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jumpersjumpers
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Hi! My story is quite similar to the many that have been shared here. When we got to the hospital I was 4 cm dilated. After breaking my water and no progress after 8 hours, I was hooked up to pit. DD had a bad reaction with the pit which caused HR deceleration. I was given a shot to stop the contractions and whisked away to a csection. It all happened so quickly. DH and I often talk about how we should have been stronger, but we were in such a vulnerable position.

DH and I are considering ttc again in 2011 or 2012. I want a VBAC more than anything in the world. While DH is very supportive, I still don't think he completely understands my obsession with a VBAC. I think about it all the time, and have started researching. Unfortunately from what I've found, I am not feeling very positive about a successful VBAC in my area.

I spoke with an awesome midwife recently only to discover that my insurance does not cover a CPM. I was REALLY hoping to birth at a birth center and be far away from everything that caused my not-so-great birth experience.

 I just read Iris's post about the different types of VBAC supportive doctors/CNM and I don't think I'm going to find anything but 2a and 2b around here. 

 Anyway, I don't think I'll be posting often, at least not yet, but I will definitely be lurking. Thank you in advance for your information and best wishes to all the strong and wonderful ladies out there!

 

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  • iris427iris427 member

    Hey I think you sent me a PM awhile back but I didn't see it for a few weeks.  I responded when I saw it but I'm not sure if you saw--I was worried you would think I was blowing you off.

    Glad to see you here! 

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    Hey I think you sent me a PM awhile back but I didn't see it for a few weeks.  I responded when I saw it but I'm not sure if you saw--I was worried you would think I was blowing you off.

    Glad to see you here! 

     

    That was me! I never did get back to you about the other VBAC board. I am very excited to see this one though. Thank you for all of the work you did to orchestrate this board. We needed it!

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  • Mrs.tlcSMrs.tlcS member
    Before you start TTC, I would contact the CPMs anyway, even though insurance won't cover it.  CPMs tend to be more open to negotiating payment and rates, and some even barter if you have services that you could trade (I know some in my area do this... one of the ladies in my ICAN chapter built a website for one of the area CPMs in exchange for her services!)  Even if you'll be paying OoP, it may not be prohibitively expensive.  Anyway, even if it ends up being a bust, it never hurts to look into it.
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  • papagenapapagena member

    Ditto still looking into the CPM's.  Never hurts to look.

    It took DH awhile to get how much a VBAC meant to me, and honestly, I don't know if he truly understands why, but now that I've really taken the time to honestly discuss it, he saw what it meant to me and has been more on board with things that I wanted, like the Doula.  It does help that both he and I had similar feelings to you about being so vulnerable and unable to really be our best advocates when we were told that we needed the c/s - it's such an emotionally charged moment, it's hard to navigate by yourself!

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