Cherie012
03-05-2006, 08:12 AM
Hi All~ I am currently pregnant with #4 and final. Below is my birthing story from my previous births.
Currently my DR ( generally pro VBAC, mind you) says a C only. But, if I gather enough evidence another VBAC no meds is relatively the same risk, I will push him harder. Please help~ my last birth was so traumatic, I cried for months and months over it. I don't want to repeat. This is my last child and I want a normal, natural birth.
thanks!
My first was delivered via C section in 1994, due to a breech baby. I was young and uneducated then, and wish I didn't have the surgery.
My second was delivered via successful VBAC in Jan 2002.
My third was a "emergency" c section. This is my issue leading up to my next birth.
I was augmented with pitocin during labor. I did have an epidural, and I suspect that it wasn't working properly. I had severe, sharp pain in my "lower uterine segment" area on the left hand side with each contraction. Instead of checking the epidural, the decision to do an emergency c section was made, for fear of uterine rupture. I was not bleeding at the time.
I was put to sleep for the surgery ( clearly at this point the epidural was NOT working, even when they bolus'd the med in the epi in prep for the section.) After his arrival, I was told that the area in question did NOT rupture, rather, it was very thin right there and I was "lucky".
So. This leads up to this, my final pregnancy. My OB won't hear of a VBAC, but, really, if there is only a slight more risk to a VBAC NO MEDS this go round, then I really, really need to try. I felt devistated, depressed, and traumatized by my last birthing experience. I really need to try for a natural birth this time, if at all possible.
Do you have any info that I can research into this? I am a RN, and believe in a patient's right to fully informed decision making, and don't feel I can get the 100% facts from my OB since he has his own hide to cover.:(
Currently my DR ( generally pro VBAC, mind you) says a C only. But, if I gather enough evidence another VBAC no meds is relatively the same risk, I will push him harder. Please help~ my last birth was so traumatic, I cried for months and months over it. I don't want to repeat. This is my last child and I want a normal, natural birth.
thanks!
My first was delivered via C section in 1994, due to a breech baby. I was young and uneducated then, and wish I didn't have the surgery.
My second was delivered via successful VBAC in Jan 2002.
My third was a "emergency" c section. This is my issue leading up to my next birth.
I was augmented with pitocin during labor. I did have an epidural, and I suspect that it wasn't working properly. I had severe, sharp pain in my "lower uterine segment" area on the left hand side with each contraction. Instead of checking the epidural, the decision to do an emergency c section was made, for fear of uterine rupture. I was not bleeding at the time.
I was put to sleep for the surgery ( clearly at this point the epidural was NOT working, even when they bolus'd the med in the epi in prep for the section.) After his arrival, I was told that the area in question did NOT rupture, rather, it was very thin right there and I was "lucky".
So. This leads up to this, my final pregnancy. My OB won't hear of a VBAC, but, really, if there is only a slight more risk to a VBAC NO MEDS this go round, then I really, really need to try. I felt devistated, depressed, and traumatized by my last birthing experience. I really need to try for a natural birth this time, if at all possible.
Do you have any info that I can research into this? I am a RN, and believe in a patient's right to fully informed decision making, and don't feel I can get the 100% facts from my OB since he has his own hide to cover.:(