vbac or repeat c-section?

[Stardreamer]

I was wondering if anyone had attempted a vbac delivery. I am 13 weeks with my 2nd child and the doctors would like me to consider the type of delivery I want.
My daughter was born by emcs where one minute they are breaking my waters and the next I'm in surgery going under GA.
I would like to know what what you considered the best option for you and your baby as I have been told as soon as labour starts I will have to go straight to the labour ward to be continously monitored (not allowed out of bed), can not use the birthing pool and if I go over my due date I will get an automatic section. The risks seem the same no matter what option and I am very confused

 

[chele]

I'm going for a VBAC. I had a failed induction at 37 weeks (induced due to PET) and an EMCS due to foetal distress.

There's no reason for me not to try a VBAC at this stage and it's something I am quite desperate to do.

I've still got a lot of questions for my consultant (only seen the registrar so far) but am currently aiming to get to term without getting PET again x

 

[tristansmum]

i will opt for vbac next time. for me really want to experience a vaginal birth. plus second sections tend to be harder to recover from than the first. you don't HAVE to be continously monitored. you can request intermittent monitoring. remember its your choice. they can advise but not force you. i'd recommend doing your research into both. try to find out whether the hospital is pro vbac. find out about planned c sections. knowledge will help you decide. good luck xxxx

 

[Janidog]

I will be having a planned c-section for my next baby because i don't want to go though the same problems like i had last time.

 

[tannembaum]

Providing my pregnancy is trouble free (I was induced due to pre eclampsia last time) I WILL be having a vbac and I will NOT be contantly monitored and I WILL be having a water birth whether they like it or not

If my pregnancy becomes like the last I will be opting for a elcs as I would be too scared something would go wrong again.

But it all depends on if this little buba behaves him/herself lol.

 

[Samantha675]

I am planning on a VBAC. It is better for me and for my baby.

Check out ICAN. https://blog.ican-online.org/

And if you do decide to have a repeat section, research gentle c-section or family friendly c-section.

 

[Samantha675]

I am planning on a VBAC. It is better for me and for my baby.

Check out ICAN. https://blog.ican-online.org/

And if you do decide to have a repeat section, research gentle c-section or family friendly c-section.

 

[K477uk]

I've spoken to my MW and will def have a VBAC and def not be constantly monitored or in a bed all the time... In fact if I want I can have a home birth!

I would check out why you would need to be monitored all the time....

 

[clarsair]

It really annoys me when doctors say you 'have' to do this, that and the other! You don't have to do anything. If you want a waterbirth, no monitoring, whatever, it's your choice - you don't need anyone's permission. Sorry for the rant but it winds me up something terrible!

I had a c-section and, barring complications, will be having a home birth next time.

 

[Jenni4]

I desperately wanted a vbac, but at 40+10 with oligohydramnios I ended up with a repeat section. In hindsight I should have opted for the section sooner as baby was a bit on the larger side...not to scared anyone....just what happened to me....my dr came in a few days later at the hospital to check on me and said that had i gone into labor naturally I wouldn't have made it more than a couple hours with strong contractions and more than likely would have ended up that unlucky one percent with a rupture, very serious....emergency section at the least! I was not planning on being continuously monitored and wanted to labor at home for as long as possible. Thank god I didn't go into labor or my story might have turned out far differently. Good luck with your decisions...please don't take it lightly and keep an open mind to all the options, and listen to your body. As for me...I will be having a section at 38 weeks if i decide to have another baby.

 

[starlight2801]

I had an emergency section after a 36 hour painful labour that did not progress beyond 9cm dilation.

I'm not 100% sure but I'm tempted towards a planned section next time. This is because I don't know why my labour stopped like it did and therefore how do I know it will be different next time?

I would rather plan a section than have all that pain to have a repeat section anyway to be honest.

 

[Aero]

I would like to know what what you considered the best option for you and your baby as I have been told as soon as labour starts I will have to go straight to the labour ward to be continously monitored (not allowed out of bed), can not use the birthing pool and if I go over my due date I will get an automatic section. The risks seem the same no matter what option and I am very confused

I'm considering exactly the same thing at the moment

My midwife has said I can have either - a VBAC or a planned C-section, although the Doctors would prefer me to have a VBAC.

She has said that if I choose to deliver naturally, they will keep an eye on the labour and not let it go on too long. She said that if they don't think the labour is progressing fast enough, they will give me something to help speed up the process (no idea what though!).

I honestly don't know which option I'm going to choose

 

[charleybootS]

I had an emergency section after a 36 hour painful labour that did not progress beyond 9cm dilation.

I'm not 100% sure but I'm tempted towards a planned section next time. This is because I don't know why my labour stopped like it did and therefore how do I know it will be different next time?

I would rather plan a section than have all that pain to have a repeat section anyway to be honest.

Aww your daughter was born on my Birthday

I had an emcs with my daughter following an extensive uterine rupture (they told me after i'd had her) I just thought she was stuck. My surgeon popped his head over the sheet and told me if I have another child I would have to have a planned cs as my body won't take the contractions - lovely!

 

[tannembaum]

Sorry to hear that!
Can I ask if you had the rupture due to a previous cs or was it completely unexpected?

 

[klbellew]

If I was you, I would opt for the VBAC. providing everything goes as planned in your pregnancy. In fact if it was me, I would labor at home as long as possible because honestly the dr's cannot tell you what you can and can't do with your body. If you get to the hospital dilated enough and doing well enough they can't really force a cs on you. In the long run the VBAC is the most healthy choice, after so many sections it really takes a toll on you (not too mention the more sections, the less chance of they will offer you a VBAC)

 

[RyliesMummy]

It really annoys me when doctors say you 'have' to do this, that and the other! You don't have to do anything. If you want a waterbirth, no monitoring, whatever, it's your choice - you don't need anyone's permission. Sorry for the rant but it winds me up something terrible!

I had a c-section and, barring complications, will be having a home birth next time.

Urgh me too, my physiotherapist told me I would benefit from a water birth because of my SPD, but I 'Can't have one as I'm high risk'

 

[charleybootS]

Sorry to hear that!
Can I ask if you had the rupture due to a previous cs or was it completely unexpected?

Completely unexpected, knew I was in shed loads of pain and I really wasn't feeling so great but since she was my first I just thought it was normal

It wasn't until the big red button got pushed and all these people started to come running that I knew something was going on, but they just told me she was stuck

 

[tannembaum]

Gosh! Poor you!

 

[madasa]

I have not had a section, but I know that, for ex. if my next baby was a section, I would rather that the one after that was a VBAC not a CBAC. If I couldn't have a VBAC I would want a TOL. (I do know one lady who had to have a CS at 37 weeks, without letting labour start, because of a medical condition.... If I was in a sitch like that, it would be different, but that is REALLY rare.)

I think it is utterly diabolical that drs try to justify their actions, by giving you horror stories of what "would have" happened. They do NOT know that for sure, any more than you do. They have a medical degree, not a crystal ball.

I also hate the "let" and "have to" that you get from drs and midwives. Ugh. YOUR body. Your call. The end. They should ADVISE you.... but you get the final say.

 

[Stardreamer]

I have not had a section, but I know that, for ex. if my next baby was a section, I would rather that the one after that was a VBAC not a CBAC. If I couldn't have a VBAC I would want a TOL. (I do know one lady who had to have a CS at 37 weeks, without letting labour start, because of a medical condition.... If I was in a sitch like that, it would be different, but that is REALLY rare.)

I think it is utterly diabolical that drs try to justify their actions, by giving you horror stories of what "would have" happened. They do NOT know that for sure, any more than you do. They have a medical degree, not a crystal ball.

I also hate the "let" and "have to" that you get from drs and midwives. Ugh. YOUR body. Your call. The end. They should ADVISE you.... but you get the final say.

While I do not like that the doctors have made it seem like i do not have a choice in anything my daughters heart rate dropped to 70 before I even got proper into labour and the doctors didn't know why this happened. Because they don't know the reason I am really scared of ot happening again hence the reason I am so undeceided.