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Info on Vbac
Hi ladies. I have a few questions for you..
Q #1 What made you decide to have a Vbac?
Q #2 What risks bothered you the most?
Q #3 What risks were you ok with to decide to go with the Vbac VS RCS??
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Re: Info on Vbac
Q #1 What made you decide to have a Vbac?
I want the moment when the baby comes out and is put on my chest. I want to be able to be with my baby for the first moments of his/her life. Not have the baby taken away while I'm recovering. I want to be able to chase my 2 year old around.
Q #2 What risks bothered you the most?
The small chance something really goes wrong and I can't have more kids.
Q #3 What risks were you ok with to decide to go with the Vbac VS RCS??
I don't think I'm ok with any of the risks, but there are risks to both. I looked at them all and talked with my ob. My ob told me that a successful vbac is better for mom and baby. Next would be a RCS no trial. Then Labor with rcs. My son was born via c-section after laboring. Obviously the worst of all three, but he is healthy and happy. So assuming that the rare problems don't occur, I will have that outcome again. Which would not be the end of the world. I hope that makes sense.
Q #1 What made you decide to have a Vbac? With my daughter, it was almost 3 hours after her birth before I got to hold her- I do not want that to happen again. The quicker recovery is also a big factor.
Q #2 What risks bothered you the most? Really, the only risk that is different from a non-VBAC vaginal birth is increased risk of uterine rupture. And even that risk is miniscule. The risks of unnecessary surgery bother me more.
Q #3 What risks were you ok with to decide to go with the Vbac VS RCS?? See Q#2.Q #1 What made you decide to have a Vbac?
1. The belief that my first c/s was unneccesary.
2. The belief that our bodies are meant to do this and don't grow babies larger than we can birth.
3. Faster recovery
4. Ability to care for my DD and new LO sooner.
5. Less risk for me.
6. Avoiding the 6months - 1 year of pain during the healing process.
7. Avoiding major surgery.
Q #2 What risks bothered you the most?
The risk of going through major abdominal surgery again bothered me the most.
Q #3 What risks were you ok with to decide to go with the Vbac VS RCS??
The risk of uterine rupture is small. The risk of catastrophic uterine rupture is even smaller. I'm really not worried.
Q #1 What made you decide to have a Vbac? I was induced, and later was convinced to have a c/s. I hated every part of the c/s, even though it was completely uneventful and my recovery was textbook, and I hated how long recovery took (8+ weeks for me). I hated that I was sick the entire next day from the drugs they had to give me and hardly remember any of it. I had planned a natural birth, and felt that it was taken away once piece at a time in the name of convenience or inexperience of the providers.
Q #2 What risks bothered you the most? The risks of a second c/s bother me the most--the rate of maternal death during a c/s (or complications afterwards) are far more upsetting to me and DH than the risk of uterine rupture. Also, the risk of infection, bowel and bladder nicks, and other possible complications from serious surgery bother me.
Q #3 What risks were you ok with to decide to go with the VBAC vs RCS? The biggest of a VBAC is the small possibility of uterine rupture, which happens to a very, very small number of woman in labor (it does happen to woman that have never had a c/s before). The only way I would be "ok" with a RCS is in a true emergency (ie placenta abruption, cord prolapse, etc).
Help your husband find scientific information on VBACs. My guess is he isn't on board because of what "people" have told him. He might be surprised to find how safe a VBAC is and how dangerous a c/s is based on the anecdotal information he has been basing his opinions on. Good luck!
Q #1 What made you decide to have a Vbac? There were several factors that led to my decision to VBAC. Mainly I felt very taken advantage of in my first labor by my nurses and the OB on call. I also was not numb prior to the first incision of my c/s with DD (my epidural failed). Plus my recovery was horrendously painful for a few months post-partum. Lastly, I knew I could birth a baby vaginally. I just knew it. All I needed was for a birth team to believe in and support me, which thankfully I found.
Q #2 What risks bothered you the most? Honestly the risks of RCS bothered me. I was not bothered by the risks of VBAC because I felt I was in the right place with providers I trusted (hospital midwife practice) if something were to go wrong and an emergency c/s was warranted.
Q #3 What risks were you ok with to decide to go with the Vbac VS RCS?? RCS carries much more risks with much higher incidence than VBAC overall. Maternal death, hemorrhage, bowel/bladder damage by surgical instruments, the list goes on and on...
Check out www.ican-online.org and www.vbacfacts.com for up-to-date facts regarding both risks for VBAC and RCS.
HTH and GL!
~Sweet Girl *8/18/08* c-section ~ Sweet Boy *12/2/10* VBAC ~ Sweet Boy *8/14/12* VBAC~
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My first child of three was my c-section. It was medically necessary, but I was able to have natural birth with the next two without any difficulties. I think it is healthier for the child, personally, particularly if there are no medical reasons to have a c-section. I decided to have a VBAC because I want to be "present" when my child is born, I want to recover as quickly as possible and be active with my child especially when my husband has precious little time off work (I don't want to be in pain, recovering, when we could all be cuddling and taking stroller walks in the park). I also wanted to have a voice in my pregnancy (which has been a hard fight in a state that isn't VBAC friendly).
Q #2 What risks bothered you the most?
I think, in my situation, I'm more worried about shoulder dysplacia, which really has nothing to do with c-section or VBACing. I think because I had 2 vaginal births after a c-section without the OB making a big deal over it, I really don't have any qualms about if my body/uterus can handle it. The biggest risk about VBAC itself is the ability to be allowed a true shot at a VBAC, as I said above, in a state that isn't VBAC friendly.
Q #3 What risks were you ok with to decide to go with the Vbac VS RCS??
Again, it's more personalized than general, but I'm willing to risk shoulder dysplacia to a degree because I also know if they tell me "hey, this is why there is a delay" that I'm fully prepared to say, "OK, let's c-section". I'm ok with the uterine burst risk, because I've already had two births proving the uterine is up to the task. Now, had I been given the heads up a long time ago before baby #2, I might have been a little worried.
#1 - I live in a country where VBAC is the default, so I didn't really decide to have a VBAC. I decided not to fight it.
#2 - My biggest fear was that I would end up with an emergency cesarean anyway.
#3 - I had confidence in my care providers to do what was best for me and my baby. It wasn't really that I was 'ok' with the risk of UR, but more that I felt I and my baby would be well cared for even if it happened, being in a hospital with competent midwives and doctors to attend me.
Q #1 What made you decide to have a Vbac?
We're undecided about having more than two kids, so I wanted to have the option of having a third. I'm not comfortable with the risks that come with 3+ c-sections.
Q #2 What risks bothered you the most?
Q #3 What risks were you ok with to decide to go with the Vbac VS RCS??
My biggest worry was the risks of having a second c-section after laboring (though it's not that high, but still freaked me out). I was worried about uterine rupture when I was thinking about VBAC, but before I got pregnant with my second kid.I didn't view VBAC as a riskier option than RCS.
DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)