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February 2016 Moms
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VBAC check in
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What kind of labor is your doctor willing to let you try?
How far in the pregnancy will they allow you to go?
Nervous about/excited for?
Anything else?
What kind of labor is your doctor willing to let you try?
How far in the pregnancy will they allow you to go?
Nervous about/excited for?
Anything else?
Re: VBAC check in
Edit to add: I'm a little nervous that I won't know if I'm in labor or not. I never had contractions last time! Also it makes me nervous because with my twins I wasn't dilated AT ALL at my 36 week check. So it makes me nervous that I won't dilate on my own this time and end up having to have the csection.
At this point, I'm not super confident that it'll work out
If they want her delivered early because of something like low fluid (my problem last time), I will try to transfer care to a different hospital to see if they'll induce vs going straight to a c/s. I don't mind switching late in the game. If I have to have a c/s and I know ahead of time (breech or something similar), I will go to the other hospital anyway because my insurance coverage is better and my MW group knows that.
In theory, I *should* be a good candidate. My DD was born at 37w due to oligo and IUGR. They sectioned instead of inducing because she was frank breech and my fluid was too low to try to turn her with an external version.
Spontaneous pregnancy #1
DD1 July 31, 2011
Trying for #2 since Oct 11
Spontaneous pregnancy #2= Ectopic #2= lost left tube
Spontaneous pregnancy #3= DD2 January 29, 2016
Spontaneous pregnancy #4= Ectopic #3
Spontaneous pregnancy #5= Baby #3 is a BOY!!!
Doctor is willing to do balloon to aid dilation if needed. Also willing to do a tiny bit of pitocin if needed. "Gentle induction" is how they put it.
I need to talk to them about how long I can go. I don't think that will be an issue though. I have another ultrasound coming up on Monday. Anxious for that!
The most conservative OB said she'd let me go to my due date, maybe a day after, but would want me to have a csection already scheduled just in case.
Most of the midwives seem to be OK with letting me go a week over my due date. One of them told me a story about her own successful vbac.
Hubby and I are standing our ground together and have no plans to let the one woman bully us into scheduling a csection in advance.
Good read for husbands that are on edge about VBAC or don't understand true why.
My practice lets me go until 41 weeks and then we start induction methods: balloon, tiny bit of pitocin. If I get close to 42 weeks we schedule a c section. It's a practice that's known for doing vbacs so they are very supportive and encouraging.
I'm encouraged to not use an epidural because I was told you're more likely to have success with a vaginal birth if you don't use one. I'm surprised a hosptial would have a policy of administering an epidural to any laboring woman.
My hosptial does require a saline lock (sometimes referred to as a hep lock) to be put in place, which allows them to hook you up to an IV quickly in case they need to. But it doesn't interfere with moving around or anything. I also have to have continuous fetal monitoring but it's one of the mobile ones so I'm not restricted on moving around.
It's awesome that you all are trying for a vbac! I know it's daunting but I think it's such a good thing to at least try. I wish you all (us all) the best!
I don't like that this thread is falling to page 2 --- how is everyone else doing?