Hi I'm 36 weeks pregnant and this is my second child, 1st child was delivered by emergency c section. I have an appointment with my consultant tomorrow about whether to elect for a planned section this time of try for a VBAC. I am still undecided and I'm scared of both options ! Any advice ? Just wondering what a planned section is like ??
C section or not ?
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I will be able to give you advice after this Friday. I have a planned c section due to velamentous cord insertion. I am pretty nervous about it, but from what I have heard from women who have had emergency and planned sections, they have said their planned sections were very positive experiences and they would do it again. Ideally I would have liked to deliver vaginally, but the more I have thought about it, the idea of waiting til baby decides to come and laboring for hours is extremely unappealing. A painless 45-1 hour delivery has won me over. Recovery on the other hand, well I will soon find out!
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I'm not pregnant but I've been thinking about this a lot lately for when/if we ttc for number two.
I had an emcs due to non progressive labour, they then told me that I would never have gotten her out as she was back to back and a big baby, I asked my hv after I was home if I would have scans to try and determine size but they said no. I'd be tested for diabetes and that's it (I know growth scans can be unpredictable).
For me, I'd love a vbac as I'd love immediate skin to skin and that feeling of pushing baby out. I think the emotional part of baby being here that I thought I'd have was taken away because she was delivered by a section. It just wasn't what I'd envisioned.
Now though, I think I'd opt for elective section and ask for the things that I feel I missed, like immediate skin to skin that wasn't possible with the emcs. I'm so worried that my labour would be like the last which was long and resulted in them pushing for me to go natural (I got to 9cm and they left me for hours to see if anything would happen), by the end I was so tired I was pretty much out cold.
I say weigh up both options in depth, only you know the right decision for you.
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I had an emcs due to non progressive labour, they then told me that I would never have gotten her out as she was back to back and a big baby, I asked my hv after I was home if I would have scans to try and determine size but they said no. I'd be tested for diabetes and that's it (I know growth scans can be unpredictable).
For me, I'd love a vbac as I'd love immediate skin to skin and that feeling of pushing baby out. I think the emotional part of baby being here that I thought I'd have was taken away because she was delivered by a section. It just wasn't what I'd envisioned.
Now though, I think I'd opt for elective section and ask for the things that I feel I missed, like immediate skin to skin that wasn't possible with the emcs. I'm so worried that my labour would be like the last which was long and resulted in them pushing for me to go natural (I got to 9cm and they left me for hours to see if anything would happen), by the end I was so tired I was pretty much out cold.
I say weigh up both options in depth, only you know the right decision for you.
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