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@daniellemybelle: @Autumnmama79: my cs was non emergent but necessary due to baby not decending and showing signs of distress. Long story short, he was huge (9#7oz). I wanted a vbac with my second but my dr was only on board if baby seemed smaller so he induced me at 40 weeks. I guess you could say it was successful even though baby was bigger than my first and she was a shoulder dystocia with vacuum assist that resulted in a third degree tear (ooooouch!!!!!). It was so empowering and I was in love with the experience but the recovery was awful (due to my tear). I don't think most people have a recovery like I did so I'm definitely pro vbac and sad that if I have a third, I'll have to have another cs. My dr stayed 4 hours after his call was over just so I could have a successful delivery because the doc coming on would have taken me for a cs.
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I'm late to this post but will tell my story too...
I had a csection with my first 3 years ago after being induced, not sleeping for 4 days, her being face up, and just not wanting to come down. I always thought about trying for a vbac and my new OB seemed to be on board. At 40+5 he induced me by breaking my water, then used pitocin. After about 11 hours I started to push. About 2 hours later my 9lb 11oz boy was born. It was so amazing and so different than my experience with my first (for a variety of reasons). I ended up losing a lot of blood afterwards and needed a transfusion. I also had an episiotomy. I was sore for a few weeks afterwards. For the first few weeks I would have said that my csection recovery was easier, but now being 11 months out I think my vbac was easier in the long run. I am so happy and thankful I was able to experience a vaginal delivery and hold my baby right away!
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@autumnmama79: Sorry for the super delayed response! 3 kids makes it harder to find the time
Here is a link to all the details on my first vbac. It's long but I wanted to give lots of info for other mommas that were thinking of a vbac. http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-vbac-birth-story
This time around, I had the same team of doctors/midwife and they were completely supportive of my decision. Some of the basic vbac guidelines they gave were: no inducing with drugs, seriously recommended an epidural in case anything went wrong, come in on the early side for monitoring and depending on who you asked they wouldn't let me go past 40 weeks.
For this vbac, from the start of labor to her being born was 4 hours. I was a little in denial that I was truly in labor and we ended up being at the hospital only 45 minutes before she as born. Things moved really quickly and in the midst of getting an iv to prep for an epidural, my water broke and I went from 5cm to fully dilated in about 10 minutes. There was no time for an epidural so I ended up with a natural birth. My OBs had told me before that despite what you might think, the risk of uterine rupture is just as high during any stage of labor and it doesn't necessarily go up while pushing. I ended up with 2nd degree tears but I think a lot of that was that I couldn't really slow down the pushing when she was crowning. Recovery has been pretty good though so far! Please let me know if you have more questions! I love to share my experiences but don't want to overwhelm you with details
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@cyndistar3: Yes, my OB is very supportive which is great! Fingers crossed that baby gets in a good position and I have the best possible chance.
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@Ash: Ouch is right! I'm assuming 3rd degree is the worst it can be? Sounds like you had an extra special doctor willing to put your needs first. Awesome.
@BeachMama: 9pd 11oz vbac? You're amazing. SO great you got to hold baby right away. I'm really looking forward to this part
@creativemomma15: Holy thats crazy fast! And the fact that you've had 2 vbacs is really pretty neat. My doctor hadn't mentioned that I would need to have an epi in case of c-section, but just that an IV would have to be placed in my hand in preparation. But in hindsight, that must be for something else b/c the epi goes in the back...
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@Autumnmama79: It was quite the whirlwind! It's funny, all my deliveries have been different, 1 csection, 1 vbac with epidural, & 1 natural vbac. I'm not sure if all Drs would require an epidural... I think that my midwife & OB feel like then if anything would go wrong everything's in place already that if I would need a csection I wouldn't have to be put under for it? Honestly, I didn't question it much because I trust my midwife's judgment a lot.
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@creativemomma15: That makes sense. I wasn't put under for my section, just epi. I'll definitely have to ask about that at my next appointment.
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@Autumnmama79: that's great tobhear! And yes, fingers crossed for a good position, I have given birth to 2 sunny side up babies and it's no fun!
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@Autumnmama79: I had a c-section for breach and a VBAC with my second. My c-section recovery was a million times easier, but I will have a VBAC with my 3rd. I think that I assumed my VBAC recovery would be easier because it was natural for a baby to come out that way, but I had an extremely long labour, a difficult delivery, severe tearing, i broke my tailbone, and I had a postpartum placental complication. I also had HG, which lingered for weeks after the VBAC. But that said, I remain uncomfortable with the idea of having a major surgery when I don't need to have a major surgery, so I don't regret it.
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Okay, so now I'm starting freak out a little (or a lot
). Today marks 36 weeks which means only four short weeks to go, give or take. I'm wondering can my body do this? Will the pain be so unbearable I'll ask for an epi and that'll set into motion a series of interventions that will lead to another c-section?
It seems almost more scary this time.
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@Autumnmama79: You can do it! My first was completely med free. One thing that really helped me was remembering that the pain was not going to last forever. If you add up the timing of contractions and the length (averages obviously), you are only in pain for something like 3.5 hours in an average labor (average being 18 hours or so for a first time mom). You usually get a break in between contractions.
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@avivoca: Thanks for this. I often forget that there will be a break between contractions and I just worry that its going to be constant pain. Being able to do it completely med-free is my dream, just because I hate taking medications/drugs and feeling out of control. Thanks for the encouragement!
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@Autumnmama79:
Are you hoping for one? Yes!Did you recently have one? Nope!
Did you try for one and ended up with another C?
I guess we'll see. about 2 months to go.I'm nervous, too, but excited!
). Today marks 36 weeks which means only four short weeks to go, give or take. 
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