Repeat C-sections: Are You Having One?

 I have already gone through this...my kids are now 14 and 7. I had the option of either a c section or doing a vbac, my doctor didn't even blink an eye about it. She discussed both options with me in detail and left it up to us to decide. My husband and I thought it over very carefully and I decided to do a vbac. It was the best decision I could have ever made. Although I was monitored much more carefully, everything went very smoothly, and I felt like a million bucks afterwards. I literally could have done a cartwheel and drove myself home an hour after giving birth. The difference in recovery time was amazing. I am absolutely glad that I chose to do a vbac.  

People kept telling me I was going to have to have a c-section because of my weight. I don't know when these people became experts but apparently it is unheard of for an overweight woman to deliver vaginally! Lol!

I did end up having one but it had nothing to do with my weight. During labor my daughter flipped in a funny way. Her head was down but her face was facing down as well, when she changed positions she wrapped her cord around her and with each contraction her heartrate would drop pretty severely. I also had dilated to roughly 6 1/2 cm and got stuck. The doctor told me if it were just a dilation problem they would have given me more time but we also had a case of fetal distress and pushing would be dangerous for my daughter. So, I begrudgingly accepted that I had to have a c-section and while I still feel robbed of the experience I do understand that had I "stuck it out" my daughter could have serious complications or worse yet, die.

CONT'D

I'm pregnant now and VBAC hopeful. While I'm glad there is the option of a c-section I don't want to go down that road unless I have to. I personally recovered quickly but it was still very rough and I hope I don't have to do it again. Especially since I'll need to be in good shape, once this baby comes I'll have a newborn and an almost 2 year old at home!

My doctor supports my decision. She asked if I wanted to do another c-section and I said no (very emphatically) so she told me the risks of it but said there's no reason (as of now) that I couldn't do it. Naturally if there are complications again, a c-section will be on my horizon but I'm going to pray things go smoothly.

I had an emergency c-section with my first daughter who was almost 10 lbs tried vaginal but it just was not happening it actually bruised her head quite badly from pushing and hitting my pelvic bone for three hours, I just had my second daughter this past sept, my doc said it was okay for us to try vbac if we wanted but with my history for big babies and we knew she was not going to be little we opted for the c-section, It was great because the day was actually scheduled so we could make arrangements for our other daughter etc,  Savannah was born by c-section as a breech baby and she was 10 lbs.  and honestly recovery time was way less then what I expected cuz I will admit it was rough after my first one, with this one I was up walking around in little pain less the 12 hours after my surgery, that night after surgery I did have some bleeding issues that kept me down until the next morning, once they go it stopped I hardly had any one coming to check on me cuz I was doing so well, got out of bed and walked that first night by myself did not need any help, I had the nurses coming in to hang out and get a break from another patient they had that was taking all the attention and she had a vaginal birth, they kept telling her I had a c-section major admoninal surgery the night before and I was up after 8 hours about walking and going to bathroom by myself and the next 

It might sound strange, but I am glad I ended up with a c section to deliver my first. He got stuck in the birth canal, and several pushes wouldn't unstick him, so off to the operating room I went. It turned out to be great for me because all of that extra time in the hospital made me more confidant as a first time mom. I had the constant support of nurses, pediatricians, and lactation consultants, and since I am a quick healer, I was on minimal pain medication by the time I left, and was able to comfortably do 98% of daily activities without pain.

I will happily have another Csetion with any future children I have. My goal in having a baby is having a healthy baby, it doesn't make a huge differance to me HOW the baby comes out. Plus I am almost obsessively organized, so I like the perk of being able to pick the next one's birthday. It drove me nuts at the end of my last pregnancy wondering when I would go into labor...

The fact remains, there is always that risk of something happening.  I had an emergency c-section for my first and a scheduled one for my second.  I don't give a hoot what others think, as long as my kids are healthy and born without complications, i'm happy with the choices I made.

My daughter was an emergency c-section and my son was a VBAC, definately worth it!! The stress and recovery afterward was so overwhelming with my first and that just wasn't an issue with my second. I highly recommend giving the VBAC a chance whenever possible.

I have had one child, therefore one c-section. I am planning on having another due to the fact that my new doctor said that they could fix what the old doctor did wrong. If it wasn't for that fact I would probably try for a VBAC.

  I had my first c-section at the age of 20.  The dr asked me if I wore a bikini in the summer.  I told him no and he cut me from my belly button down on the outside.  He really messed me up on the inside and therefore my other two ended up being born by sections too.  Last year (at the age of 46) I had to have a hysterectomy.  Also cut open due to all of the scar tissue.The women who I have talked to that had their hysterectomys vaginally healed alot faster than I have.  I still have alot of pain in the area of my scar.