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VBAC
cottonlily84
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What if dr said no
cottonlily84
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Would you find another one or trust your provider? Or maybe a little less black and white, get a second opinion or discuss it more with your provider? I really like my dr but I think a no vbac dx, especially if it's just b/c I had a c/s, would probably be a deal breaker for me.
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Re: What if dr said no
I'd find another doctor.
Good luck!
My OB said I was not a good candidate for a VBAC because I winced during my last pap which indicated to her that my pelvis is too small. Umm I winced because I was breastfeeding and she didn't use enough lube to combat the effects that had on that region...But this is the same OB who declared an emergency section based on an inaccurate growth ultrasound.
I then decided I wasn't going back and found a free standing birth center/midwives that are 100% supportive of my plans to VBAC. We will see how it plays out in April.
My OB told me she wouldn't let me vbac after 2 c-sections, but could recommend an OB she knows well that might. She said since DS wouldn't drop and I didn't progress, that it would likely happen again and the risk for uterine rupture was higher with a vbac after 2 c's. I wasn't really happy with what she told me, I feel strongly that I should at least be able to try it, but the only dr. around, the one she would refer me to since I have already had 2 c-sections is over an hour away and the hospital is an hour away.
I chose to stick with my OB. The other dr. and hospital are too far away.
Trust my provider? No, that's what got me my c/s. (Some are truly necessary, but I do not beleive mine was one of them).
I got a new OB. And then halfway through when I had problems with her, I switched again. My last OB told me that I wasn't the best vbac candidate in the world, but that there was no reason not to try it. And he stuck with me, and stuck by his word even when I got GD. And I did have a successful vbac.
If an OB said flat-out that they did not do any vbacs, I'd ask them point blank how they justify going against ACOG guidelines.
My first OB told me I was not a good candidate for VBAC. I started looking at medical studies about the situation that led to my cesarean, and about VBAC and I found a lot of information the contradicted what she had told me. So I got a few second opinions and I ended up having a VBAC with a very supportive doctor.
I would at least get a second opinion from someone who supports VBAC, and then make my decision. GL.
Technically as a hospital employee,my OB has to tell me no, because my hospital doesn't really want people VBACing there. She is trying really hard to get the hospital to change their policy, there is no ban in place so I'm going to be using this hospital even if she doesn't get this through. At her previous hospital, in a different state, she did hundreds of VBAC's and she has already told me that I am a perfect candidate for VBAC, section was due to DS being breech and I went into labor on my own. We aren't expecting yet, so I'm hoping by time that happens the hospital will be onboard.