Misgav Ladach and vbac afterwards

[tonttu]

Hi ,

as some of you know , I had an unnecessary cesarean 8 months ago  , that has caused me a lot of emotional pain , so next time , we are definitely going for vba3c .

My question , this new c/s cut was made about 2-3 cm higher than the old (13 and 12 year old scar) and this time , they used some of the Misgav Ladach method .

Have any of you had something like that as well and what were your experiences with the next pregnancy and delivery ?

Did that make it easier , harder or was there no noticeable difference ?

Do any of you have a doctor´s or midwife´s input on that as well , like how long to wait for the next pregnancy and so on ? 

I would appreciate every info I can get , since this time I want to make sure , that I do everything on my part , that I don´t have to get cut open again .

[TiffanyToo]

I have never heared of this style of incision, until your post.

 I did google it what I read suggests it avoids the bladder and any scar tissue caused by the prior incisions. JMO that is a smart approach. I think you might talk to a professional about what your options are and the time to try to conceive. Hugs making a decision like this is not easy nor it it without road bumps along the way.

[tonttu]

The biggest problem with that is , that I am really trying to avoid another c/s , and when I asked the doctor at my 6-week check-up , he said I can get pregnant after 6 months .

Which is true , but my chances for another c/s are a lot greater then .

And that´s exactly what I am trying to avoid .

But doctors in Finland are not very supportive about the whole idea of vbac anyway and I haven´t been to a new doctor where I live now (in Sweden) . They are supportive , but I still want o make sure that I do everything on my part to have the best possible chance at succeeding .

And the hospital in my (German) hometown told me , when I asked , that they can´t really say , it different from case to case . They are ALWAYS willing to try , they are actually the only hospital in Germany I know , that are trying to talk women INTO vbac , even after 5 or 6 c/s (seriously , I have a friend , they worked on until she consented to trying after 4 c/s and it was a success) .

But they didn´t tell me about the time limit , so I am still in the open about that . And wouldn´t I be considered like a vbac , not vbamc , since I had no problem at all with my old scars ? Somebody asked me that and I am wondering the same thing ?

Sorry guys , I just want to improve my chances as much as humanly possible , so even if I end up having another one , it won´t be anything I did

[TiffanyToo]

Originally Posted by tonttu 

The biggest problem with that is , that I am really trying to avoid another c/s , and when I asked the doctor at my 6-week check-up , he said I can get pregnant after 6 months .

I believe here in the US the rule of thumb is 18 months between conceptions (?). My opinion is this varies greatly by professional.

But doctors in Finland are not very supportive about the whole idea of vbac anyway and I haven´t been to a new doctor where I live now (in Sweden) . They are supportive , but I still want o make sure that I do everything on my part to have the best possible chance at succeeding .

And the hospital in my (German) hometown told me , when I asked , that they can´t really say , it different from case to case . They are ALWAYS willing to try , they are actually the only hospital in Germany I know , that are trying to talk women INTO vbac , even after 5 or 6 c/s (seriously , I have a friend , they worked on until she consented to trying after 4 c/s and it was a success) .

That is very RARE.

But they didn´t tell me about the time limit , so I am still in the open about that . And wouldn´t I be considered like a vbac , not vbamc , since I had no problem at all with my old scars ? Somebody asked me that and I am wondering the same thing ?

Very good question, I would ask a health care professional. I would be interested to know what they say.

Sorry guys , I just want to improve my chances as much as humanly possible , so even if I end up having another one , it won´t be anything I did

I support and encourage your efforts.