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QOTW: How supportive is your partner? Your family? Are you dealing/did you deal with Negative Nancies about your VBAC decision? ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to be on the check-in, post your EDD, and any other dates (appointments, scans, etc.) you want to share and I'll make a list. 
Graduates can post their birth story links, and anyone can share their older baby's stories or summaries as well.Recent Events - Any updates??04/06 kaw2723's induction!!!04/07 BaumMom's sonogram (fluid check) Due Date List03/06 wendylaine (team pink) -- I see she had her baby but no stats or story yet!04/01 kaw2723 (team pink) 05/05 iris427 (team green)05/09 LiLuBee (team blue)05/13 beckynick04 (team pink) 05/22 sweetgirl82 (team pink) 06/02 mrsbookworm (team pink) 06/13 BaumMom (team pink)07/16 giselleacttwo (team pink) 07/23 MrsVictoriaB (team blue) 08/25 J&MsMom (VBA2C) 09/27 Brownie_222Graduates' Birth Stories 2010 10/13 lorryfach's VBAC. Girl, 7lb 9oz. 20.5" born 40w2d 12/20 Jb&Jb's VBAC with GD. Boy, 8lb 0.2oz 21.5" born 40w3d201101/15 SaraLynn21's VBAC. Boy, 6 lb 20" born 39w4d Older Baby Births 200809/10 lorryfach's C/S for stubborn posterior asynclitic baby. Girl, 7lb. 8oz. 21" born 41w12/15 Jb&Jb's c/s for FTP and non-reassuring fetal heart tones. Girl, 8lb 13.4oz 21.75" born 41w0d 200906/?? SaraLynn21's c/s for FTP, posterior baby. Boy, 6 lb 19" born 40w
Graduates can post their birth story links, and anyone can share their older baby's stories or summaries as well.Recent Events - Any updates??04/06 kaw2723's induction!!!04/07 BaumMom's sonogram (fluid check) Due Date List03/06 wendylaine (team pink) -- I see she had her baby but no stats or story yet!04/01 kaw2723 (team pink) 05/05 iris427 (team green)05/09 LiLuBee (team blue)05/13 beckynick04 (team pink) 05/22 sweetgirl82 (team pink) 06/02 mrsbookworm (team pink) 06/13 BaumMom (team pink)07/16 giselleacttwo (team pink) 07/23 MrsVictoriaB (team blue) 08/25 J&MsMom (VBA2C) 09/27 Brownie_222Graduates' Birth Stories 2010 10/13 lorryfach's VBAC. Girl, 7lb 9oz. 20.5" born 40w2d 12/20 Jb&Jb's VBAC with GD. Boy, 8lb 0.2oz 21.5" born 40w3d201101/15 SaraLynn21's VBAC. Boy, 6 lb 20" born 39w4d Older Baby Births 200809/10 lorryfach's C/S for stubborn posterior asynclitic baby. Girl, 7lb. 8oz. 21" born 41w12/15 Jb&Jb's c/s for FTP and non-reassuring fetal heart tones. Girl, 8lb 13.4oz 21.75" born 41w0d 200906/?? SaraLynn21's c/s for FTP, posterior baby. Boy, 6 lb 19" born 40w This discussion has been closed.
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QOTW: My husband has been really supportive and is completely confident that I can have the labor/VBAC that I am hoping for. My side of the family understand that this is my choice, but have warned me to be realistic about the possibility of a RCS. My In-Laws have required a lot more convincing. They are worried not only about the VBAC concept but also that I am using a CNM midwife instead of a OB as my care provider. As you can see, support has been across the board.
I have a doula that I love, which has helped me keep focused on my goal of a healthy birth and VBAC. Everyone can have their opinion, but end the end it is my body and child and I will make sure I decide what is best for us.
QOTW: How supportive is your partner? Your family? Are you dealing/did you deal with Negative Nancies about your VBAC decision?
My DH is being great about the VBAC. He knows how much I need/want to do this and is totally supportive. He (surprisingly to me) even loves the idea of getting a doula this time around. Our 48 hours of labor (with lots of interventions to "question" and push back from the doctors) last time was much harder on him than either of us imagined it would be.
My mom is being really supportive of the VBAC too. I imagine my mom has told my dad, but he doesn't really care.
I'm not sure my in-laws know... and if they do, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't say anything to me. They know I'm a crazy crunchy tree-hugger. 
My friends are all really supportive. The ones that don't have babies don't know any better and the ones that do completely understand how much last time sucked for me.
Only person left to get on board is my Doc. I meet the NP next week for my first appointment and the doctor in May. Hopefully she's as good as I've heard, otherwise I'll be on the market for a new one in May!
EDD is 11/8 (We are team "I can't decide if we'll find out" for now)
First ultrasound is 4/13. First appt with the NP at the OBs office is 4/14, so hopefully I'll know more next week!
Please add me to the list, trying to VBA2C due 11/22/11
QOTW: My Dh is supportive in whatever I want, and to be honest he left the decision solely up to me. He just wants us to be safe and healthy. My family does not know we are pregnant again and I know one side will be happy with the VBA2C decision and the other will question it. The side that will question it won't understand why I am doing this to myself again (was planning to vbac with #2 but never went into labor and a RCS was sheduled on my due date).
I have my first OB appt with a vbamc friendly doctor that was referred to me by my local ICAN chapter. I'll also be attending my first ICAN meeting and the topic of discussion is VBA2C birth stories. Hopefully this time around I will be more educated on the topic.
My DH is really supportive of trying for a VBAC, and so is my family. So far no one has really had anything to say about me wanting to try for a VBAC, which makes me pretty happy. I have a lot of mommy friends who have had to have c-sections and all hope for a VBAC with their next.
EDD: June 7th with a boy
Baby is still head down!!! I start bi-weekly appt next week.
At 34 weeks I will have to have my iron checked again and if it is still too low i will have to start iron IV treatments 3-4 times a week till delivery.
My husband is very supportive. My parents are supportive, but it took them a very long time (about a year and a half) to really listen to me and understand why my c-section was so hard for me. Now they get it. Husband's family we're not involving much in our birth plan. They wouldn't understand why we would choose a birth center birth with a midwife instead of hospital birth/OB, so we have decided to just not discuss it. If they ask, which I assume they will as things progress, we'll find ways to answer their questions without delving into the reasons why we are choosing this option over the option we chose last time. I also only discuss my VBAC plans with people who are 100% supportive - don't even talk about it with others. With a second pregnancy, I've found that people are less interested/inquisitive, which is a plus for me because I don't have to field questions or hear as much unsolicited advice! I am enjoying my privacy and small circle of positive energy about my VBAC hopes this time.
QOTW: How supportive is your partner? Your family? Are you dealing/did you deal with Negative Nancies about your VBAC decision?
DH is supportive, and my family I think are slightly skeptical but they keep their negativity to themselves for the most part. I haven't really run into anyone voicing their concerns except for my sister, and with her I just tell her this is what we have researched and decided and that's that.
BTW, fluid check went well, its high but still in the normal range. Baby is measuring in the 48%ile and is still breech. I'm hoping she decides to turn soon, I'll be doing everything I can do encourage that.