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XP: successful induced VBAC w/o pain meds
I've never posted here but have lurked quite a bit, so I thought I'd share my successful VBAC story as I've enjoyed reading so many others.
Background: My first daughter was born by C section at 41w3d after 5 hours of pushing and a failed attempt at vacuum extraction. She never decended past +2 station. She's now 2 1/2.
This time, my water broke at 38w6d. After 30 hours of waiting, I still wasn't in labor so we headed to the hospital for induction with pitocin. I was worried that this would ruin my chance at having the unmedicated VBAC I was hoping for, but this turned out not to be the case. They started my pitocin at 12:30 pm, and over the next 4.5 hours, my contractions steadily grew more intense. By about 4, I moved into the hospitals giant new birthing tub to help with the intensity of contractions. While I was in the tub, the contractions just stared to get to an unbearable level, where there were no breaks between contractions- they'd just keep cycling between mid level and full out of control amounts of pain. But, at about the same time, I started feeling increasing rectal pressure and the urge to push. At this point, the midwife checked me and found that I was completely dilated and it was time to push! 20 minutes later, at 5:32 pm, my gorgeous daughter was born! 5.5 hrs, with pitocin, no drugs!
I have to say, the recovery from this birth has been SO much easier than the recovery from my c-section. I was on my feet almost immediately after her birth, and have felt so much better physically and emotionally. I especially appreciate this now that I have a toddler to chase after as we'll as a newborn. It'd be so much harder if I were still recovering from a c-section. All in all, I'd give my second birth experience two thumbs up- VBACS are awesome! Good luck to anyone considering one- it's definitely worth it!
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Re: XP: successful induced VBAC w/o pain meds
CageyMack
37, married to my favorite person in the world, DW! One darling surfer-girl (12) and one darling, sweet boy born 3/16/13.
5/2013 Started TTC #3, DW's turn: 5/2013: Diagnostics (shg) and surgery (polyp rem.) for best chances. July-Oct: IUI # 1-4, medicated, monitored, triggered. All BFN. IVF in Jan May. Sheesh. Whoop! IVF#1 cycle started 4/2/14. 5/1: 19 eggs retrieved, 8 matured, ICSI'd. 4 fertilized. Only 2 to transfer/freeze stage. 5/6: Two embryos transferred. 5/15: Beta #1 9dp5dt is 134! BFP! 5/19: Beta #2 13dp5dt is 672! B'erFP! 5/21: Beta #3 15dp5dt is 1853. Yay!
"Things separate from their stories have no meaning. They are only shapes. Of a certain size and color. A certain weight. When their meaning has become lost to us they no longer have even a name. The story on the other hand can never be lost from its place in the world for it is that place.” ― Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing
Thanks for sharing!
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Miracle Baby #1 - March 2012
Yeah! It IS possible!
I had a very similar story! Water broke, but no contractions. Tried to get them started but no go, after about 24 hrs they wanted to start pit. We started on low dose and I was able to stay epi-free. One th