General chatter while we wait (and commentary on the "pull out method")

[TexasRider]

I had a c section with my daughter. Basically I developed pre eclampsia and had to be induced at 37 weeks. I didn't dilate past a 4 after 10 hours of labor and I was actually regressing so I had to have one. I have no desire to try labor again. I would rather just schedule my c section and maybe it won't be as bad as going through labor and having to have one anyway. I won't be as tired? Anyway I definitely don't want to go through labor again.

 

[Breeaa]

Breeaa Just a quick comment from the peanut gallery but 2nd c sects are a HUGE major surg, whereas vbacs present less risk as long as your original csect was double stitched at the site- you may wanna check with prev doc to see to if second stitch scar was confirmed as well healed ...my orig doc of 10 yrs noted mine was so I feel confident doing a VBA2CS or CB2AC as some places note.
I def wanna try for a full natural deliv if possible.
With my surro twins, the earlier induction caused me to not have milk for them the first 2-3 days!

I was cleared to VBAC from 1 csect with twins to Singleton VBAC btw and they were only 5 months apart!

I'm so confused, I'm not having another c section. I've already had a Vbac with no complications and would never consider having another c section. My c section was almost 7 years ago.

Did you have a Vbac with the twins??? That's amazing!

 

[Breeaa]

Bre how is home birth with a v-back? Is it safer since you already had one v-back? My girlfriend wanted to do a v-back and they told her she needed to be at the hospital but maybe because it had only been 2 years since her c section?

Most OBs are against home birth after a c section. My ob freaked out the other day when I told him I was considering it. I think it's probably safer that she have her first Vbac in the hospital though.

The risk of uterine rupture is less than 1%, even my ob told me that the other day before I mentioned home birth. Obviously other complications can occur as well. I wouldn't consider a home birth if I hadn't already had a successful Vbac in a hospital though. I had my Vbac exactly 2 yrs and 13 days after my c section. I hope your friend has a successful Vbac!

 

[DobbyForever]

lol right CB?! Ted, I'm 6dpo and poa$tree test lol. Campn and I must be peemates.

J, OMG I love your annotated pic. Are you meeting donor tomorrow? Hopefully an easy transfer

Breeee how have you been?

Greenie, hm. Any thoughts from your gyn? . Hoping you get a clear temp shift soon

Thank you ladies for putting up with my bs.

 

[DobbyForever]

Wow cramps cane back as a two second before the page opened moment.

 

[Breeaa]

lol right CB?! Ted, I'm 6dpo and poa$tree test lol. Campn and I must be peemates.

J, OMG I love your annotated pic. Are you meeting donor tomorrow? Hopefully an easy transfer

Breeee how have you been?

Greenie, hm. Any thoughts from your gyn? . Hoping you get a clear temp shift soon

Thank you ladies for putting up with my bs.

I've been ok Dobs. Morning sickness tricked me into thinking it was over then came back for the last few days. It's not back, it's more stomach aches after eating. Meat makes me sick every time. I've been surviving on breads and cheese. I've gained too much already and I'm just ready to feel normal again!!! Hoping I have a week or two of morning sickness left. that's a bad smily to use because I can't even enjoy coffee with these damn aversions to everything!!!

Anyway, hope you are feeling better!! Yay for 6dpo. I'm ready to see your bfp! Woot woot

 

[mrs.green2015]

dob- I won't email my doc until after AF arrives. I'm still holding out hope I OV this cycle. Quite a bit of watery CM.. probably the most I've had since mc so heres to hoping I o!

My car broke down today my car that is only a couple years old! so i spent
t 3 hours waiting for tow, towing, and complaining lol so when i got home i opened a bottle of wine and only got through 1/2 a workout.... i just cant tonight...

 

[DobbyForever]

Aww poo that stinks. I hope it disappears and stays gone. That stinks about the coffee . It's such a joy. That's what my cousin asked for the morning after she delivered haha she couldn't stand it during pregnancy

 

[mrs.green2015]

When is everyone testing?
Dob & Texas already ovulated
J & Gig will be soon.

Everyone else is pregnant or getting back on the Ttc bus soon!

Did I miss anyone?

 

[DobbyForever]

lol I already started zero restraint. Had a mini stash leftover. I have like 5 cb weeks, at least 1 frer (might be an unopened 3 pack), one dollar tree and one Walmart. Probably use the dollar tree tomorrow (7dpo) then the Walmart on Saturday and the frer Sunday. If my temp shoots back up tomorrow that least 98.4 or if I hit 98.6 tomorrow or Saturday I might use the frer early

Attached my afternoon urine 6dpo had to pee on something but out of opks bfn lol

 

[mrs.green2015]

Haha idk how you ladies do it. Even if at 6dpo if I saw a bfn I would be super sad. I can't do it or I'd go crazy. I'm making a vow right now not to trust at all any month until at least 12dpo!

 

[claireybell]

Its an addiction MrsG ha ha once you pee on one then it starts a looooooong line if testing hahaa!! Really hope you ovulate this cycle & you get some more watery cm

I think all my tests at 6dpo have been neg Dobs, we only humped twice in my fertile window the cycle i fell pg just like you guys did so yay!! I had low back ache & mild period cramps on 10dpo but im sure i had odd aches randomly before that hehee!!! Fx'd

I've still not decided on what Birth i want :-/ .. My midwife wants me to try VBAC but im scared of having Episiotomy & forceps etc, & im worried the baby will be Breech again so she said they'll keep an eye on me & send me for a scan around 36-37wks to check presentation but still eeek! In UK after a csection your next baby has to be in hospital on a Labour ward where all their Theatres are in case on rush emergency as your high ridk..! 2 csections mean any subsequent babies you may have will all be planned sections, my sisters had 4 csections now!

 

[TexasRider]

So much for my awesome chart.... Temp took a huge nosedive today. It's above coverline but barely. AF shouldn't be here for a few more days though. So we shall see what happens. Glad I didn't test early.... Ugh

 

[campn]

Really many of the times these c-sections aren't even for a good reason and just pushed on moms. Doctors need to meet a minimum of c-section surgeries to be paid a certain amount.

Towards the end of my pregnancy I was terrified of c-section, my doctor said well if the baby is head down that's a huge step, so I bounced for hours on a birthing ball starting 35 weeks or so! I sat on the ball instead of a chair and did all these exercises that helps the baby get way down into the pelvis.

Bree I don't see why you can't have a home birth or a water birth if you've successfully had a vbac before that went great. That is very lucky cause sadly I hear less vbac success stories

 

[gigglebox]

Dobs, still so early. I'm now chart stalking you, lol.

No one answered so i'll be annoying and ask again--is a second c secrion preformed at the same incision site?

Bre, saw about your cravings. Is there anything, outside of cheese and bread, you're dying to have? What about you, cb?

My friend told me she's off from chicken breasts. The only thing i was ever avoiding was sushi, but it was a texture thing (though i otherwise LOVE sushi, and hubs and i had "a place" up north we ate at regularly--also where we celebrated our pregnancy, announced to his family, and earlier in life had our rehearsal dinner). The one thing i did want however was smoked salmon. Unfortunately, i couldn't have it....i think this time around if my craving was that strong again, i'd just got for it. Is that bad?

Mrs, i still have another week+ until ov.

 

[DobbyForever]

Greenie just saw about your car! So sorry! Good call on just having wine and processing. Do you have to get a new one?

I only get sad with frers or brand name tests. I can get bfns on cheapies all day and not care.

Tex, are you sure your lp is 14 days? If so, a dip this early seems too early. Especially one so drastic.

What is vbac? I feel like this has been explained to me. My mom had three c-sections cuz her lady bits are too small for all her big a babies. Ok her pelvis I just wanted to say lady bits lol

Afm temp is up .3 and idk bit bummed. Was hoping it would have passed 98.3/been closer to 98.4. Or am I asking too much lol. I didn't poas cuz quite frankly I forgot

 

[TexasRider]

Dobby I have no idea how long my LP is usually. I've only been temping since October and that cycle was crazy with no ovulation and my OB had to give me provera to bring on my period. He ran bloodwork and everything was normal so I have no idea why I had a weird long cycle like that. I was just going off of a typical 14 day LP to see when AF may show...

 

[gigglebox]

Dobs, vbac= vaginal birth after cesarian

Mrs, sorry about the car that's always so frustrating. Part of why i married a mechanic

Dobs, it's still a rise! That's good! No test would be accurate now anyway. Better to save it.

Tex, hope it goes back up

 

[mrs.green2015]

Dob- it's still up! So that's awesome. Can't wait to look at some test in a couple days. Lady bits!

Gig- I know ov is a ways away but I always count out to when I can test. haha I'm like 99% sure they go over the same scar. But there's been more research to show how bad they are so I know here at our hospital they're really pushing vbac if it's been long enough between pregnancies.

Texas- hope it shoots up tomorrow!

Campn- I agree that they push it on women. It's already a scary situation and of course we're going to listen if the say we need too.

Afm- I also married a mechanic! Well a heavy equipment mechanic he works on huge construction equipment. He's going to fix my car today hopefully. lol which means I'm working from home! I had a small rise today. I'm hoping for a larger rise tomorrow. Late last night my watery cm was a little ewcm! Woot woot. We're totally out this month but that's ok I just wanted to ovulate!

 

[TexasRider]

Well I have 2 apps that I use. Kindara and fertility friend. Kindara thinks I am only 10dpo today and not 11. So I have no idea. I know I ovulated so that's good but I don't want a short LP cause that would mean progesterone issues. I will just have to wait and see what my temp does. Either I will get AF or a BFP but I did read that a huge dip could be implantation but who knows.. Lol