Vaginal Varicosities = C-section?! - Page 2

[ericswifey27]

Originally Posted by soybeansmama

well said mama, I agree. She hasn't yet sought out a 3rd opinion. There are 2 OB's that are recommending the same thing...but she was referred to one by the other... hhhmmmmm....

wow... how.... objective

I agree with pp.

[PapayaVagina]

Originally Posted by soybeansmama

Thanks for your replies. I will have more info after our next class, but one thing that she did mention is that one of them was the size of a pencil in diameter and that the OB was afraid of it bursting, then her hemmorhaging.

I guess I just feel a little helpless as her Bradley teacher and I am not really sure how I can better support her. This is a "first" for me, and I can't give her medical advice or anything, but it would be really nice to get some more info so that I can talk to her about choices she may have...Thanks again for reading!

I had a good friend that I was a midwife for who had at least 2 that I spotted that were that size. She was in a lot of pain from them towards the end of her pregnancy but it never even crossed our mind that she would have anything but a perfect birth, which she did, with no tears whatsoever. I would think that even if one did burst it would be very easily repaired. It isn't like they're major arteries or anything

[soybeansmama]

UPDATE: My student has decided to schedule her c-section afterall.
She feels good about her decision after her last app. when the OB explained tha they are getting much much bigger and that she has sprouted some more...

Thanks for everyones replies!
Jessica