Pregnant after 35
Zippibird
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Has anyone had a vaginal delivery after a previous c-section?
Zippibird
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Hello. My husband and I recently found out that we are expecting our eighth baby. I delivered the first six vaginaly, but the seventh was a c-section. My Ob told me that if I had another child I would have to have a c-section because you can't have a vaginal birth once you've had a c-section. I've noticed that there are some Ob's that will do a vaginal delivery when the mom had a c-section before. Has anyone else been through this? If so, what was your experience?
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nosoup4u member
Find a new OB, in all honesty. VBAC is a safe option, especially if you have a "proven pelvis" (i.e. you've had multiple babies vaginally with no problem). I had a c-section with my first, and VBAC with my second - my VBAC baby was significantly larger, too.ICAN is a good resource to find supportive providers in your area: https://www.ican-online.org/find-a-chapter/DS1 - Feb 2008DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)
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cneiding member
hello! I am having my 8th too...any day now.
Not sure why you ended up with a c section with the last birth but most likely you should be able to attempt a vaginal birth this time. A great thing in your favor is that you have had many other vaginal births before so you can do it. If your current dr is closed minded to that option and there is no other factors involved here that would limit a vaginal birth this time, I would really consider finding a different dr. MOST drs these days are totally willing to do V-Bac births and many many attempts at V-Bac are successful! Feeling a woman can never have a vaginal birth after a c section is a very outdated view.
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