What would you do???

coromble · June 2012

I'm 36 weeks and had my first internal exam today. Apparently, my pelvic bones are super close together....like my dr couldn't even get two fingers in, so she is going to continue monitoring me, but thinks a c-section is likely. Also, the exam was really painful . I was always fine with the option of a c-section, but assumed I would be making the decision because of something happening during labor. This kind of caught me off guard. I'm not opposed to having one, especially since it does look likely that trying for a vaginal delivery could cause complications.

My question is...what would you do? Do I go ahead and tell my dr I just want to schedule a c-section or try to do stretches and wait until I go into labor??

Temp6313048411121614 · June 2012

First, is there another doctor in the practice to see what he/she thinks? Personally, I would try for a vaginal birth and if it comes down to it that the baby won't fit (but isn't in distress) then you can opt for a c/s at that time. Our bodies are made to do incredible thing and goes through some major changes during labor and delivery. Of course there are some that just do have a narrow pelvis, but you personally I'd try for a vaginal if your doc doesn't see any harm in doing so. I'm not against c/s in the least, I've had a vaginal birth and a c/s, I loved both.

mommytoconnor · June 2012

Well quite honestly if you are alreayd 36 weeks, stretches aren't gonna do anything. If it was truly painful digital exam then chances are you won't delivery vaginally. However, you can try laboring and if you don't progress have a csection. If I trusted my doc and he said to do Csection I probably would go that route.

HotChocolate79 · June 2012

I would probably wait until you get closer to your due date and decide then. My CS was a good experience and I don't regret it at all, but a tiny part of me wonders what it would have been like to be able to deliver the old fashioned way. So I am glad I gave it my all to try for that. I don't think I'd be comfortable making that decision at 36 weeks.

skio · June 2012

I would get a second opinion. And even if my second opinion also said I was unlikely to deliver vaginally, I would damn well try anyway. Just me.

pitterpatter129 · June 2012

I'd get a second opinion just because this seems odd to me. Didn't you have a pelvic exam early in the pregnancy? Did they not say something about a small pelvis then? Exams are always super painful (in my experience) in the last few weeks of pregnancy. I remember my OB warning me that they would be painful. It could just be that it hurt and you tensed up and made it more difficult for the doctor when it comes to the "two finger" thing. I would go for a vaginal delivery if it were me, just because I wouldn't wish a csection on anyone. If your doctors are really concerned though, do what you feel is best for you and the baby. Good luck!

nikki2246 · June 2012

I have a small pelvis also which was not discovered until 2 days before my due date and confirmed during my c section. Are you starting to dialte at all or efface? I never did either despite the fact that my dd was head down. she was actually sitting oblique/transverse . I was never going to go into labor on my own and she was presenting that way due to my small pelvis. They would not even induce because the dr's knew it would have ended in a emergancy section.

I say have a second opinion and then go from there but I never hesitated when they said c section. I knew it was coming anyway. I was all about just getting the baby into the world as safe as possible.

denise_m · June 2012

I have a narrow pelvis. Exams hurt, especially in pregnancy. However, my vaginal delivery with my first was relatively easy. I'd get a second opinion.

Strawberrywine · June 2012

I would wait until my body or the baby gave a signal to show me which way was the best for my baby to be born. I would never schedule a c/s based off that for my first birth.

manbearpig31610 · June 2012

Having been through both a scheduled cs, with no labor and an emergency cs, after a long labor, I have to say I would probably schedule a cs. I have never had a vaginal delivery but the recoveries from my sections were night and day. The scheduled cs was a breeze. I was never in pain. The emergency cs was a nightmare. Not saying your experience would be the same or that you should decide one way or another. Those are just my experiences and what I would do. If you'd like to wait and see there's no harm in that. If you're more comfortable scheduling a cs, there's nothing wrong with that either.

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