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KSimone619
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Had my baby 3/1 via surprise VBAC
KSimone619
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Here is the short story... I was scheduled for a RCS today, but woke upon Thursday around 430 to some contractions that I thought could be an upset stomach. Dozed off and on until about 6 when I woke up DH and let him know I thought i was in labor. We showered, packed our bag, and got DD situated and headed to the hospital. Was 4 cm at check in... By the time I got my epidural 30 minutes before my csection time about an hour and a half later, I was complete so I thought I'd give vbac a shot... After 30 minutes of pushing Nora Reese was here at 7 lb 14 oz!
I am so happy I gave it a try. I did have a grade 3 tear but so far the recovery is like night and day from the csection, even though I consider my CS recovery to have been "easy." If you are on the fence about giving VBAC a try, I definitely recommend it... by the time I was in the position to try, I decided I had nothing to lose, and would have been disappointed in myself if I had come that far and NOT tried. My delivery experience this time was much more quiet, peaceful, and emotional for me (which is just about exactly what I felt I missed out on the first time). Best of luck to all of you!!
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Re: Had my baby 3/1 via surprise VBAC
Congratulations!
If you don't mind my asking, what was the reason for your first c/s?
Sure... Reason was failure to descend. After normal labor and pushing 2.5 hours never made any progress. She was 8 lb 8oz... In addition her head position had been questionable.. So her size and head position combination may have created problems as opposed to true cephalopelvic disproportion.
Sure... Reason was failure to descend. After normal labor and pushing 2.5 hours never made any progress. She was 8 lb 8oz... In addition her head position had been questionable.. So her size and head position combination may have created problems as opposed to true cephalopelvic disproportion.
DS born via unplanned C-section at 40w6d