Wait "as long as possible" to go to hospital? - Page 2

[staceychev]

Originally Posted by seashells

Anyway, I didn't even want to get out to go to the TOILET, I can't imagine being strapped into a car in a seated position during transition.

That was me--strapped in the front seat, clutching my belly as we hit every one of the twenty-thousand potholes left over from this winter's storms! Owwww! I got to the hospital at 10 cm and ready to push. (And, to add insult to injury, there was no one there to help me in, so I walked in hunched over and took the elevator up to the third floor myself with poor DH trying to support me as well he could. He could barely keep up with me though, because I KNEW I didn't want to have that baby in the lobby!)

[Ambivalent Dreams]

since you said your hospital will tell you they have to do a c-sec Im guessing your ob doesnt know your plans to vbac or does he/she?

Do you have an OB or MW that is supportive of your VBAC?

She knows and has even agreed to a VBAC, but I am skeptical of her and the hospital policies.

There have been so many good replies here. Thank you! I will share with my DH.

[porcelina]

Just a quick thought -- if you are worried about when to go, and don't want to get stuck laboring in a car, is there something to do nearby? If there are restaurants, shops, etc., you could labor walking around the area. That would let you gauge better when to go into the hospital, but knowing you're nearby for when it's time.

[happythistle]

2 of my friends went through transition in the car - with their second babies - and told me laughingly they do not recommend waiting that long! lol I guess we have to trust that our bodies will give us the go signal. I'm anxious about this one too since my ds took 2 days to deliver and I really don't want to be in the hospital that long again.