Pressure from Doctor
rmbrjry
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In my area there are basically two hospitals that are close by (within 30 minutes). One does not allow VBAC and the other one does. Because I wanted the option to VBAC I picked the one practice that accepts my insurance and uses the VBAC friendly hospital. At first I was really excited because all of the doctors were really pro-VBAC and I liked that they seemed so willing to consider it. However, now I feel like they are anti RCS.
My husband has never felt comfortable with the idea of a VBAC and thought that we should just have a RCS. If I’m honest, I don’t really have a preference beyond the supposed easier recovery from the VBAC. So we decided that if I go into labor before my due date, we’ll try the VBAC. If not, we’d like to have a RCS on my due date (or thereabouts). At our last appointment, I brought this up to my doctor and she basically said she wouldn't schedule the c-section. She said that unless we had some reason to not go past my due date, there was “no big deal” in going to at least 42 weeks. She did finally say that we could schedule it, but when we said we wanted to, she said that it was too soon to schedule and we had to wait.
Does this sound right to anyone else? Not that she has, specifically, but can a practice (or doctor) refuse to do a RCS? I know that anything can happen in the next 10 weeks, but I was really hoping for the peace of mind of scheduling the RCS. What would you do if you were me? Would you look for a new doctor at a hospital that’s further away? Force the issue at your next appointment and “make” them schedule the RCS? Just relax and see what happens? Am I being a crazy hormonal pregnant lady? Give it to me straight, ladies.
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