just been seeing my family Dr but have my first OB appointment on the 18th.  I was looking at their site and noticed that says they practice low risk obstetrics.  Hmm.  I am really hopeful for a VBAC but this wording worries me.  I am about 19 weeks right now and I guess I could still switch to a new practice and try to find one that has a good history wih VBACs.  This is the practice I saw with my first DS and I really liked all the docs I saw and was very comfortable with the care I received  with them.

Obviously I have to have the discussion with my Dr and I suppose it could be a case by case situation...Just curious if your Dr considers VBACs as high or low risk as a rule.

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  • mrsfrankmrsfrank member
    My OB is high risk and will not do a VBAC... he said the risks aren't worth it
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  • tarebear9891tarebear9891 member
    I think most doctors go on a case by case basis. It would depend on why you needed a c-section to begin with. In my case it would be very high risk to do a VBAC but that wouldn't be true for everyone.
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  • Daisygirl613Daisygirl613 member

    when i asked my dr about vbac she said they do it, but make you sign something statting you are aware of the risks, so i assume it's not low risk.  i just don't know what the risks are.

    i'm not really interested in vbac but asked b/c DH wants me to be. 

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  • STFWIFESTFWIFE

    I have my next appt with my Dr on the 16th and this is something we will be talking about.  I hope he will be willing to do it b/c i just love him, but I will be willing to switch if I have to.

     

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  • amiamishamiamish

    I'm not considered high-risk, and my OB offered VBAC to me.

    Just call and ask the office if it's something they'll do. Every doc is different.

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  • JillAlyJillAly member

    I had a lot of complications at the end of my last pregnancy and ended up with severe pre-e and had an emergency c-section.  My kidneys had shut down and I almost died.  The first thing my OB said to me this time was, "you're not even thinking about a VBAC are you?" 

    My doctor is a high risk doctor and he said he'd only do them in very rare situations.  Clearly, not in mine!  It's ok with me- I'm fine with the c-section.

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  • tropical2tropical2
    It does depend on your health and why you needed the section the first time. VBAC is risky but so is vaginal delivery, you and your Doctor will need to talk about your case. At my hospital we have "low risk" doctors that do  VBAC so I don't think it means you would need to go to a "high risk" doctor. They will tell you all of the pros and cons and have you sign a consent. At our hospital at any point during you VBAC you can change your mind and have a repeat section so it's no big deal if you get scared and decide you don't wanna do it.
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  • ariel06ariel06 member
    Mine considers VBACs low risk as long as they approve you for one.  They've already told me as long as things continue to look good, they'll let me try for one.  I had a c/s because D was breech. 
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  • PlainandTallPlainandTall member

    I think that just being over 35 makes a pregnancy "high risk" ... so different people are certainly going to have lots of opinions about what's truly high risk.

    Some doctors are very supportive of VBACs and others won't even hear of it- no matter who you are... a lot will depend on why you had the first C section- how they feel about your chances of having a easy VBAC. 

    I have had 2 VBACs and my Dr. is sort of ambivalent about them- but he has a lot of confidence in me.  There is a group called ICAN (International Ceseran Awareness Network) That has some local support groups as well as a huge listserve... you might check in with them to find out what the mood is in your area- sometimes doctors are caving to hospital pressure- to either avoid VBACs- or to lower the C section rate.

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