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VBAC
Have not melted down for awhile but I AM today...
in VBAC
I had my A/S last week. The baby looked great and the Dr. at the lab was not concerned about the location of my placenta. I was so relieved and felt like one more obstacle towards my planned out of hospital VBAC was crossed off the list. I also, despite having a anterior placenta, started feeling a lot of movement which was exciting.
Then I had my 20 week appt. at my birth center today. They found protein in my urine, want me to change my diet by upping protein and cutting out processed sugars. I posted about both of these issues this morning.
https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/60916623.aspx
https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/60919112.aspx
Since I can't concentrate or get anything done at work I was going to head to the natural foods store and get some protein powder, which was suggested by the MW. As I'm getting ready to leave my office the birth center calls saying they didn't get a good enough look at the placenta from my A/S. I specifically told the tech and the doctor that I needed a good photo and that it was really important as I'm a VBAC candidate. So now I have to have another ultrasound at around 30 weeks.
30 weeks! I have to go 10 more weeks before I get the peace of mind of my placenta being in a safe location. I understand the pre-caution but I need to fully commit myself to this natural birth thing and with all this pressure for things to be perfect it is hard to stay in the right frame of mind. I also really wanted to avoid a third trimester ultrasound. My babies measure large/ahead and I don't want any further doubts/red flags in the MW's minds regarding this VBAC. I already see the 30 week ultrasound turning into a 36 week growth scan and the whole thing spiraling down hill towards a RCS.
I understand that the VBAC may not work out and I can accept that if I feel like I did everything possible to prevent a RCS but if I don't get to even try, again, I'm going to have a hard time with that. So yeah, I'm having a meltdown.
Ughhhh and our new marketing guru just came in and surprised me with a meeting request in 15 minutes so I can't go get my protein crap because I was busy venting and writing this post. I cannot win today.
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Re: Have not melted down for awhile but I AM today...
Meltdowns happen, I'm sorry! I had GD with my VBAC pregnancy (not the first one), so I understand the concern. With my first I had protein and PIH issues and was anticipating that, but GD threw me for a loop.
I only had protein in my urine one time this past pregnancy. The nurse recommended drinking a lot of water if it was an a.m. appointment and making sure to get a couple good pees in before the appointment to flush it out. She said they were less concerned when it happened in a.m. appointments. So a lot of times it is actually a result of being dehydrated and that might be something to be aware of.
Since I had to keep my blood sugars stable, protein was a big factor. I never was advised to take protein powder though and instead focused on eating more chicken, string cheese, tofu, beans, peanut butter (OMG, I'm surprised DD didn't come out with a PB hue!), hummus and Greek yogurt.
I'm sorry, that sucks. Is there any reason to think the placenta is not in a good place?
This isn't totally the same, but when I was 9 weeks pregnant with my second, I found out I had a complete placenta previa. I knew there was a 90% chance it would move, but that still meant a 10% chance of not even getting to try a VBAC. And I had no idea how long it would take to know for sure if I would be able to try or not. I remember thinking, what do I do now? Keep preparing for a VBAC or wait and see? I decided that if I didn't continue preparing for a vaginal birth, I would regret it. So I put the placenta previa out of my mind as much as I could and kept getting ready for a VBAC. In the end, the placenta was not an issue at all.
GL