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mommytosam011011 · May 2011

How many had a VBAC after having to be induced and not progressing?

I was looking at what makes a good candidate and it said that if you had to have meds to be induced or you had slowed or stopped labor. Those both happened in my delivery and I would really like to try a VBAC next time.

Erica92 · May 2011

Hmm my c/s was due to twins and that twin A was breech (otherwise I would have attempted a twin vag delivery).

I have heard that c/s due to bad positioning and those who went into labor naturally have "better odds" than those who had tried to deliver vaginally and labor stalled/failed to progress etc..

BUT (huge but) that being said there are many reasons why one labor resulted in a c/s and another labor can be a succesful vag delivery so don't get too caught up on the odds.

But one thing I do suggest is you have to come to terms/get over/etc... the reasons for your past c/s. You have to work through those issues so that you can get past it and focus on this labor.

Do you mind me asking if you got an epidural? That was one of my BIGGEST reasons for having a natural drug-free VBAC b/c if labor did stall I could get up, walk around, get on the ball, etc... and have options to get labor going again vs. having an epi and being stuck in a bed and have NO option other than a c-section. Just a thought if you're not already thinking of a drug-free birth that if failure to progress was an issue last time you might want to consider it (if you're not already)....

anyway that's just my 2 cents for what it's worth

Brownie_222 · May 2011

My c-section was for failure to progress...but what I know now is that is a hazy thing. Some labors are fast, some (including most first labors) are slow. I was induced at 41 weeks. I think my baby and body just weren't quite ready. I feel very optimistic about my VBAC odds. A huge part of that faith for me is that I have found a midwife that really believes in me, who thinks pregnancy and labor are normal and most of the time go well. This wellness framework is important to me because we start with the expectation that things will go well, instead of starting from a place of negativity or disorder. FWIW, it took me a long time to feel more at peace with my son's birth (a lot longer than four months). I didn't know anyone who had an unexpected cesarean and felt alone in my feelings of loss, sadness and anger. Once those feelings were heard and validated, I started to grow, rather than shrink, from the experience...it took me quite a while, though. I would be interested to hear more about your first experience. I think most all mamas have great VBAC odds with a solid provider that believes in us. You can do it!

CherryStarburst · May 2011

My c/s happened after a failed induction, I had actually gotten to 10 and pushed for 3 hours but her was posterior and I was exhausted so he wasn't budging. I went In to labor on my own with DD1, 9 days overdue and had an all natural VBAC, she was also posterior. DD2 I went into labor on my own and had her 3 days early.

Erica92 · May 2011

Ditto Brownie- I can't second enough how imporant both of things that she mentioend are:

1) MOST important in my mind is a supportive provider (in my experience a midwife) who doesn't believe in inductions and believes that labor and delivery is a natural experience not something to be forced or force a bunch of medical interventions on the patient.

2) coming to terms with your loss. I had to come to terms with my loss over not having a vaginal delivery in order to come into the next labor from a positive place believing that my body could do it rather than a place of doubt and negativity

Good luck on your vbac journey!

iris427 · May 2011

I was induced and had my c/s was after no progress during pushing (baby was OP)

I just had a VBAC two weeks ago.

lorryfach · May 2011

I had my labor augmented after not progressing on my own for two days. I did fully dilate but it was very slow and hard. In the end, she could not come out due to her position. I did not get an epi with my first, btw, and I did all the repositioning and moving you can think of. I did get an epi with my VBAC and it helped me dilate faster since I could finally relax.

jen5-03 · May 2011

Induced at 39wk for high blood pressure (rather than giving me any sort of meds for that BP). 2 days of cervical softening (didn't work). And 1 day of pitocin got me to 7cm by 630pm. Then I had a c/s at 930pm for failure of OB to want to stay late after me being in labor "so long" (16hr).

I had a vbac. I stalled at 7cm again. But with a few little tricks (positioning, etc), and a lot more patience from my OB, I had a vbac after 29hr of labor.

papagena · May 2011

DS #1 was an induction @ 41 1/2 weeks (labor never started), baby turned at the first cervical check after about 3 hours on the pit, which hadn't done much of anything except giving me what felt like strong BH contractions.

#2 was a fabulous, natural VBAC. Went into labor on my own at 40 wks & 4 days.

mommytosam011011 · May 2011

Thank you everyone that responded. I feel a lot better now that I've read this. I did have an epi, but didn't want one and was basically forced into it. My OB said that since I was probably gonna have to have a C/S anyway I might as well just get the epi. I was only at a 5. I was on pit since 7:30 that morning, but they stopped it when they did the epi and never started it again.

I won't be trying again for at least 3 years, but I just wanted to get some info on VBAC for the future so I can have the natural birth that I was robbed of.

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