I just stupidly consented to a csect that was not neccesary when I had planned a vbac after 3 csects. I was already going in to labor when I stupidly consented, at least I think I was. The doctor told me that the baby was too big and not engaging because of his size so I consented to the csect. Stupid stupid stupid of me. I was not IN labor, but rather had had definite bloody show a week before and then the day before. So the idea was that the baby was too big and not coming down and I should have gone in to labor because I had the bloody show. They did sonograms every week for the last weeks of my pregnancy and they showed this huge baby.
But when the baby came out, despite what the perinatal doctor said, there was no thinning of my uterus (I am glad the doctor was honest with me about this) and the baby was pretty much the same size as my daughter, who had been a very successful vbac. I immediately went in to a depression and could not even sleep that first night as I kept waking up in panic and anxiety attacks over the csect.
I am 39 yrs old so if I am going to get pregnant again, it will have to be soon, as in, within a year, less than a year. The doctor did concede to me that a vbac would have probably been better. She told me my uterus and my scar was in excellent shape.
I read the post (the link posted) on someone else's post to vba3c+, and it looks possible to do a vbac after 4 csects. Thing is, I am 39 yrs old and always wanted a big family, so I wanted to just never use birth control again and let things go how they go. If that means one more child, great, but if that means 5 more children, great too. These CSECTs are ruining my body!!! I had horribly complications after my last csect where I only found out after that I could have died, I did not know that until I was out of the hospital. I do not want another csect and I do not want my ability to have children taken away from me by a doctor chopping me open.
I am only 3weeks6days postpartum. So, my last postpartum checkup will be in 2weeks 1 day. I am not wanting to go on birth control then. I am exclusively breastfeeding, but have gotten pregnant before while exclusively breastfeeding.
Thank you in advance for your help.
But when the baby came out, despite what the perinatal doctor said, there was no thinning of my uterus (I am glad the doctor was honest with me about this) and the baby was pretty much the same size as my daughter, who had been a very successful vbac. I immediately went in to a depression and could not even sleep that first night as I kept waking up in panic and anxiety attacks over the csect.
I am 39 yrs old so if I am going to get pregnant again, it will have to be soon, as in, within a year, less than a year. The doctor did concede to me that a vbac would have probably been better. She told me my uterus and my scar was in excellent shape.
I read the post (the link posted) on someone else's post to vba3c+, and it looks possible to do a vbac after 4 csects. Thing is, I am 39 yrs old and always wanted a big family, so I wanted to just never use birth control again and let things go how they go. If that means one more child, great, but if that means 5 more children, great too. These CSECTs are ruining my body!!! I had horribly complications after my last csect where I only found out after that I could have died, I did not know that until I was out of the hospital. I do not want another csect and I do not want my ability to have children taken away from me by a doctor chopping me open.
I am only 3weeks6days postpartum. So, my last postpartum checkup will be in 2weeks 1 day. I am not wanting to go on birth control then. I am exclusively breastfeeding, but have gotten pregnant before while exclusively breastfeeding.
Thank you in advance for your help.
