anyone here have a vbac? or considering one?

i had a c-section in 1992....i believe that i'll be trying vbac, but waiting to make a more certain decision until after this ob group gets my old medical records to read, be sure of reasons why i had the csection (my memory isn't so clear, i don't recall anyone explaining why it was necessary---they may have, but i was also on happy meds, so i was way too relaxed ............

thanks for any input........

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have a happy day :0) Theresa

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My mother had an epidural that was for the top 1/2 of her body. I'm sure it's different dosages and different levels of the spine that they enter. I never knew they could do it in certain areas to make it go one way or the other. Kinda Crazy!

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My first epidural started to travel up and my heartrate bottomed out. They were able to just roll me over on my side and I was fine. Scared dh so bad he didnt want another baby but we had another and I had the epidural. They have in the past ten years come a long way with the field of anesthesiology

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My sister's first was a c section because she was frank (??) breech. That was 8 years ago. My nephews (ages 4 and 6) were both vaginal births. I don't think she had any meds for them. Ben was early and they gave her pitosin, which complicated matters, but as for the birth itself, she was fine, except that she tore terribly. The doctor's shift was ending and he wanted that baby born! Jonathan, I think, just fell out. Then with Emma, the doctors didn't want her to have another vaginal birth because the muscles in there were too stretched and weak. They didn't want her insides to come out with the baby, so a c-section was scheduled. All 4 of them are healthy and my sister hasn't had any residual complications.

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Wow! Wendy~ That story just scared the living cr-p out of me. I know people can die with most anything now a days, but can you imagine dying from an epidural that went wrong??? I'm sure the chances of that happening are very slim. I guess it's all in Gods hands when He wants us to go. I bet that baby was spoiled.

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unfortunately, between my nurse friend in NICU and my nurse friend who is a labor & delivery nurse......i really hear worst-of-the-worst stories.....(often, i hear the same situation but from the 2 different perspectives)

if those things happened all the time, i think we'd have a population shortage anywhere birth control was legal........some are truly terrifying & heartrending......and of course those are the cases that no nurse will ever forget, and they tell new nurses about........

i realize the risks are small but real........but so far i've tolerated surgery/anesthesia w/o problem.......and basically, if the docs/midwive say baby is in danger, then i have no problem ok'ing a c-section......the anesthesia group at the hospital are great......although i do remember having to concentrate on breathing during the csection, could feel the decreased sensation & mobility in my lower ribcage while the spinal had kicked in.....weirdness: could also feel some deep tugging (while they were cutting or pulling at tissue i'm sure), almost like if you poke your finger into your belly-button deeply, and feel a weird pull/twinge....it's good i had happy medicine on board to not be as grossed out!

.i just have always believed that the doctor (who was covering i never met before that day) had some reason to leave by a certain time (suggested a csection after i had been in the hospital only 4 hours).....i don't understand why more time for just old fashioned labor wasn't encouraged....maybe i'll understand better this time!

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have a happy day :0) Theresa

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Does anyone know much about VBACs? I had both types of delieveries with my girl. I am thinking about going VBAC this time, but I want to know a little more.
Has anyone ever had one or know someone who has?

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I know that some doctors refuse to even give the option. My friend just had #2 recently, and when she first went to her dr., he told her, "I will only do a c/s, so if you want a VBAC, find someone else now."
She was fine w/ doing another c/s.

I would like to do a VBAC if possible, but haven't looked into anything yet. I'll be curious to see what you find out.

(BTW, my boys' doctors office specializes in HOMEBIRTHS... so there are a lot of moms at the practice who have delivered at home! I don't think I'd like that. My house isn't clean enough.

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Sarah, homebirth is actually good for you and your baby because the baby is born at home with your germs and isn't exposed to anyone elses. It doesn't matter if your home is clean enough

This is a great website for VBACs...

VBAC.com - a woman-centered, evidence based, resource.

The risks for a VBAC are much lower than the risks for a cesarean section. However, you have to be educated because doctors will preach to you about the 1% risks that can go wrong. As a L&D nurse I have seen several successful VBACs. No complications.

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I read somewhere that the risks are different depending on what type of an incision you had the first time. I think if you had the verticle incision, it is harder to find a doctor that will allow vbac. But under normal circumstances, most people don't have that type of incision anymore, so hopefully that helps!

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KRISSY

Well I found out at my ob appt yesterday that the county where I will deliver, doesn't do VBAC's at all. So I guess it will be another C for me.

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Chrystie, Do you have the option of going to another doctor? My friend delivered her first child with a c-section and the other 3 afterwards were natural. But again, I think it also depends on your incision like Krissy said along with a couple of other factors. I hope that for my next delivery, it will be a vbac as well.

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Chrystie--Have you considered finding a midwife? Before you write it off, you might want to check into it; I wish I had gone that direction, and many of them are not only qualified, but will work with an OB as your "back up" in case something were to go wrong or change and you needed a last minute c-section. Im just saying, if they don't do VBAC, it is probably because of liability or insurance or something silly that a midwife might be able to get around.

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KRISSY

Krissy- No, the whole County where I will be delivering DOESN'T do it.
I don't really want to change doctores either b/c I really like and trust my current Ob Doc. She is the one who delivered my girls and she was awesome.

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