I'm having some trouble still processing my birth, and I hear about how many c-sections are "unnecessary". I'd like to hear some opinions from birth professionals about my outcome, and if my c/s was or wasn't, so I'm going tell my birth story.
There was only one midwife in town, who canceled 4 out of 5 appt's with us (so unfortunately we couldn't keep her), and we wanted to homebirth, but not if we felt uneasy about it. We decided to stay home as long as possible, UC if the baby came quickly, and go to the hospital otherwise. I went to 41 weeks, my son "spun" often posterior to anterior. His head had been low since 33 weeks but at 39 weeks for some reason disengaged and mostly remained high in a OT position. I asked at every appt. that I did not think the baby was in a good position, and they said, oh well at least he's head down... was threatened with induction by my OB and had my membranes sweeped at 41wks, water broke the next day, and went into labor 1 hr. later. Contractions were irregular as in early labor but very intense in my back. I could barely move and spent the next 8 hrs. on my knees, drinking gatorade and rrl tea and vomiting. I thought I had to be in transition the whole time, but he remained high, under my ribs! and wouldn't turn. We ended up going to the hospital, they told me I was at 2 cm, and I was so frustrated by hearing that and worn out that I gave in to epidural and IV. I progressed quickly in a few hours, then they turned the epi off for me to push. He still wasn't descending or turning, and they told me not to push, just wait for him to turn, but he turned posterior. I tried pushing for 1 1/2 hrs. after that and I could touch his scalp. I asked if they had a squat bar, and the nurse said, yes, do you want it? I said oohhh i don't knoooww (during a contraction, that means yes!) she never brought it. They said he was still high and Dr. used forceps, but he couldn't get the baby past my pubic bone. He used the vacuum TWICE after that, the first one may have been broken but they knew I didn't want the c/s. His scalp came part way out but then the suction broke and he slid all the way back inside me (and my blood sprayed all over the room). The Dr. suggested a c/s after that and said the skull was not coming past the pubic bone (although I pushed his scalp out!). Is it likely that positioning i.e. squat or time could have made vaginal birth possible or not? I was weak and not pushing entirely effective, even though they allowed me free fluids and popsicles etc. I vomited everything, even ice chips.
There was only one midwife in town, who canceled 4 out of 5 appt's with us (so unfortunately we couldn't keep her), and we wanted to homebirth, but not if we felt uneasy about it. We decided to stay home as long as possible, UC if the baby came quickly, and go to the hospital otherwise. I went to 41 weeks, my son "spun" often posterior to anterior. His head had been low since 33 weeks but at 39 weeks for some reason disengaged and mostly remained high in a OT position. I asked at every appt. that I did not think the baby was in a good position, and they said, oh well at least he's head down... was threatened with induction by my OB and had my membranes sweeped at 41wks, water broke the next day, and went into labor 1 hr. later. Contractions were irregular as in early labor but very intense in my back. I could barely move and spent the next 8 hrs. on my knees, drinking gatorade and rrl tea and vomiting. I thought I had to be in transition the whole time, but he remained high, under my ribs! and wouldn't turn. We ended up going to the hospital, they told me I was at 2 cm, and I was so frustrated by hearing that and worn out that I gave in to epidural and IV. I progressed quickly in a few hours, then they turned the epi off for me to push. He still wasn't descending or turning, and they told me not to push, just wait for him to turn, but he turned posterior. I tried pushing for 1 1/2 hrs. after that and I could touch his scalp. I asked if they had a squat bar, and the nurse said, yes, do you want it? I said oohhh i don't knoooww (during a contraction, that means yes!) she never brought it. They said he was still high and Dr. used forceps, but he couldn't get the baby past my pubic bone. He used the vacuum TWICE after that, the first one may have been broken but they knew I didn't want the c/s. His scalp came part way out but then the suction broke and he slid all the way back inside me (and my blood sprayed all over the room). The Dr. suggested a c/s after that and said the skull was not coming past the pubic bone (although I pushed his scalp out!). Is it likely that positioning i.e. squat or time could have made vaginal birth possible or not? I was weak and not pushing entirely effective, even though they allowed me free fluids and popsicles etc. I vomited everything, even ice chips.
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