OB vent and quick question about Florida

shellybell15 · March 2011

Hi ladies. I am just finding the VBAC board. I am a hopeful with this pregnancy and had a very small talk with my Dr at our 1st prenatal appt. He was the OB that delivered DS and in all honesty I probably would find another OB if I didn't already know I would be moving in Aug. He actually said to me "You can try for a vaginal birth, it probably isn't going to happen, but I would let you try". Ahh, just what I wanted to hear!

And my question, like I stated above I will be moving when I am about 7 months to Florida. I've read that FL has very strict laws regarding VBACs so I am nervous about finding an OB/hospital willing to allow me to try. Did anyone here have a successful VBAC in FL? Can you share your experience?

FWIW, there was no obvious reason I could not deliver DS. After pushing for almost 3 hours he was just not coming out and I honestly was too exhausted to even protest the idea of having a c/s.

LiluBee · March 2011

I don't much about Florida but my previous OB told me the exact same thing yours did. I switched to a family doc who has a great reputation with VBACs and I'm so glad I did! Attitude makes a huge difference!

iris427 · March 2011

The only law I know about in Florida pertaining to VBAC is in regard to whether a midwife can attend a VBAC out of hospital or not (e.g. at home or in a birth center). There shouldn't be any legal restrictions on you VBACing in a hospital.

Do you know if your son was in a weird position like sunny-side up or with his head tilted?

iris427 · March 2011

LiluBee:
I don't much about Florida but my previous OB told me the exact same thing yours did. I switched to a family doc who has a great reputation with VBACs and I'm so glad I did! Attitude makes a huge difference!

Oh and the OB who did my c/s also told me I probably would never be able to have a VBAC. I switched to an OB who is very confident in my ability to have a VBAC. Even if I end up with another cesarean, I'm glad I found a doctor who is going to give me a shot at a vaginal birth. So definitely look around for a VBAC supportive doctor/midwife.

ashg8r · March 2011

Just lurking over here, but thought I'd add this - I live in FL, and have 2 friends that have recently had VBACs. From what I understand it is just going to be very dependent upon the hospital and OB. They both ended up with the same on call OB who is apparently pro VBAC and even allowed one of them to labor 30+ hours after her water was broken and gave low doses of pit to get things going after it had stalled. Another OB who was there during the day told her she should go ahead and c/s, but didn't push too much when she said she wanted to wait and see, then that night the pro VBAC OB was back and she delivered with him. Do you mind me asking where in FL you're moving?

shellybell15 · March 2011

ashg8r:
Just lurking over here, but thought I'd add this - I live in FL, and have 2 friends that have recently had VBACs. From what I understand it is just going to be very dependent upon the hospital and OB. They both ended up with the same on call OB who is apparently pro VBAC and even allowed one of them to labor 30+ hours after her water was broken and gave low doses of pit to get things going after it had stalled. Another OB who was there during the day told her she should go ahead and c/s, but didn't push too much when she said she wanted to wait and see, then that night the pro VBAC OB was back and she delivered with him. Do you mind me asking where in FL you're moving?

Thanks, it is good to hear positive stories! We are not positive on an exact location yet but somewhere between Pensacola and Whiting Field Air Station. Maybe like the Milton area.

shellybell15 · March 2011

iris427:

The only law I know about in Florida pertaining to VBAC is in regard to whether a midwife can attend a VBAC out of hospital or not (e.g. at home or in a birth center). There shouldn't be any legal restrictions on you VBACing in a hospital.

Do you know if your son was in a weird position like sunny-side up or with his head tilted?

That is the only actual law I could find in regards to VBAC's as well. It just sounds that most hospitals are very anti-VBAC from a lot of the stories I have seen on different boards. I could be just hearing the bad stories, but that is why I wanted to see here too.

When I was starting to push the nurse said she thought his head was tilted back. But my OB said he was fine and didn't have a reason he would not come out. I think the nurse was probably right, and was just dismissed by my OB. He was far from helpful in the delivery room. Like I said, I would totally get a new OB if I wasn't moving. I don't want to have to look for 2 new doctors.

ashg8r · March 2011

shellybell15:

Thanks, it is good to hear positive stories! We are not positive on an exact location yet but somewhere between Pensacola and Whiting Field Air Station. Maybe like the Milton area.

Wow, I'm from Milton! Don't live there now, but that's where all my family is. My dad is a retired Marine and was a flight instructor at Whiting. I am happy I don't live there anymore, but I felt like it was a good place to grow up and love going back to go to the beach, go canoeing, fun stuff like that. But I consider it to be very conservative in the maternity care department, so just be aware of that when you're looking for an OB. Good luck!

shellybell15 · March 2011

ashg8r:
shellybell15:

Thanks, it is good to hear positive stories! We are not positive on an exact location yet but somewhere between Pensacola and Whiting Field Air Station. Maybe like the Milton area.

Wow, I'm from Milton! Don't live there now, but that's where all my family is. My dad is a retired Marine and was a flight instructor at Whiting. I am happy I don't live there anymore, but I felt like it was a good place to grow up and love going back to go to the beach, go canoeing, fun stuff like that. But I consider it to be very conservative in the maternity care department, so just be aware of that when you're looking for an OB. Good luck!

That is what I am worried about. DH is in the Navy, which is why we are moving there. So on top of it I will have to find an OB that accepts Tricare, which will probably lead to the more conservative doctors. I will just have to keep a positive attitude and if you know of anyone to recommend, please feel free!

LyssaPie · March 2011

From what I can tell in what I've researched so far, FL has some of the highest C/S rates in the country, but other than what PP's mentioned, I don't think there's a bunch of extra laws regarding VBACs. It is definitely going to be dependent on the hospital/Dr you choose. I do not know my Dr's stance on VBAC, so will be finding out. I am going in for my annual check-up next week and am going to ask him about this. If it does not seem promising (which for some reason I get the feeling it won't be) I am already looking into pro-VBAC Drs in my area (unfortunately it doesn't look extremely promising... I have found very few.) We're not TTC yet, but I want to know in advance so I can prepare myself as much as possible.

MissyOlivePants · March 2011

I'm in Tampa Bay and have decided that I'm not going to even bother trying to have a VBAC in the hospital because there are SO many freakin' restrictions and SO few doctors & hospitals that will allow them. I was recently at the MFM office and this OB claimed to be one of the only OB's in the area that is pro-VBAC, but he clearly showed that he was more pro-rcs with a few things he said. So, with that said, I am planning for a homebirth as it is not legal for a birth center to allow for VBACs.

What you might want to do is contact the local chapter of ICAN in the area and find out who they recommend for OB's - and I'm sure there are others that are also Tricare & could give you some good advice.

shellybell15 · March 2011

MissyOlivePants:

I'm in Tampa Bay and have decided that I'm not going to even bother trying to have a VBAC in the hospital because there are SO many freakin' restrictions and SO few doctors & hospitals that will allow them. I was recently at the MFM office and this OB claimed to be one of the only OB's in the area that is pro-VBAC, but he clearly showed that he was more pro-rcs with a few things he said. So, with that said, I am planning for a homebirth as it is not legal for a birth center to allow for VBACs.

What you might want to do is contact the local chapter of ICAN in the area and find out who they recommend for OB's - and I'm sure there are others that are also Tricare & could give you some good advice.

Thank you for information. I'm sorry to hear you are having such a hard time finding an OB. I admire you for sticking to your decision and going for a home birth. I'm personally too afraid to do that. I am so furious that they make it so difficult for a woman to choose to have a baby the most natural way. But I'm sure most of us on this board feel the same way. GL to you!

ashg8r · March 2011

I'm going to check with my family members who have had babies up there in the past few years and see if they have heard of anyone being pro-VBAC. One cousin had 3 c/s after her first was FTP, but the 2nd two were by choice (I think?) and another cousin is a nurse at Sacred Heart hospital and has had 2 vaginal deliveries there, so hopefully they'll have some thoughts.

Ceefome · March 2011

I don't know anything about FL, but I just wanted to tell you I had a similiar situation with my first DD and my c/s, and just had a successful VBAC in January. The delivering OB could not give me any real reason as to why DD didn't descend past -2 station, and told me "sometimes these things just happen." I did find a new OB for DD #2.

shellybell15 · March 2011

ashg8r:
I'm going to check with my family members who have had babies up there in the past few years and see if they have heard of anyone being pro-VBAC. One cousin had 3 c/s after her first was FTP, but the 2nd two were by choice (I think?) and another cousin is a nurse at Sacred Heart hospital and has had 2 vaginal deliveries there, so hopefully they'll have some thoughts.

Thank you, I would really appreciate that!

shellybell15 · March 2011

Ceefome:
I don't know anything about FL, but I just wanted to tell you I had a similiar situation with my first DD and my c/s, and just had a successful VBAC in January. The delivering OB could not give me any real reason as to why DD didn't descend past -2 station, and told me "sometimes these things just happen." I did find a new OB for DD #2.

Thank you and congrats on the new baby.

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