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Have you had a LEEP procedure in the past? Sometimes the scar tissue from that can make it difficult for the cervix to do what it has to do during labor. Sometimes there's a need to massage the scar tissue away during labor.
And sometimes the body is just so not ready to give birth yet that Pitocin at it's full dosage won't do a blessed thing for actual progression of labor.

I don't have experience personally, but I have a friend who had this happen with both of her pregnancies. She was really hoping to get a vbac for her 2nd, thinking the dilating thing was a fluke with the first. But then it happened again :(. Are you positive you have to pay 80%? That seems pretty outrageous.

Since you haven't had a LEEP done I'd be apt to say it was a "failure to wait" rather than "failure" to progress. Most ftm will go to 41 1/2 weeks before going into labor & if your body wasn't ready then it's job is actually to keep baby *in* against all outside factors so it actually did it's job successfully! Kinda ironic when you think about it.

I had an emergency cesarean for FTP & fetal distress with my first at 40+3 but went on to have a successful vbac at 41+5 with my second.

I would get multiple opinions & get connected with your local ICAN chapter. Find some PRO-vbac providers to look over your records & see what they say. I find that doctors who aren't "pro" vbac tend to recommend ercs even if they aren't the "best" option for the patients circumstance bc that is *their* preference. If you get a couple pro vbac'ers recommending erc still then you can feel more confident that really is the best option per your history.

It's never too early to start researching your options & providers! Feel free to wall me anytime if you have specific questions on vbac. GL in your journey!

I didn't dilate because my baby's head never engaged. And, like you, I had great uterine contractions. When I had a c-section, they had to pry his head out of my pelvis. Case of bad anatomy: too big head (which really wasn't big at all) and too little pelvic outlet. I'm having a c-section for my next.

usually the reason for this is that It’s your first pregnancy. As your cervix hasn’t delivered a baby before, it’s not uncommon for it to not dilate or efface straight away, or in some cases, not even till labor starts.there are ways to avoid the situation, some include eating raw dates, walking, primrose oil