My Name is LaShonda from kalamazoo,mi. I'm posting this to let the world hear my story: I have 4 kids my first was vaginal 5lbs60z, my second pregnacy I went to the hospital dialated at 4 recieved epidural and it stopped my labor my doctor vanished and another doctor came in saying " I'm filling in for your doctor, I think your baby is too big you should have a csection" Without my consent I was given a csection 7lbs2oz. I was told after sugery that I couldn't have any more kids vaginally or I would die. So my third pregnancy I had a repeat 7lbs13oz as with my fourth I was going for a Vbac and I had did a little research. Baby was doing great I had a new doctor and at 39 weeks I was called by my doctors office asking that I come in the day before my schelduled appointment saying my doctor had had a family emergency. I knew that this would pose a problem since she was the only physican in the office who was fighting for my vbac. I was scared to go to this appointment. I agreed to come in when I got there they did regular test urine and blood pressure. Doc said I'm measuring bigger than what I supposed to so he ordered ultra sound baby measured at 7'8 so when returning back to there office they said I was spilling protein in my urine and my blood pressure was very high. They believed I was preclamptic. So I was told If i was to have a vaginal birth I would have a seizure and stroke and could die so my husband and I said lets just do a repeat. So I asked what are my chances for having a VBAC now I was told that it couldn't be done and I would rupture indefinately. It was a catch 22 during the surgery about of 1/4 of the way through I felt them cutting and burning me. I start screamimg I thought I was in a movie. My doctor asked whats wrong. I screamed "I can feel that, It hurts" Doc said to anesthesiologist why is she feeling this? He replied "I dont know" Doc Said " Make her not feel this now" He gave me so much meds that I fell asleep and my my time with baby in recovery. I was so irratated by the meds I started severe itching and breaking out in hives. No cotton sheets I had paper sheets still didnt work no gown on and everything. Everything made me itch. I whelped my skin to it was bleeding on top of it i was on mag 8lbs2oz.
Now I'm in my 5th pregnancy and Im in a different city new doctor. It was okay for a vbac until I turned 36weeks. At 36 weeks ( october 26th) I had an ultra sound on tuesday a nurse called me saying my baby legs and head were to big said the doctor wanted to speak to me and the had schelduled 3 appointment with out my knowledge. I said well my husband has class at sum of those times we need to pick another time. Lady goes on about me having a csection. I said no Ill be in to talk to doc on Thursday(October 29th). When I get there he saying my baby is too small for his age, he's measuring 5lbs7oz. I said " There is no way my baby is that small I was just here at 32 weeks and I was told my baby was4lbs7oz give or take a lb" Doc said " Baby is not growing we need to to do a Csection to get him out all of his stats are fine he healthy just not growing anymore" I said " Give me another ultrasound and prove me wrong" Did another one 10 minutes later and baby measured at 6lbs7oz give or take 17oz. So when he came back into room he said " Im not incline to do a Csection right away baby overall was bigger but stomach was still measuring 35 weeks. He said "If u havent given birth by next wednesday then we need to talk csection. Rupture rates for a vbac after 2 cections were 2-3% but there is not enough data out there for vba3c but its 30% higher I would assume" I said" We wil talk thats it" The next morning appointment scheduler for csection was calling to set up the csection. I said I never agreed to set up anything and I hung up. They set up the Csection against my wishes. Ive done 5 nst and 4 biophysical profiles all show a healthy baby.
Today I was met by the office manager and midwive trying to get me to sign Informed Consent: Bitrh After Cesarean Section telling me the hospital wont treat me unless I sign this. It doesnt have the hospital signature stamp or nothing on it. In the General Information Section it says tissue or my organ taken from my body will be kept for research, the doctor may need to peform more or different procedure than I agreed to. The risk are very crazy for sugery it says: Small areas of the lungs may collapse. Clots may for in the legs with pain and swelling(clot may go to lungs causing death). A Strain on the Heart or a Stroke. Bleeding. Reaction to Anesthetic. Those are just for Surgery. Then it sayrisk for planned cesarean birth are as follows: Uterus will tear before planned cesarean birth is 2 in 1000. More scars developing on the uterus. Scarring inside the abdomen. Injury to to your bowel or bladder( This would require surgery to correct). Risk of problems with the placenta in later pregnancies. Death. Obesity is linked to an increased risk of infection(It can also leat to heart and lung complicatins and clot formation. These are the risk that they want me to agree to and sign.
It is there recommendation that Ive had more than 1 cesection it is recommended that I have a repeat.
What Do I do? Im being railroaded into doing things. I am standing my ground. No C Section. Today Im 40weeks wats taking so long for labor to start? Am I just Crazy? If I havent dropped yet does that mean Ill need another one?
Now I'm in my 5th pregnancy and Im in a different city new doctor. It was okay for a vbac until I turned 36weeks. At 36 weeks ( october 26th) I had an ultra sound on tuesday a nurse called me saying my baby legs and head were to big said the doctor wanted to speak to me and the had schelduled 3 appointment with out my knowledge. I said well my husband has class at sum of those times we need to pick another time. Lady goes on about me having a csection. I said no Ill be in to talk to doc on Thursday(October 29th). When I get there he saying my baby is too small for his age, he's measuring 5lbs7oz. I said " There is no way my baby is that small I was just here at 32 weeks and I was told my baby was4lbs7oz give or take a lb" Doc said " Baby is not growing we need to to do a Csection to get him out all of his stats are fine he healthy just not growing anymore" I said " Give me another ultrasound and prove me wrong" Did another one 10 minutes later and baby measured at 6lbs7oz give or take 17oz. So when he came back into room he said " Im not incline to do a Csection right away baby overall was bigger but stomach was still measuring 35 weeks. He said "If u havent given birth by next wednesday then we need to talk csection. Rupture rates for a vbac after 2 cections were 2-3% but there is not enough data out there for vba3c but its 30% higher I would assume" I said" We wil talk thats it" The next morning appointment scheduler for csection was calling to set up the csection. I said I never agreed to set up anything and I hung up. They set up the Csection against my wishes. Ive done 5 nst and 4 biophysical profiles all show a healthy baby.
Today I was met by the office manager and midwive trying to get me to sign Informed Consent: Bitrh After Cesarean Section telling me the hospital wont treat me unless I sign this. It doesnt have the hospital signature stamp or nothing on it. In the General Information Section it says tissue or my organ taken from my body will be kept for research, the doctor may need to peform more or different procedure than I agreed to. The risk are very crazy for sugery it says: Small areas of the lungs may collapse. Clots may for in the legs with pain and swelling(clot may go to lungs causing death). A Strain on the Heart or a Stroke. Bleeding. Reaction to Anesthetic. Those are just for Surgery. Then it sayrisk for planned cesarean birth are as follows: Uterus will tear before planned cesarean birth is 2 in 1000. More scars developing on the uterus. Scarring inside the abdomen. Injury to to your bowel or bladder( This would require surgery to correct). Risk of problems with the placenta in later pregnancies. Death. Obesity is linked to an increased risk of infection(It can also leat to heart and lung complicatins and clot formation. These are the risk that they want me to agree to and sign.
It is there recommendation that Ive had more than 1 cesection it is recommended that I have a repeat.
What Do I do? Im being railroaded into doing things. I am standing my ground. No C Section. Today Im 40weeks wats taking so long for labor to start? Am I just Crazy? If I havent dropped yet does that mean Ill need another one?
I know that in Michigan lately, the "bait and switch" is VERY common. They tell you 'yes, yes, we do VBAC" and then wait till you're at or near term and tell you that your baby is too big, too small, or that *gasp* all of a sudden the hospital policy has changed, they have NO control over it, and they cannot offer you VBAC any longer. As an apprentice, last year alone I saw a BUNCH of women transfer to homebirth care at the end of pregnancy because, darn it, they WANTED (and got by the way) their VBACs, and end of pregnancy bait and switch was NOT going to keep them from getting it! I may be able to help you find a homebirth midwife at this point, depending on whether you're still in MI, if you are still pregnant and don't want to mess around with OBs any more. PM me if that's the case.
