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LuckyBride06
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successful vbac after having a C b/c you stalled?
LuckyBride06
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Has anyone had a successful vbac after stalling during your last labor?
I want to attempt a vbac for this delivery. I even switched to a midwife because she's more supportive then my gyno was. With my DS, my water broke and I never started contracting for over 8 hours, so they started me on pitocin. I got an epi at 5cm, and I was progressing fine until I hit 8cms. I stalled at 8cms for over 4 hours, after trying everything, I just wouldn't progress. Then I started developing a fever (sign of infection) and my BP was rising. I was approaching 25 hours since the time my water broke. So unfortunately I had a C. I had a great recovery and it wasn't as bad as I thought, but I would definitely LOVE to give birth vaginally to experience that. I want to hold my baby right away, I want to push and watch my baby being born... those are my reasons.
So, I'm HOPING for a vbac. But I'm worried that I'll stall again. I know I won't know until I try, but it's just a worry in the back of my mind. My midwife said it's definitely possible that it'll be fine, but I could stall again too. There's no way of knowing. I guess I just want reassurance that it can work!
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Re: successful vbac after having a C b/c you stalled?
That's awesome!! congrats on your vbac!!!
With my first I was induced with Cytotec, Cervadil, breast pump and maxed out on Pit for three nights. I got to go home b/c my bp went down and went into labor on my own a couple days later. I came in at 5 cm with a bulging bag, they broke my water at 8 cm since I thought it would move things along (I heard to wait until at least 7 cm). I got up to 9 cm and then they weren't get a reactive strip from DS so I was hooked up to an IV for fluids since chugging soda wasn't doing anything. Being in the bed and stalling at 9 cm. with the talk of more Pit made me give into the epi. I got to 9 1/2 and never got to push. Not fetal distress or anything, just FTP. I still think it wasn't necessary.
This time I got to the hospital at 5 cm with a bulging bag again! I was stalling again when I got in the shower just like last time, but this time I had a doula and the knowledge that stalling out wasn't good. I really felt like my labor was progressing the exact same way, but my doula suggested trying different positions, while the first time I was basically on my own with DH and I would walk and stand in the shower the whole time. I also didn't let them break my water b/c I read that it could have been a reason that DS wasn't positioned right (he never got past 0 station). I pushed for less than 90 min. and it was awesome! I really feel like I had my perfect birth this time even though I had many sleepless nights leading up to it.
Yes! My first OB was telling me I stalled out and there were no options after just a few hours. My second OB took HOURS and HOURS to help me through labor, find new positions, suggest nipple stim, etc.
I find it laughable that I was labelled as FTP after 19hours the first time and took 29 hours of labor the second time for my successful vbac.
I assume that your c/s was legit as you had a fever, but assuming you don't have a fever this time, there's no reason you can't vbac. The baby's position as well as your OB/midwife's patience are huge factors here.