@mamanbebe and @cbeanz how much time are you giving yourselves to go into labor on your own? I was told I should schedule a csection at 40 or 41 weeks if I’m going for a vbac.
@mama_bear19 I believe by state regulations I'm allowed to go to 42 weeks but because I have GD that could change depending on the monitoring of the baby and the placenta. I'm working with midwives for a home birth, so unless there is eminent risk (I'll be monitored by a perinatologist) they will not transfer me to OB care for a repeat C.
@mama_bear19 I'm not scheduling a CS. My OB will let me go to 41 wk before he would induce with pitocin, but this is my 4th baby and I've not gone past 40 weeks with my previous 3, so I'm not likely to get to 41.
In terms of labor time, I'm not sure how long I would be allowed to labor but my labors have been relatively fast (3-8 hrs) so I doubt labor length will be a problem in my case.
@mamanbebe that's awesome you're doing a home birth. I want one so badly but midwives can't do vbac here. I wish you the best and I want to hear all about it!!!
Thank you @Cbeanz I wish you were able to as well! It’s kind of lonely being what seems like the lone rider home birth mama here but I feel really lucky to have the opportunity
Thanks @wineandcoffee@cbeanz and @mamanbebe a good friend of mine and my mom are not the most supportive of a vbac so It’s hard to talk over with them. My dh is supportive either way and just wants me and baby to be safe.
Thanks @wineandcoffee@cbeanz and @mamanbebe a good friend of mine and my mom are not the most supportive of a vbac so It’s hard to talk over with them. My dh is supportive either way and just wants me and baby to be safe.
I mean this in the most polite way possible, but don't talk it over with them if they aren't supportive. There were people in my circle of friends and family who were uninformed yet had advice for what was "safe" for me. There was no reasoning with them so I had to just avoid that topic. I recognize they felt scared and just wanted the best for me. What was best for me was to avoid another CS.
My OB was extremely supportive and strongly recommended VBAC over another CS. I'd had a vaginal delivery with my first but a CS with my second who was a footling, so I was a good candidate for VBAC with my 3rd. After one VBAC, a second is a no-brainer for me. Recovery between CS and VBAC was night and day for me. I know some folks recover fast after a CS but I wasn't one of those women. I'm really hoping for another successful VBAC this time around.
@cbeanz I agree! I haven’t talked to them about it since they made it known they thought a csection was best. It’s just frustrating that they aren’t a sounding board for this.
@mama_bear19 I'm right there with you. My family has been a little weird about my vbac and unfortunately it's contributed to how little I talk about the pregnancy with them. It's hard when you can't connect over something so important with some of the people who you closest with.
My FIL was/is convinced that CS is safer and better than vaginal birth for all women and all babies. He also believes formula is more nutritious than breast milk and countless other crazy ideas. It boggles my mind why a 60-something yr old man has so many opinions about how women's bodies should be managed and treated. But these are arguments I will never win so I just try to sidestep and then bitch to my husband later.
Maybe this post should go in the bitchfest thread but meh.
@mama_bear19 My doctor will not let me go past 40wks trying for a VBAC, this is due to the complications I had with M and his size versus my size - he was only 8 lbs but my hips are so small they think it was a large part of the issue as to him never dropping etc. So I'm scheduled for a repeat c-sec at 39w2d, and just hoping R decides to come early so I can try for a VBAC.
@mama_bear19 at my clinic (level 1, midwives) they let us go until 41+ 2. They let you go up to 41+5 if you are at hospitals fully equipped. When declaring my due date, the doctor recommended I declare two days later to give myself extra time to go into labor naturally...since with DD I went into labor at 41+5. Anyways, If I had a rule for my VBAC that I had to go into labor naturally before 40 weeks I’d be accepting a RCS!
That doesn’t mean it doesn’t scare me to go past my due date and try for a VBAC...I know the baby will be bigger and I could easily have the same experience as with DD!! Regardless, in France you don’t actually have a choice if your placenta is well placed, baby is well positioned, and enough time has passed since your CS!
@frenchbaby18 that’s interesting that you don’t have a choice in France. LO is now measuring big and they said if LO keeps trending larger they may recommend against trying for a vbac. I don’t know how I feel about this...
@mama_bear19 have you asked your OB how many times successful VBACs they’ve performed/ whether or not they have ever had a rupture? I think it’s helpful to understand how prepared they are to deal with it if that happened to occur. My OB and her partner only experienced one rupture in both of their careers and both mommy and baby were OK, I think they were also able to repair the uterus somehow.
I hear you on the consent forms though. They freaked me out and I didn’t end up signing it until I was 35 weeks because it made me second guess everything. I even brought in a doula for extra support.
I had a VBAC for my second and they were 20 months apart. They monitored me closely and if anything went awry they were prepared to move to csection. Hoping to do it again for #3.
@onaed I didn’t think to ask those questions! I know the hospital is equipped to handle emergency csections if things would go wrong. Good thing is I’m allowed to change my mind at any point and they’ll switch to a csection.
Re: July 2019 VBAC Thread
In terms of labor time, I'm not sure how long I would be allowed to labor but my labors have been relatively fast (3-8 hrs) so I doubt labor length will be a problem in my case.
I have a c section scheduled for 39+6 just in case but I’m really hoping I don’t need to go that route.
My OB was extremely supportive and strongly recommended VBAC over another CS. I'd had a vaginal delivery with my first but a CS with my second who was a footling, so I was a good candidate for VBAC with my 3rd. After one VBAC, a second is a no-brainer for me. Recovery between CS and VBAC was night and day for me. I know some folks recover fast after a CS but I wasn't one of those women. I'm really hoping for another successful VBAC this time around.
Maybe this post should go in the bitchfest thread but meh.
That doesn’t mean it doesn’t scare me to go past my due date and try for a VBAC...I know the baby will be bigger and I could easily have the same experience as with DD!! Regardless, in France you don’t actually have a choice if your placenta is well placed, baby is well positioned, and enough time has passed since your CS!
https://mfmunetwork.bsc.gwu.edu/PublicBSC/MFMU/VGBirthCalc/vagbirth.html
I hear you on the consent forms though. They freaked me out and I didn’t end up signing it until I was 35 weeks because it made me second guess everything. I even brought in a doula for extra support.
I had a VBAC for my second and they were 20 months apart. They monitored me closely and if anything went awry they were prepared to move to csection. Hoping to do it again for #3.