So I have been on the fence about if I want to stay at my OB or change to a MW. I had an appointment with my OB yesterday where I discussed my fears with her about having a VBAC and how much I want to avoid CS (if possible) and that I was concerned about this being that I don't know that it will be her who will deliver the baby. They are doing a trial where all the doctors involved in this company are doing 12 hr shifts, so it could be someone not from that practice, but another. 26 doctors total.
She told me that they just had a big presentation on C-sections and how they need to work toward reducing the rate, etc. and how they are trying to move more towards letting a woman labor on her own and see how things go. Everything she told me about the way she would let birth makes me want to stay there. I asked about monitoring and she said I would have to do constant monitoring (they have wireless) since I'm VBAC, which I figured. This means I wont be able to go in the water. I'm wondering what are your OB/MW monitoring requirements for VBAC? TIA!
BFP #1 ended in MMC. Discovered Oct 2005 @10w5d, baby stopped growing around 6w. D&C.
BFP#2 Nov 2005. Baby's heart stopped @ 8w3d. D&C Jan 2006. Trisomy 18
BFP#3 Nov 2006. My "miracle baby" DD born 7/25/07
BFP #4 11/6/12. EDD 7/16/13~my birthday! No sac found @ 5w1d, betas not increasing. Natural m/c started 11/20/12.
BFP#5 11/9/13. EDD 7/21/14 Our beautiful rainbow born on his due date!!
Re: What are your OB/MW VBAC monitoring requirements?
DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)
BFP #1 ended in MMC. Discovered Oct 2005 @10w5d, baby stopped growing around 6w. D&C.
BFP#2 Nov 2005. Baby's heart stopped @ 8w3d. D&C Jan 2006. Trisomy 18
BFP#3 Nov 2006. My "miracle baby" DD born 7/25/07
BFP #4 11/6/12. EDD 7/16/13~my birthday! No sac found @ 5w1d, betas not increasing. Natural m/c started 11/20/12.
BFP#5 11/9/13. EDD 7/21/14 Our beautiful rainbow born on his due date!!
A heplock or saline lock is when they put the IV line in your arm, but lock it off, so you can walk around (there's no fluids or meds going in). Hospitals do it as a precautionary measure bc some providers think it's too hard to get a vein if there's a medical emergency, but it's not a huge risk to say no to that as well.
DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)
Ok thanks for the info!
BFP #1 ended in MMC. Discovered Oct 2005 @10w5d, baby stopped growing around 6w. D&C.
BFP#2 Nov 2005. Baby's heart stopped @ 8w3d. D&C Jan 2006. Trisomy 18
BFP#3 Nov 2006. My "miracle baby" DD born 7/25/07
BFP #4 11/6/12. EDD 7/16/13~my birthday! No sac found @ 5w1d, betas not increasing. Natural m/c started 11/20/12.
BFP#5 11/9/13. EDD 7/21/14 Our beautiful rainbow born on his due date!!