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Newbie Question: Why can't you induce for a VBAC?

loblob
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I've been lurking and people seem to be talking about this....

 

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Re: Newbie Question: Why can't you induce for a VBAC?

  • Hi725Hi725
    Increased risk of uterine rupture with pitocin.
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  • GypsyEsqGypsyEsq member

    Many but not all doctors have this rule. Additionally there are non pit methods that can be used. AROM, foley bulb... 

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  • RandiDeeAnnRandiDeeAnn
    Some docs will;some won't. Some of us just don't like the idea. Plus, my docs have told me that success rates are higher with spontaneous labor. I had a failed induction, so the whole process bothers me.
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  • Jen524Jen524 member
    It depends on the doctor.  Some will not induce at all, some will use non pitocin methods (i.e. foley bulb), some will use low doses of pit.  I believe induction methods using cervix ripening drugs can increase risk of rupture as well as high doses of pit.
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  • MAprincessMAprincess member

    imageJen524:
    It depends on the doctor.  Some will not induce at all, some will use non pitocin methods (i.e. foley bulb), some will use low doses of pit.  I believe induction methods using cervix ripening drugs can increase risk of rupture as well as high doses of pit.

    This is true.  I was induced for my VBAC.  We attempted and failed a foley bulb induction and mine was done with low-dose pitocin.  It's cervadil and high dose pit that is not good for you.  It's actually not good for you even if you aren't a VBAC.  But many doctors just don't want to do it.  I personally think it is because many of them just aren't that into VBACs in the first place.  But I was induced at 41 weeks and it was successful.

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  • loblob
    So much to think about! 
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  • Luvmy2sonsLuvmy2sons member

    I was scheduled for an induction, but my m/w swept my membranes the day before and I ended up delivering my DD that night (at the time I was supposed to be arriving for my induction!).

    We were doing an AROM (artifical rupture of membranes) with a very very very low dose of pit. When I went into spontaneous labor on my own, when I arrived at the hospital, my m/w still did an AROM and my labor was about 4 hours, start to finish. This was my 2nd vbac.

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  • TwizzleTwizzle member
    My midwives will induce me if I get to 41w6d, in the hospital, with Foley bulb (if favorable) and low dose pitocin.  I think it just depends on the provider.
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  • Aloe0lAloe0l member
    There is an increase in uterine rupture.  Though, I've seen/heard of it done, so it's not 100% off the table depending on who your provider is.
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  • babyikebabyike member

    imageTwizzle:
    My midwives will induce me if I get to 41w6d, in the hospital, with Foley bulb (if favorable) and low dose pitocin.  I think it just depends on the provider.

    This Yes

    I was told this both with DS and this LO (different providers and hospitals for each).  Gentle inductions are safe for VBACs.  High dose Pitocin and/or cervical ripening agents (Cervadil, Cytotec) are not safe for VBACs because they significantly increase the risk for uterine rupture (even in non-VBAC labors).

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