VBAC mama's....how many of us are left? - Page 2

[jaceycat24]

i'm still here. i am due may 24th. my midwife has not mentioned anything about me having a repeat or a dead line so i am grateful.

[majormajor]

my OB wants to cancel my c-section. she told me today at my appt. that she recommends we wait, to give my body more time to go into labor naturally. she thinks i'm a good candidate for a VBAC and she really wants me to try.

so, i'm hormonal and cried the whole way home. i was really getting into the idea of being done this weekend. i'm so uncomfortable, and my cervix is still high, closed, and firm... so no sign it'll happen anytime soon on its own.

but now that i've had a little time to process, i'm thinking i'll go ahead and cancel. it'll cost us money, and family will have to rearrange, but it's not like anyone's bought tickets or anything. i know most women would love to have an OB so supportive of VBAC, but i feel like my 2 year old--someone messed with my routine and i can't handle it!

i did feel better after my cry. gah. i'm SO DONE BEING PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!

[jaceycat24]

just think about the recovery time. thats whats keeping me from having a csection. theres just no way i could care for both kids with the surgery. its whats keeping me sane but i do see the appeal.

[majormajor]

i did feel that way like, 10 weeks ago. now i just feel like it's a choice between a c/s at 40 weeks and a c/s at 41 weeks. i just don't see myself going into labor. and caring for a toddler during that 41st week of pregnancy is no cakewalk either...

ugh, i'm so depressed. why can't i just be like other women and go into labor? why is that so hard for my body?

[cj'smommy]

[QUOTE=majormajor;11260559]my OB wants to cancel my c-section. she told me today at my appt. that she recommends we wait, to give my body more time to go into labor naturally. she thinks i'm a good candidate for a VBAC and she really wants me to try.

so, i'm hormonal and cried the whole way home. i was really getting into the idea of being done this weekend. i'm so uncomfortable, and my cervix is still high, closed, and firm... so no sign it'll happen anytime soon on its own.

but now that i've had a little time to process, i'm thinking i'll go ahead and cancel. it'll cost us money, and family will have to rearrange, but it's not like anyone's bought tickets or anything. i know most women would love to have an OB so supportive of VBAC, but i feel like my 2 year old--someone messed with my routine and i can't handle it!

i did feel better after my cry. gah. i'm SO DONE BEING PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!/QUOTE]



I've beeen back and forth so many times with the VBAC issue as well, it's not easy. There's so many issues that pull at me (the tumor, having 2 young ones already, etc.) I'm still hedging at times myself on which would be better. I've accepted the fact that I may just end up with the VBAC and be ok with it. Then when we had our Neuro consult today he said "I hope you get to VBAC, then if the baby has to be transfered you can move too" Now I'm back at sqaure one...

Anyway.....more

[cj'smommy]

Originally Posted by Nate'sMama

Same here!!

I'm 40 and 4. No talk of scheduling yet. I am dreading tomorrow tho. I don't want to hear her say it out loud

I have acu scheduled for tomorrow too.


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How did your appt go?

[Nate'sMama]

Appts went well.

She is doing great - the NST went without a hitch.
The OB was good too. She said so do you want to talk about today what we might need to talk about next week or do you want to wait. I said thank you I'd like to wait! I know she won't let me go past 42. I don't need to speak it's name until next week

The GOOD news is that I am 3cm & 90% with a buttery soft cervix
It took a chemical induction and 12 + hours of pretty serious labor to do that last time.

I am having some pretty regular contractions. I let her do a sort of half strip of the membranes. When she was there she noticed baby was pretty high and maybe sideways so she stopped even before I was going to tell her it was enough.

At the acu we focused on positioning a bit with some moxa and then some induction spots.

I'm hesitant to say I'll have this babe tonight...but she's coming soon I think.

[Tizzy]

I wish the rest of you VBAC mamma's the best of luck and peace in these last few days
You can do it, really you can!

In the last two days I've been really thinking how things would be had I had another C/S, I just couldn't do it! Even something as simple as putting my toddler to bed wouldn't be possible.

I hope everything works out well for all of you girls too!

[majormajor]

ok, i did it. i postponed the section. i still have a horrible feeling that i'm not going to go into labor, but who knows. at least this way, i have a better chance.
sigh...

[Tizzy]

majormajor - yay! try to clear anything from your mind that might be holding you back. And I also highly recommend the flax oil, I only used it three times and once orally. Seemed to help!

[cj'smommy]

Originally Posted by majormajor

ok, i did it. i postponed the section. i still have a horrible feeling that i'm not going to go into labor, but who knows. at least this way, i have a better chance.
sigh...

I hope it works out for you mama! I'm losing hope, but trying to stay positive.

[majormajor]

Originally Posted by cj'smommy

I hope it works out for you mama! I'm losing hope, but trying to stay positive.

i'm crossing my fingers for you. i wasn't expecting how hard it would be to try to stay simultaneously positive about the prospect of a VBAC and a repeat section. this is very trying.

[Nate'sMama]

I did it gals!!

You can too!

http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=902491

[Patrick's mummy]

nak i did it too - a vba2c..........
it was brilliant, am on such a high.
can recommend waiting - i'm sure this babe was at least 43 wks and it was hard, but labour will come eventually

[cj'smommy]

Way to go mamas!!

We're on a roll ladies.....

[alissa_redclogs]

41 weeks 1 day. i have a NST this afternoon. i got through being really grumpy and impatient to serene to tears. (crazy hormonal mood swings have to mean something right?)
my husband keeps saying "he'll come when he's ready and that will be your real due dute."
in the meantime i have gotten a lot of knitting done. i've made a second sweater, two more pairs of socks and am finishing a second hat. this boy is going to have quite the wardrobe.