SorenEdenTucker
01-06-2008, 07:50 PM
I see home birth in some of your signatures so I thought I would take this opportunity to ask about this. I've had 3 sections NONE were by my choice.
My first was at 35.4 weeks and it was very much an emergency though we were planning a birth center birth from the very beginning. Things took an interesting spin when my water broke at home and on the way to the hospital I felt something (my first baby, I had no clue) when we got to the hospital I was told I had a cord prolapse, the rest was a huge mad rush to the OR with a doctors hand shoved up inside me and obviously the calm, serene birth center birth that I had pictured since the day we got the BFP went out the window. I was upset at the loss of that, but happy my baby made it into the world with only minor issues (transient tachypnea and 10 days in the NICU)
Baby #2 was frank breech and my doctor half attempted a version but then thought better of it and that was that and section # 2 it was.
Baby # 3 I had a hard time even finding a doctor when I mentioned wanting a VBAC. NOBODY would hear of it. I even tried some birth centers and they consider me high risk because I had 2 previous c-sections which makes no sense to me (maybe someone can explain?)
Anyway I cut my losses and section # 3 it was.
I would LOVE to have a VBAC since this IS my last baby but I do live in Florida and I know things are a litle wacky here with doctors and vbacs. I also have very big babies, my last baby was 9lbs 7 oz.
So, what would be my best option? Are there birth centers out there that will deliver someone that has had previous sections? I am not sure I have the cajones to deliver at home but if it is my only chance to have a VBAC I may consider it.
I am tired of not being able to hold my babies for 2-3 hours after they are born and not being able to feel my body for hours and hours.
My first was at 35.4 weeks and it was very much an emergency though we were planning a birth center birth from the very beginning. Things took an interesting spin when my water broke at home and on the way to the hospital I felt something (my first baby, I had no clue) when we got to the hospital I was told I had a cord prolapse, the rest was a huge mad rush to the OR with a doctors hand shoved up inside me and obviously the calm, serene birth center birth that I had pictured since the day we got the BFP went out the window. I was upset at the loss of that, but happy my baby made it into the world with only minor issues (transient tachypnea and 10 days in the NICU)
Baby #2 was frank breech and my doctor half attempted a version but then thought better of it and that was that and section # 2 it was.
Baby # 3 I had a hard time even finding a doctor when I mentioned wanting a VBAC. NOBODY would hear of it. I even tried some birth centers and they consider me high risk because I had 2 previous c-sections which makes no sense to me (maybe someone can explain?)
Anyway I cut my losses and section # 3 it was.
I would LOVE to have a VBAC since this IS my last baby but I do live in Florida and I know things are a litle wacky here with doctors and vbacs. I also have very big babies, my last baby was 9lbs 7 oz.
So, what would be my best option? Are there birth centers out there that will deliver someone that has had previous sections? I am not sure I have the cajones to deliver at home but if it is my only chance to have a VBAC I may consider it.
I am tired of not being able to hold my babies for 2-3 hours after they are born and not being able to feel my body for hours and hours.