Scally: I think what has been recommended is good, try your best for vbac, but at least you can be mentally prepared that you may have to go emcs again. It's good to see this time you will be constantly monitored and they should act quicker so things do go more smoothly for you. It's still scary though isn't it as you just don't know what to expect in childbirth. Wouldn't it be amazing to just have one of these simple births like you see on one born every minute? I remember this girl who had a water birth, she looked all stunning in her bikini with her hair all up and had the easiest birth and looked fabulous after too. That's what I want!! My epidural was a disaster, Luke was back to back an the pain was unbelievable. My midwife highly recommended a epidural which I said in my birth plan no way but I took her advice and accepted it. It did nothing for ages, so they upped the strength until I was completely numb from the waist down. Was lovely to not be in pain, but I could feel nothing when it came to push and ended up with ventouse and forceps. As he was in the wrong position, Luke came out forehead first, instead of his head being tucked in so the ventouse cap tore open his head open as it was placed on the wrong part of the head. The cut got infected, he ended up in scbu where they struggled to bring the infection level down, was awful seeing my tiny baby boy suffering as I had given in to the pain. I still blame myself now. He wouldn't breastfeed as he was so distressed and in pain so I failed at that too. I had a episitomy and also tore, and the catheter damaged my bladder, I couldn't wee and had urine retention to the point my bladder nearly burst. So definitely no epidural for me this time, I can't put another baby through that!
How long did it take for you to recover from your c section? Just curious as I was cut and stitched so much the pain after was horrendous, walking, sitting, laying... It was constant, tmi but felt like a tampon of barbed wire. When I was in scbu, there was another lady who had a section the same day I gave birth and she was nearly recovered and in no pain while I was still hobbling and in agony. Was she just lucky? I know yours was different as you had a awful time but how long before the pain let's up?
Lambchop, sorry to hear about you not being immune to rubella, what a worry. Are you behind a plastic screen in the bank you work? If so least it's a bit of protection against the public. I loved my hand sanitized when I worked in a shop, inside people's sweaty phones.... Eewww! But as scally said, that kind of illness, people should stay at home x
. I work in Dental and the amount of pt's we get that are coughing there lungs up and have coldsore, Hepititis, etc etc its a nightmare! Im contantly using Hibi solution to disinfect myself. 
x
. I really wanted to see LO again, the HB is SO clear now on the doppler, baby must be having a huge growth spurt. Congrats on your twins! Next Wednesday will fly by 
. Ill be near 17 weeks when i have scan on Saturday but private clinics will see you for gender scan from 16 weeks till 22 weeks. So exciting! x
. My appt is at 4:10pm so probably get home about 5:30-6 to post news - as my scan is in the kiddicare centre I think I will just have to buy a little blue or pink suit 
x
