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A little info but also a Question...

mamak85mamak85
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Hi ladies ... I am not new here . I had to get a new screen name cause my other one wouldn't work.. Anyway.A little background first. I needed a c/s with my DS. I went from 2cm to 10cm with in 3 1/2 hrs and pushed 5+hrs just to end up a c/s . As she was doing my c-section she said she totally forgot about my fibroid.Also he was sunny-side up. Baby was a big boy 8lbs 11oz 20in. My doctor said  they don't do Vbac. She also said she didn't want me to have a TOL and then said my future children will have to be born by c/s and I can only have 3 kids tops. She also said she didn't want me to have a TOL.My Question is have any of you been in a situation like this were your doctor says NO but you did have a successful Vbac???? 

Update:My new doctor said she didn't think it was because of my fibroid. She believes it's more to do with my size and what size baby was. I am scared I won't be able to have a successful Vbac. She she if my 2nd child is big I would have to have a c/s but she would let me try and see. Please tell me there is hope....

TIA...

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Re: A little info but also a Question...

  • chicsubchicsub member

    There is definitely a chance, but it sounds like you really haven't found a good provider yet and that is huge.  Even the new doc is sending up red flags, sorry.  The fact that the new doc thinks it has more to do with size vs. baby's position just shows that the doc doesn't believe your body is able to birth a baby vaginally and will probably push for growth u/s and possibly rule out b/c baby is "too big".  So I would definitely be looking for a new provider (again).  Do you have an ICAN chapter near you?

    Funny, my VBAC baby was also 8 lb. 11 oz. and 20.75 inches!  Bigger than my c/s baby, too.

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  • iris427iris427 member

    I don't have fibroids, but my c/s was similar to yours.  I had a sunny side up baby and pushed for 2 hours and then had a c/s.  My OB told me I shouldn't try to have a VBAC because I was just too small to have a baby vaginally, and if I tried, the same thing would just happen again.

    I started doing some research on my own and got some second opinions, and I realized that there was a good chance my OB was wrong.  Over 60% of women who had a c/s for CPD (pelvis too small) are able to have VBAC.  And having a sunny side up baby significantly increases your chance of a c/s.  When OBs manually turned sunny side up babies in studies, the c/s rate fell significantly, suggesting that the baby's position can make a big difference.

    So I decided to try a VBAC.  I found a new OB who supported me and I had a fast and uncomplicated VBAC--and the baby was 2 oz larger than my first baby.  So it's definitely possible.  

    GL 

     

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  • mamak85mamak85
    My old OB said during the c/s " oh he was sunny-side up" then said "oh I forgot about the fibroid (5cm). So I don't know if she was covering her a$$  because she didn't realize he was sunny side up and didn't try to turn him?. So maybe she is blaming the fibroid so she don't look bad not knowing the position he was?. My new doc said if it was the fibroid I never would have dilated as fast as I did 3cm-10cm with-in 3 1/2 hrs. So I don't know .. I feel bad cause I liked my old doctor but I love my new doc. I did ask about Vbac and she said there is no reason I can't ... I am scared cause I don't know if I can do it.. My hubby don't want me to have a Vbac cause he thinks if I had a c/s I will have another because of what my old doc said.... I am lost and confused????????? Thank you all for your reply...
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