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2nd C Section Moms
Was it worse then the first?
I hear it could hurt a little more? Your thoughts?
I hear it could hurt a little more? Your thoughts?
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Re: 2nd C Section Moms
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To pp - I think most people know they don't have to have a 2nd c-section - some people don't want to risk a vbac though. It's a very personal decision - although abdominal surgery carries it's own set of risks - uterine rupture is much more dangerous.
Also, not everyone can have a vbac - it depends on many factors.
I don't mean to be snarky but this was a post about c-sections - it just seems a little odd to jump in and start talking about something completely different.
Hannah
much of it based on misinformation. uterine rupture is MUCH less likely w/ a VBAC. the rate dramatically increases w/ induction. this is where hosp. liability comes into play...
you are much better off (proven) to VBAC. period.
again, visit here more 'truth':
https://www.ican-online.org/
You have no idea whether this person better off with a vbac or not - in some cases it is NOT an option - due to the mothers health, the health of the baby, what happened with the mother's previous c-section - her type of incision, etc. There are lots of reasons why someone might truly need a second section. She might be one of those women who has a real reason for a second c-section and she just has a question about pain.
While I appreciate that you are trying to raise awareness about unnecessary c-sections VBACS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE BEST OPTION! Sometimes they are - and sometimes they are not.
Seriously - your comment that it is ALWAYS safer/better is asinine - really. Are you a doctor? More specifically are you her doctor? Because unless you are you should probably stfu about what she can/should do.
You posts come across as pushy and quite frankly hurtful. I take this quite personally given that I've had 2 sections myself - I'm well aware of v-bac's - I would have loved to have had one. However the health of my son made that impossible. You making it sound like every woman who has ever had a second c-section didn't really need one is really annoying.
Again - I'm glad you're out raising awareness - but is it really necessary to hijack unrelated posts to push your views? Save it for posts with v-bac in the title.
Have a great freakin day -
Hannah
To the VBAC queen:
My son's 15 3/4 inch head would not fit through no matter how bad I wanted a VBAC! It is NOT always possible and you should back off and be a little more respectful of that.
My second C-section did not granulate. My stitch "popped" open and bled while I was in the hospital. They could not stitch up the inch hole and I went home with it open.
It was awful. I thought it would never close. I went to the doctor's office and they put silver nitrate in in to burn the nerves for the bleeding. My DH had to always clean it with hydrogen peroxide. Dealing with a newborn and still recovering from an open suture was the worse. Plus I was depressed.
After about 3 weeks it started to close. The hole was getting smaller and smaller. My DH was pissed and my OB whom I love said that sometimes from the previous section the skin doesn't bond.
I am nervous about this one now.
My son's head measurment in cm just to help you out was 40 cm
Nice try though!
To answer your question about what women did years ago... they freaking died in childbirth! For God's sake get off your home birth high horse and realize that it is not for everyone.
I happen to be an educated medical professional for crying out loud. I do not need some hippy dippy trippy home birth freak to "educate me". The End.
what is happening in this country re: birth is uphauling - we as women should be educating ourselves on ALL our birth options... ones that are gentle, normal and natural...
ms. medical professional - do you know these rates?
Current Cesarean Rate: 29% - One in four births is a cesarean, with some hospitals reporting as high as one in two. This represents a 400% increase in less than 15 years.
Labor Induction Rate: According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the rate of inductions was 9.5% in 1990. In 2003 the rate reached 20.6%. The labor induction rate has more than doubled in the last 15 years. As of 2001, one in five women were induced.
Maternal Mortality Rate: According to a report released by the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) in 2000, the US ranks 30th in the world in maternal deaths. That means that 29 other countries in the world have FEWER women dying in childbirth and from pregnancy related issues than the United States. As of 2004, 13 out of 100,000 women died in childbirth (near third world levels).
Infant Mortality Rate: An estimated 2 million babies die within their first 24 hours each year worldwide and the United States has the second worst newborn mortality rate in the developed world. American babies are three times more likely to die in their first month as children born in Japan, and newborn mortality is 2.5 times higher in the United States than in Finland, Iceland or Norway,