ErinJune Bug- OK, take a deep breath. This is an experinced L&D nurse wth a little advice.
Take your time and research your options. Do not let your experience in the materninty ward completely dictate your decision. Here are some resons why I would not let the experience scare you.
Decels- We only know they are there because we see them. Fetal movement is a better gauge of fetal well being. This can be assessed at home by you or a midwife There have been sooo many 'emergency c-sections' because of decels, and born is a beautiful pink child. Its a knee jerk overraction, not always, but often. Those newborn cases you have cited as needing special care, what other circumstances were involved. Labor induction? Epidural? IV narcotics? Pitocin? Decreased mobility in mom during labor? Maternal fever? Maternal dehydration? What were the outcomes of the babies? Many babies are 'treated' for tachypnea, and often its transient. Your skilled midwife can triage the situation.
OB's need to act on what they see. One of ur OB's has told a patient 'You came to the hospital, now we have to treat you'. The OB meant that what she was seeing was not an issue until the patient came to the hospital under the OB's care, and now the OB has to act. Its a liability.
If you love your midwife, trust she will take care of you to the best of her ability and has the knowledge to know when to get help for you if the situation arises. Talk to your midwife. What situations would make her transfer you? What is her level of comfort should you have issues?
Lastly- you may have a hard time finding an OB who will let things progress too much because you are a VBAC. They are often treated like a time bomb. Good luck.
Take your time and research your options. Do not let your experience in the materninty ward completely dictate your decision. Here are some resons why I would not let the experience scare you.
Decels- We only know they are there because we see them. Fetal movement is a better gauge of fetal well being. This can be assessed at home by you or a midwife There have been sooo many 'emergency c-sections' because of decels, and born is a beautiful pink child. Its a knee jerk overraction, not always, but often. Those newborn cases you have cited as needing special care, what other circumstances were involved. Labor induction? Epidural? IV narcotics? Pitocin? Decreased mobility in mom during labor? Maternal fever? Maternal dehydration? What were the outcomes of the babies? Many babies are 'treated' for tachypnea, and often its transient. Your skilled midwife can triage the situation.
OB's need to act on what they see. One of ur OB's has told a patient 'You came to the hospital, now we have to treat you'. The OB meant that what she was seeing was not an issue until the patient came to the hospital under the OB's care, and now the OB has to act. Its a liability.
If you love your midwife, trust she will take care of you to the best of her ability and has the knowledge to know when to get help for you if the situation arises. Talk to your midwife. What situations would make her transfer you? What is her level of comfort should you have issues?
Lastly- you may have a hard time finding an OB who will let things progress too much because you are a VBAC. They are often treated like a time bomb. Good luck.
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I told him if I worked as a traditional nurse it would be a conflict of interest for me, unless I was able to work in a very progressive situation, which, we all know, there aren't too many of, and even less that are hiring. I wanted to work in L&D for awhile... but the situation there is just as bad if not worse.
Really? Because baby was pink, no need for oxygen and was not wheeled off the NICU. 
. I'm Shy and I work as a RN in the newborn nursery and sometimes NICU as well. I'm so happy to see this tribe here as I thought I was the only person suffering. I do love my job for the most part but it's very difficult to deal with the constant lack of interest in breastfeeding, routine circs and vaxes, and don't even get me started on the constant c-sections, forcep-ing and vacuuming babies out by their head 
. I've never seen so many failures to progress during childbirth in my life. 
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