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VBAC 16 months after c section?

Was anyone able to have a VBAC 16 months after a c section?

I just had my first Dr appt, she said it might not be possible :( I'm going to have to be followed by an OB clinic my entire pregnancy instead of by my Dr until 36 weeks, have more ultrasounds, and they're considering me high risk! DD1 will be 9 months next week.

ETA: they're considering me high risk because of the recent c section with DD1 (it was scheduled, she was breech) not for any other reason. I had a perfect pregnancy, delivery and recovery with DD.

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Re: VBAC 16 months after c section?

  • I technically didnt have a VBAC, but my doctor was fine with it 12 months apart. I had a RCS because my dr did not want me going past my EDD and I didnt go into labor naturally. If you're high risk for some reason I'm sure that will change the recommendation. I'm sorry!
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    I technically didnt have a VBAC, but my doctor was fine with it 12 months apart. I had a RCS because my dr did not want me going past my EDD and I didnt go into labor naturally. If you're high risk for some reason I'm sure that will change the recommendation. I'm sorry!

    Wow that's realy close! I'm not high risk for any other reason so Idk what's going to happen

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  • I haven't delivered yet, but fully plan on VBACing (my OB is supportive), and I'm due 14 months and a week after my DD1's birth. 
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    imageKC_13:
    I technically didnt have a VBAC, but my doctor was fine with it 12 months apart. I had a RCS because my dr did not want me going past my EDD and I didnt go into labor naturally. If you're high risk for some reason I'm sure that will change the recommendation. I'm sorry!

    Wow that's realy close! I'm not high risk for any other reason so Idk what's going to happen

    They consider you high risk just because of pregnancies close together and nothing else? Thats pretty foolish. I would definitely try to find another more VBAc friendly provider. There are some higher risks with VBACs under 18 months apart (the overall risk is still very low), but if your first was a "normal" pregnancy/delivery and you don't have any risk factors working against you I can't see why a VBAC wouldnt be an option.

    GL!

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    imageAmitchell0626:

    imageKC_13:
    I technically didnt have a VBAC, but my doctor was fine with it 12 months apart. I had a RCS because my dr did not want me going past my EDD and I didnt go into labor naturally. If you're high risk for some reason I'm sure that will change the recommendation. I'm sorry!

    Wow that's realy close! I'm not high risk for any other reason so Idk what's going to happen

    They consider you high risk just because of pregnancies close together and nothing else? Thats pretty foolish. I would definitely try to find another more VBAc friendly provider. There are some higher risks with VBACs under 18 months apart (the overall risk is still very low), but if your first was a "normal" pregnancy/delivery and you don't have any risk factors working against you I can't see why a VBAC wouldnt be an option.

    GL!

    Thanks! I thought it was crazy too.

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  • I miscarried, but my birth's would have been about 16 months apart, and my OB suggested VBAC, I was never considered high risk.
  • I think that is a bit silly. 16 months is close to 18 months, and 18 months is a recommendation, not a rule.

    Just like with all of the other time-based recommendations, nothing magical changes in you at 18 months, just like nothing magical changes in a woman at 35 years (advanced maternal age), nothing magical changes on a baby's first birthday to all of a sudden be okay drinking cow's  milk. They are all recommendations based on statistics, and while I know we need guidelines to go by in some ways, doctors (and others) seem to think something clicks on that specific day to make a humongous change, and it just isn't true.

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  • My boys will barely be 17 months apart (if I make it to May 10th). I'm due May 25th and my Doc said he will take me to term since I have a favorable cervix even with HTN and GD as long as my sugars and bp remain controlled. If I decided to do the section he would schedule it for 39 weeks.

    Hospital policy recommends 18 months between but my OB was perfectly fine with the timing. He would not however allow me trial of labor if I had a classical incision due to chance of rupture.

    This is when I love the fact that I work with my OB, and know his fail/pass VBAC rate.

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  • My OB is open to considering it and my deliveries will be about 13 months apart. However, we will monitor my progress as my pregnancy nears the end and decide from there. He's not a huge fan but won't rule it out as a possibility.
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  • Hi! Congratulations on your newest pregnancy =)  I hope you are feeling well.

    I am planning on having a VBAC for my third pregnancy; and this will be just about 12 months after my c-section, due to placental abruption, with my second son. (My first son was a normal vaginal delivery.)

    My OB is very supportive, and since I am not a high-risk pregnancy she said nothing will be different about this pregnancy (in terms of medical intervention and monitoring) than it was with my first two.  But once I'm in labor, things will be a bit different; she will be there the whole time and they will monitor the baby differently than they would for a non-VBAC.

    She recommends that a woman waits 3 months after a c-section to conceive; I've heard 12 months and 18 months but have had a difficult time finding the reasons to support the latter numbers.

    I wouldn't think that a section for breech would put you in a high risk category for VBAC.  In fact, my OB just told me this week that her last successful VBAC was a woman who had a section due to breech, and her subsequent VBAC went great.

    If you want to go the route of VBAC, you might want to find a different OB that is more supportive.  I recently read that support of your health care provider is one of the key factors to a successful VBAC.

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