May VBAC Check-in

arome2311 · May 2018

Checking in to see how everyone's VBAC plans are going. Any progress, barriers, questions, or concerns are all welcome!

arome2311 · May 2018

It turns out that the two potential VBAC friendly doctors that I was hoping to work with are both not an option anymore

. One of them is closing his practice and moving out of state in July and the other is retiring from delivering babies and just sticking to gynecology. Hoping to find a new provider. My hubby is hoping that I will just decide to go with a planned c-section, but I would really like the option of a VBAC. My first c-section went well and I healed just fine, but this time with a two year old will be a game changer. So much is going to be shifted in his life that I'd hate to add me not being able to play with him/pick him up to the list. That's what's been the hardest on me I think.

jengibre_zorro · May 2018

@arome2311 - oh no!! How disappointing! You still have plenty of time to find a new provider (unless you live in a super remote area.) Hopefully this is just a minor bump in the road!

No changes on my end. I continue to hear that i am a great candidate, and that breech presentation was just a random occurrence that hopefully wont repeat itself. My OB's office anticipates a change in policy by the time i am due that would allow midwives to oversee VBACs, which would be AWESOME. But i'm not going to hold my breath, and am trying to meet all the doctors at the practice. So far there is only one that annoyed the crap out of me, but with my luck, of COURSE it will be her delivering my baby, lol.

kate-expectations · May 2018

Both my first two pregnancies ended in emergency C-sections due to preeclampsia (36 & 29 weekers). This will be my last baby, and I am sooooo hopeful for a vbac.

Ive never had the "oh my gosh honey I think I'm in labor" end to a pregnancy, and I will definitely feel pretty defeated if this ends in another no choice, no notice, get this baby out RIGHT now c-section.

My doctor is supportive of my choice for a vbac, but so much is up in the air with regards to the ultimate health of this pregnancy & how things will go in the end. He's already suggested possibly inducing me at 37 weeks if baby & I are both still healthy as a kind of "quit while your ahead" approach. I don't want to be induced, I feel like that's the first step on the way to likely needing another c-section. On the other hand, if I choose not to be induced & things go downhill that guilt would be awful.

Here's to hoping we all get to squeeze these babies out!

missmaehurt · May 2018

At my last appointment I discussed VBAC with my midwife and she helped put my mind at ease. She said that I could essentially choose both. If I make it far enough to go on my own, then great, but if I need to be induced then I can opt for a RCS instead of attempted induction. I just don’t want to deal with the magnesium and 4 days of not making anywhere again.

arome2311 · May 2018

@jengibre_zorro- Midwives are the best, so I hope that works out!

@kate-expectations- I ended up with pre-e at the very end of my pregnancy (41w3d) and needed to be induced, so I've never had the emergency feeling of it. Even my c-section wasn't an "emergency" it just ended up needing to be done because I had been in labor for 30 hours and had a fever with no signs of progress. My LO ended up being 11lbs 12oz, so I'm not sure he would have come out any other way haha. I definitely want to at least have the feeling of going into labor naturally. That would be a great experience. That's a tough decision to make and it's so hard as a mom to know what the exact right thing to do is. Good luck in your decision!

@missmaehurt- I actually feel the same way about the induction. I want to go as far as I can, but if it comes down to in induction I am not a fan.

kate-expectations · May 2018

@missmaehurt did you have preeclampsia? Mag is the worsssst!! Ugh def hoping to avoid that this time!

kate-expectations · May 2018

@arome2311 are you being followed by a high risk doctor this time? Just curious - they told me I wasn't high risk for my second because I had preeclampsia late in my first pregnancy & it was pretty mild.

The assumption is it happens later & is less severe in subsequent pregnancies, (which is typically true, not trying to freak you out), so I was allowed to see a midwife & treated as low risk throughout. They missed big signs, and kind of downplayed my concerns, and I ended up with a terrible emergency that could have been predicted, if not prevented, if I had been treated as high risk & had better care, more frequent growth scans, nsts etc.

My (unsolicited lol) advice is be cautious & proactive, don't hesitate to demand a higher level of care and monitoring! Looking back I wish I had been better informed about the disease and been a bigger advocate for my health.

arome2311 · May 2018

@kate-expectations- Thank you for the information and personal experience. Nope, i’m not considered high risk so no high risk doctor. They are going to closely monitor the growth of this baby due to my other being so large. They also have me taking aspirin daily, but thats it. Ill have to research pre-e because I don’t honestlu know much about it.

shortstack930 · May 2018

@arome2311 I’m sorry you were unable to get the doctor you wanted! Have you looked into a midwife at all?

So far my midwife has been super supportive about a VBAC so I’m relieved. I’m also delivering at a different hospital that is a bit more progressive in terms of their labor and delivery policies so I’m excited about that.

arome2311 · May 2018

@shortstack930 I worked with midwives last time and they were fantastic. The hospital I am currently looking at is not contracted with any midwives at this time. I was hoping to go with a doctor who was vbac friendly as well as could preform a c-section if needed. It sucks to have to switch providers at the very end which I was hoping to avoid.

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