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Birth vaginally and also had a C section?

EmilywooddesignEmilywooddesign member
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Hi Ladies

I'm looking for second or third time moms who have given birth both vaginally and had a c section. As most of you know I'm expecting twins, my doctor is very laid back and said we can deliver the babies however I feel comfortable.( both are breech now but obv can move) I'm researching both options and trying to ask as many people as I can who have experienced both what their preference/experience was. Thank you.
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Re: Birth vaginally and also had a C section?

  • laurendutchlaurendutch member
    I'm following this!

    My first pregnancy was twins and my Drs gave me a choice of c-section or vaginal. Baby A was head down but Baby B was Transverse/Breech. It took me a long time to decide...I think up until 34/36 weeks. My Dr that I lovingly called "Dr Big Hands" was showing me how they would help get Baby B into position. I was just imagining Dr Big Hands shoving his arm up my vagina! That's when I decided to opt for c-section. I really didn't want a "double whammy". I waddled into the operating room at 38 w 1d. According to my husband, Baby B was pretty wedged up in my ribs and the Drs had to work to get him out. I most likely wouldn't have been able to push him out on my own. My c-section recovery was actually amazing, so much easier than being pregnant with twins. Sorry, I don't have experience with a vaginal.

    I will be going in for a repeat c-section. My Dr is supportive of a VBAC and even encouraging of it but 1. I feel like this is the most stressful pregnancy (Antigen E positive, low lying anterior placenta, plus some other personal stuff going on) and I just want Baby girl to get her safely. 2. I want to get my tubes tied.
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  • EmilywooddesignEmilywooddesign member
    laurendutch said:

    I'm following this!

    My first pregnancy was twins and my Drs gave me a choice of c-section or vaginal. Baby A was head down but Baby B was Transverse/Breech. It took me a long time to decide...I think up until 34/36 weeks. My Dr that I lovingly called "Dr Big Hands" was showing me how they would help get Baby B into position. I was just imagining Dr Big Hands shoving his arm up my vagina! That's when I decided to opt for c-section. I really didn't want a "double whammy". I waddled into the operating room at 38 w 1d. According to my husband, Baby B was pretty wedged up in my ribs and the Drs had to work to get him out. I most likely wouldn't have been able to push him out on my own. My c-section recovery was actually amazing, so much easier than being pregnant with twins. Sorry, I don't have experience with a vaginal.

    I will be going in for a repeat c-section. My Dr is supportive of a VBAC and even encouraging of it but 1. I feel like this is the most stressful pregnancy (Antigen E positive, low lying anterior placenta, plus some other personal stuff going on) and I just want Baby girl to get her safely. 2. I want to get my tubes tied.

    How old are your twins now? I'm pretty terrified to be honest

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  • mrs1374amrs1374a member
    I had an emergency c section with Dd, she just turned 3, and I'm having another c section.
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  • laurendutchlaurendutch member
    Emilywooddesign said:

    laurendutch said:

    I'm following this!

    My first pregnancy was twins and my Drs gave me a choice of c-section or vaginal. Baby A was head down but Baby B was Transverse/Breech. It took me a long time to decide...I think up until 34/36 weeks. My Dr that I lovingly called "Dr Big Hands" was showing me how they would help get Baby B into position. I was just imagining Dr Big Hands shoving his arm up my vagina! That's when I decided to opt for c-section. I really didn't want a "double whammy". I waddled into the operating room at 38 w 1d. According to my husband, Baby B was pretty wedged up in my ribs and the Drs had to work to get him out. I most likely wouldn't have been able to push him out on my own. My c-section recovery was actually amazing, so much easier than being pregnant with twins. Sorry, I don't have experience with a vaginal.

    I will be going in for a repeat c-section. My Dr is supportive of a VBAC and even encouraging of it but 1. I feel like this is the most stressful pregnancy (Antigen E positive, low lying anterior placenta, plus some other personal stuff going on) and I just want Baby girl to get her safely. 2. I want to get my tubes tied.

    How old are your twins now? I'm pretty terrified to be honest

    My twins are 4 and so much fun!

    It's a drastic change, especially being a first time Mom. The hardest part was losing the freedom to get up and go to the store...with twins, you had to plan everything around feeding.

    Some pieces of advice that I had that I always like to give...everyone always says that after a year it gets easier. It doesn't, the challenges just change. It's okay if one needs more attention...don't feel too guilty. I had one more demanding twin and one really relaxed. When my DH came home and we had double duty, I'd try to love on my more relaxed one more.

    My pediatrician told us that twins aren't twice the amount of work but an exponential equation. So like 4 times! It's okay if things don't work out the way we planned, for me, that was breastfeeding. I was an emotional wreck, one of my sons couldn't latch, so I spent practically 2 hours each feeding with feeding, pumping, burping diaper changes. But a lot of my friends are able to breast feed with no problems. Just don't get hung up on the "ideal".
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  • JoJo1111JoJo1111 member
    I have been asking the same question since I am trying to decide between a RCS and a VBAC. I have found that women who had traumatic first deliveries (forceps, extensive tearing) and then elective c/s tell me to have a RCS. Women who had emergency c/s with their first and nice vaginal deliveries with their second say try for a vaginal delivery.

    In the 20-30 twin deliveries I have seen, only 2 have had the first deliver vaginally and the second c/s but I would ask your doc about his/her rate. No doctor is going to have a hand as big as your baby so don't worry about that ;)

    . I have only had 1 patient who had both a vaginal and a c/s choose to have a c/s with their third. The vast majority choose to deliver vaginally after having both experiences. Good luck, it isn't an easy decision!
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  • sharice111sharice111 member
    I have not had twins however I have had two normal vaginal deliveries with an epidural and one c-section from a previa. Honestly I wish I could have gone through the c-section not knowing what a vaginal delivery was like. The c-section was hard for me. The actual procedure peace of cake, recovery was difficult for me compared to vaginal. I knew the difference and knew csection was harder for me. However!!! With this as your first you won't know any different. You will end up doing whatever is safest for your babies. That is why I had my c-section it was safest for my baby to get here with the previa. And I lived and I got my baby. :) as for doctors arm up your vagina if you are having twins I think if baby a is in head down position maybe opt for the epidural I know they want you to deliver in operating room anyway. If you have the epidural and it's working properly honestly you won't know if a doctor has his hand up there. ;) so my suggestion is if you can vaginal with an epidural. If babies are breech a c-section isn't the worst thing. My friend had a csection with her twins as a first time mom for breech babies, did great and could have a vaginal if she ever has more kids. I'm opting for a vbac this pregnancy as I know csectio a are harder for me to recover. Baby is currently breech so we will see if he moves. If he doesn't I will do what it takes to get him here safe and a csection it might be. And it really isn't the worst thing on the planet even though I'd prefer vbac.
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  • sharice111sharice111 member
    The difference for me was with my first I did get an episiotomy and I was sore but not like having my stomach cut open... I went home within 24 hours from the hospital on inuprofen 800 mg with my two vaginal deliveries. I was in the hospital for 3 days trying to pee and walk before I was able to go home with my csection. And I went home on Percocet for two weeks... I had never had a narcotic in my life before my csection. I lived on them for the first week and forced myself to ween off by week two because I hated how they made me feel and was still in pain on ibuprofen another week. That is just me. I have heard some people don't need pain pills after csections... That was the difference for me. But the pain killers made having a newborn doable after surgery. So seriously either way is fine just different recoveries.
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  • Erinrhea77Erinrhea77 member
    I've had both....an emergency C-section after 23 hours of labor with my first, a VBAC with my second, and a C-section by choice with my third (41 weeks, baby was 9 lbs, dilated to a 0, and they won't use piticin with a history of C-section at my hospital). I am having a RCS at 39 weeks this time. Recovery from a section, for me, was not a biggie. I didn't have a great VBAC experience.
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  • kcl283kcl283 member
    I'm torn between the two, as well. My daughter was a surprise c-section, found out she was breech at 36 weeks and then my water broke that night. Right now daughter number 2 is head down, at 28 weeks- yes, she still has time to flip, but I've been leaning to a RCS.

    At appointment today was told that the risk of complications increase with each CS. What are people's experiences with a third pregnancy/ CS?
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  • laurendutchlaurendutch member
    The risk is usually associated with placenta accreta. After multiple c-section the scar tissue can become thin. If the egg implants on the anterior side, there is potential for the placenta to grow into the uterine wall and potentially surrounding organs. It's extremely rare though.

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  • EmilywooddesignEmilywooddesign member
    Thanks ladies, this is all very helpful. My husband is pushing for a vaginal birth but I'm really scared to be honest, I feel like I won't have the strength to push out two babies, at the same time I just want to do what's best for me and babies.
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  • laurendutchlaurendutch member
    From my friends who have given birth vaginally to twins, Baby B usually is delivered really fast with minimal pushing.
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  • KaLikeAWindKaLikeAWind member
    ^ yeah. My sister had twins and baby b came fast after the 1st one.
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