Posts by waluso

 I commend stormbride for sticking around in this thread and continuing to provide the other side. I have the same concerns about what the forum could become, based on the tone of this thread and some of the threads in the VBAC...

My understanding is that the placenta doesn't move around within the uterus, but as the uterus grows upward, the placenta moves upward with it. It was explained to me that the only way it wouldn't move upward and over my scar is if it...

I am planning an hbac and my midwife told me I would need an ultrasound to check the placement of the placenta to make sure it isn't over my scar. She said the hospital may not care but she is required to have an ultrasound report. At...

  Quote: Originally Posted by irishmamacat  But what if, for some of us, it wasn't that big a deal? Not much pain, easy recovery and didn't stop us doing any of the things we wanted to...

One more thing. Although I keep hearing that MDC looks down upon mothers who had a c section, I haven't seen that happen. But I wouldn't assume it doesn't happen just because I haven't seen it or interpreted it that way. Everyone's...

Quote: Originally Posted by alittlesandy  I hear this again and again and am very sensitive and compassionate to mothers who had traumatizing c-sections. However, I want to know what this means. Does it mean...

Maybe I'm unusual, but I have never felt treated differently on MDC because I had a c-section and instead feel I have to justify to more people than I would expect why I want a VBAC and a home birth the next time. I like the ideal of a...

If the contractions are regular and more than 4-6 an hour, personally I would want to have my cervix checked to make sure they weren't affecting it.  I have an irritable uterus and have been having regular bh contractions since 19...

Quote: Originally Posted by Storm Bride  I don't really think that's it. I've known a lot of women who had pain into the first several weeks after c-sections. I hadn't actually run into any who hadn't had it last...

I went through the same internal struggle, and have decided on a home vbac. I have a great midwife and I know she will have me transfer if necessary, and I live close to the hospital. I also know that I will automatically be on the...