Hi ladies-
I went for my 36 week(even though I am almost 37) checkup today. My doctor is out of town this week, so I saw a different doctor through the clinic I go to.
He walked in and started asking me if I was trying for a VBAC after two C-sections. I said yes and that my doctor had cleared me to try to let my body go into labor. He then proceeds to tell me that their clinic has 11 doctors and a few years back, they had all sat down and decided on certain protocol a woman has to meet to attempt a VBAC, in order to make all the doctors there, who may or may not deliver, comfortable. He stated that one of these is that I must have had a prior vaginal delivery with two C-sections or I can't try for a VBAC.
I told him my doctor had told me I was able to try for labor, since my C-sections were due to preeclampsia and none has developed at this point.
My doctor has also told me that if preeclampsia kicks in again, if I am at all dilated, he will consider inducing me to give me more of a shot at labor too. I thought he was very on board and understood my goal of going into labor.
This other doctor also stated that he has only been with the clinic since October and maybe he is missing a piece of this, but doesn't understand how my doctor can let me try for a VBAC, unless he is planning on being completely available to me for labor/etc(which was never my impression). He said he would email him and I could talk to him at my next appt on Tuesday.
I kind of feel duped. Am I missing something? Wouldn't doctors that work in the same clinic be on the same page? Why would my doctor agree to letting me try if their protocol goes against this? If I would have known this weeks back, I would have looked for another doctor. Now I have to wait for Tuesday and if it is the case that he will not let me try, attempt to find another doctor. 37 weeks pregnant at that point and looking for a doctor. Freaking ridiculous.
My husband is phenomenal and keeps telling me, "You don't know the whole story yet, your doctor has been there MUCH longer, maybe he has more authority for things like this, just relax." But when you find out that your goal you think you are so close to, might be all skewed because of misinformation you should have been told MONTHS ago, it's a bit upsetting. If I don't develop preeclampsia, I will be refusing a C-section. They can't make me get cut open to deliver my baby. I am so upset and am wondering if anyone else has ever encountered this situation or having to look for another doctor so close to delivery because of conflict? AHHHH!
I went for my 36 week(even though I am almost 37) checkup today. My doctor is out of town this week, so I saw a different doctor through the clinic I go to.
He walked in and started asking me if I was trying for a VBAC after two C-sections. I said yes and that my doctor had cleared me to try to let my body go into labor. He then proceeds to tell me that their clinic has 11 doctors and a few years back, they had all sat down and decided on certain protocol a woman has to meet to attempt a VBAC, in order to make all the doctors there, who may or may not deliver, comfortable. He stated that one of these is that I must have had a prior vaginal delivery with two C-sections or I can't try for a VBAC.
I told him my doctor had told me I was able to try for labor, since my C-sections were due to preeclampsia and none has developed at this point.
My doctor has also told me that if preeclampsia kicks in again, if I am at all dilated, he will consider inducing me to give me more of a shot at labor too. I thought he was very on board and understood my goal of going into labor.
This other doctor also stated that he has only been with the clinic since October and maybe he is missing a piece of this, but doesn't understand how my doctor can let me try for a VBAC, unless he is planning on being completely available to me for labor/etc(which was never my impression). He said he would email him and I could talk to him at my next appt on Tuesday.
I kind of feel duped. Am I missing something? Wouldn't doctors that work in the same clinic be on the same page? Why would my doctor agree to letting me try if their protocol goes against this? If I would have known this weeks back, I would have looked for another doctor. Now I have to wait for Tuesday and if it is the case that he will not let me try, attempt to find another doctor. 37 weeks pregnant at that point and looking for a doctor. Freaking ridiculous.
My husband is phenomenal and keeps telling me, "You don't know the whole story yet, your doctor has been there MUCH longer, maybe he has more authority for things like this, just relax." But when you find out that your goal you think you are so close to, might be all skewed because of misinformation you should have been told MONTHS ago, it's a bit upsetting. If I don't develop preeclampsia, I will be refusing a C-section. They can't make me get cut open to deliver my baby. I am so upset and am wondering if anyone else has ever encountered this situation or having to look for another doctor so close to delivery because of conflict? AHHHH!
: Hope that you can avoid any more stress!
I would request a sit down meeting with BOTH Drs present. I would schedule this through your OBGYN who said it was cool for you to do the vbac. My big concern here is - who will be oncall when you go into labor? You want all of the Drs in that practice aware of what Dr. X said was alright, and on board for you. If Dr. X promised you something, it is up to him to tell the other Drs. he agreed to this. If that means he is the one who is paged when you go into labor - fine. But their office needs to work this out, and I feel like, if I promise any of my Patient's something that is a little off from our office protocol - I DO make myself totally available to that patient - just as a courtesy to the other professionals in my office who feel differently.
That really stinks. I do know a lot of vbac women will labor in their car outside the hospital even until they are pushing just to avoid crap like this! I would feel betrayed too. 
mama
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