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If you have a successful vbac..

Ljd425Ljd425 member
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So..you decide on a vbac and everything goes great and baby is here..after you deliver is there any chance of anything rupturing AFTER??  Or are you in the clear..

I am due April 20 and am planning on a vbac and am very excited/nervous, but am of course thinking of everything..

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    holly321holly321 member
    I think I remember someone on here having a rupture a few days after going home.   I think that is extremely rare though.
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    MAprincessMAprincess member

    I've never heard of it but the story pp told suggests it can happen.  Remember, VBAC patients aren't the only ones who have a rupture risk.  Those who have never had a c/s can also rupture.  We just have the "benefit" of constantly thinking about it all the time;-)

    Good luck with your VBAC! 

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    LLB430LLB430 member

    The OB who discharged me did mention to take it easy, that there was still a risk. 

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    bumpuser2548131bumpuser2548131 member
    My OB told me that the risk is minimal after delivery, because your uterus so rapidly shrinks back to its normal, small size. The risk is greatest when its stretched so much.
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    sunsail01sunsail01 member
    the midwife i talked to said that once you are at 3cm you are past the uterine scar and risk of rupture is minimal - from the scar standpoint.  she also indicated that you would know if that happened, you would have much greater pain than normal and that you would have bleeding that is not normal... that really did put my mind at ease with all the scare tactics dr.s try to use to get you to just schedule a c-section
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    penguingrrlpenguingrrl member
    I've never heard that at all and I've had a c section followed by two vaginal births. And because of a move in between the vaginal births were with two different practices and neither said anything about a risk of rupture after birth. I would guess that maybe it's technically a risk but so rare it's not worth mentioning.
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