Hi all! I am so excited I discovered this thread. My stats are: I had a transverse incion c-sec on Aug. 18, 2003. I was 6 days past my edd. 2 weeks before my edd my doc thought my daughter had turned breech and did a u/s. She had floated up and was no longer engaged in my pelvis. They said she was 8 Ibs 2 oz. I had her 3 weeks later and she was 7 ibs 13 oz and 21 inches long. I did not want to be induced but basically doc freaked me out about all the bad stuff that can happen if you go past your due date and they were afraid she was getting too big to deliver vaginally. I went in for the overnight cervadil 3 days past my edd, but although it did soften me it was not enough for him to start pitocin in the morning so I got sent home. On th way home I was contracting so much I thought I was going to have to turn around and go back to the hospital. The next day I went and I was at a 1cm, 50% effaced - l let him strip my membranes. 2 days later I went into labor having LOTS of bloody show and contrax 3 minutes apart lasting 1.5 minutes when I went to the hospital. This lasted for 10 hours. THe last few hours I had contractions every minute. I never got past one and then I started to close up. I was on my knees, I was on the birthing ball. I had a doula. Doc came in after 10 hours of hard labor and ftp - my dd heartrate was decelling during my contractions. He said we needed to get her out and that a woman under 5 ft tall only has a 50% chance of delivering vaginally. I am 5Ft 3/4 inch. I thought that was a lot of hooey but I was afraid for my baby and in a lot of pain ( back labor). I had a transverse incision c-sec. I was groggy from the demerol and morphine I had in labor so the surgery happened very fast. They seemed to have her out within 2 minutes of my dh walking in the room. I had my doula in the c-sec and she was awesome. She also took a lot of great pics which frankly dh would have not been in the frame of mind to do. My c-sec went smoothly. My recovery went smoothly. It was not that bad. I am scared as hell to ever do it again. I want more babies though and I have had 3 docs tell me they don't think I am a candidate for VBAC. I think they are saying that because my town does not do very many and does not have good emergency OB services. I think that VBACs are scary and although I would love the experience of a vaginal birth I don't think I will get to have one. If I have another c-sec I will definitely have my doula again. Now I don't know if anyone else had this experience but I had a birth plan with all my wishes on it that every nurse and my doc and doula and husband and mother all had. The only thing that went according to my birth plan is that I got to nurse my dd. I was not allowed the meds I wanted (stadol or nubane versus morphene or demerol), I was not allowed a epidural because they said I was not progressing and were wanting to send me home with vicodin
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Anyway I am glad my daughter and I both came through it safe and healthy, but I am really scared to go through a c-sec again. My dd just turned one and if it was not for the fact that I know I am gonna have to have another c-sec, I would be chomping at the bit to get pregnant again soon. I am really scared I will be a miserable B*tch my entire pregnancy because I will be so scared of the c-sec. Anyone else worry about this? How do you cope and make the pregnancy a positive experience?
Thanks for listening!
Babydoll
Anyway I am glad my daughter and I both came through it safe and healthy, but I am really scared to go through a c-sec again. My dd just turned one and if it was not for the fact that I know I am gonna have to have another c-sec, I would be chomping at the bit to get pregnant again soon. I am really scared I will be a miserable B*tch my entire pregnancy because I will be so scared of the c-sec. Anyone else worry about this? How do you cope and make the pregnancy a positive experience?
Thanks for listening!
Babydoll
