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VBAC
Kristen050
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I realize this has been asked a million times...
Kristen050
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in VBAC
But I'm going to ask anyway! Basically looking to see if anyone has had a successful VBAC with a situation similar to mine. So last delivery:
I went into labor 3 1/2 weeks early at 36 weeks 4 days. DS weighed 6lbs 9oz (but no complications with him or the delivery other than the csection).
I ended with a c section after 3 hours of pushing (I wasn't even tired, could have pushed all day), completely dilated. I'm unsure how far he descended as I thought during the delivery the doctor said he couldn't see the head but in his notes it says that he could. They also used the vacuum, 3 unsuccessful tries, with the last time the doctor pulling so hard that the vacuum broke. Once he was delivered the nurses said you could see how hard both the baby and I tried because he basically had a conehead on top of his conehead. <br><br>
I go to a group OB practice and each visit have discussed it with the different doctors. The first said I wasn't high on her list of successful candidates since I pushed well for 3 hours with a relatively small baby but she was willing to let me try. The second basically said it was a tough call and hard to give a success % but if she had to guess it would be 40 to 50%. FWIW the same thing happened to my mother when she delivered me but she never tried for a VBAC either. <br><br>
I'm honestly ok with a VBAC or a RCS, my motivation is the easiest recovery. I had a super easy recovery with my first csection but there is just a part of me thinks it's not going to be so easy the second time around. I think that's everything so if you made it through thank you and any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Re: I realize this has been asked a million times...
Obviously, I'm pro-VBAC and clearly bias. But in your situation, I'd still go for the VBAC. If your first recovery was super easy after going through labor and 3 hours of pushing, then there's no reason to think that a VBAC attempt would be any more exhausting.
I pushed for a while and didn't make any progress, but I'm hoping that with a different baby, different positioning, that things will be different this time around. Also, I'm hoping that #1 started clearing the way.
Good luck with your decision.
With my first, I pushed for (get this) 6 hours. They said she was too high for a vacuum, so to the OR we went for a C.
My second came out in 35 minutes of pushing, 4 hour labor total. AND her head was in the 90th percentile.
My second OB told me studies found low success rates if you got all the way to pushing the first time. I found the study he meant with a low success rate (15%) but then found another with a very high success rate (75%) for a successful VBAC even with a first who didn't come out. The truth is no one can predict whether the kid will come out or not, so you might as well try. It depends so much on position (e.g., posterior) and lots of other factors.
But I feel like if after a 6-hour pushing experience I can get out a kid with the world's biggest head, that says something.
And since you mentioned recovery, I have to say: The recovery after the VBAC was a million times easier than the recovery from the C. Obviously -- it's not surgery. Second C's are also tough because they have to cut through the scar tissue. So if recovery is important to you, it's a total no-brainer to try for a VBAC.