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<p>Hi, I am new to this board, but from what I read I am glad I have found you all. I would like to share my story with you all and see what you think.</p>
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<p>Here is a short background of my pregnancy before I get into my labor story: I tested GBS+ but other then that my pregnancy was uneventful. At 40 weeks my OB did a membrane sweep- I was 50% effaced and 1.5 cm dialated. At 40 weeks 4 days I had my membranes swept again I was 2 cm dialated and 70-80% effaced.</p>
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<p>Birth Story:</p>
<p>At 40 weeks 6 days pregnant I went into the hospital with double over, drop to you knees type of pain while using the bathroom. I had this pain since my appointment at 40 weeks 4 days, however by that Sunday it had gotten alot worse. I had woken up Sunday morning to timeable back cramping 4-5 minutes apart. I called L and D and let them know. I decided that it was bearable and I would just rest at home. As the day went on, the pain while using the bathroom got alot more intense I would litterly fall to my knees after using the bathroom. I was sure that I had something like a UTI so my DH and I decided that we would go and get checked out.</p>
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<p>At the hospital I found that while I was having contractions 7-8 mins appart, I was still not dialated any further then what I was at my last appointment. The doctor on call decided to monitor me for a while. I walked the halls for nearly 2 hours to try and see if that would help and bring on a change. Nothing happend, however the pain was still there and all my test came back negative. However the on call doctor decided to keep me over night. I was given a sleeping pill to help me sleep.</p>
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<p>The next morning a new on call doctor came in at about 7:30 that morning. I had finally made a change in dialation and was at 3 cm. 2 hours later at 9:30 am the on call doctor came in, I was 4 cm and decided to break my water. At around 11:30 I was in so much pain that I requested the epi (I have a low pain tolerance). The epi brought little relief to me. I was still feeling ever contraction and had a real hard time getting myself to relax. It was also during this time that I found that they had also started me on pitocin (no one ever told me I was going on that stuff). By 230-3pm I had the feeling that I needed to push. I was checked and only 9.5 cm dialated. However the doctor allowed me to push becasue she was able to move the last bit of cervix away while I pushed. While pushing I moved from my back to my side (as I had all day). After an hour of pushing and no progress I changed positions to hands and knees. I stayed there for another hour pushing on my own when my body told me to. At 5pm the doctor came back in I was finally a full 10 cm dialated. Again I pushed for an hour during that time my baby would slide down with the pushing and contraction and then slide back up. I worked at this for another hour before I was told that my daughter was in distress (my mom saw it on the monitor at 80 BPM) this is when I was told that baby needed to come out right then. I was rushed to the OR.</p>
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<p>In the OR it was found that my epi was placed incorrectly and not working (after 2 boosts I could still feel them pinching me with the tweezers) so I was put completely out. After coming out of surgery I had troubles breathing, I had vocal box paralization and was unable to cough as I needed. It was 4 hours after my daughter was born that I was able to see her. At that point I did not even know I had a baby girl until I was wheeled back to my room. By this time my husband, his parents, my parents and my sister had already been able to hold her, take pictures with her and all of that. I was the last one. It breaks my heart to this day.</p>
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<p>The next day MY OB came in and told me that it was a good thing that I was put out because they had to really pull to get my daughter out (she was born with brusing to the back of her head) My doctor also then said "Next time wont be so bad we will have a baby at 38-39 weeks. It will be scheduled and thing will better." It didnt hit me until after I was home that she ment I needed to have another c-section. At my pp visit I asked about this. She told me because I got to the pushing phase and nothing happend that I only had a 1-3% chance of delivering vaginally ever.</p>
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<p>Since then I have struggled with making the decision. I am not pregnant now, but we would like to try again for baby 2 when dd is a year old. A recent visit to my doctor for my annual exam pushed me into at least finding a VBAC friendly doctor to get a second opinion as I was told the at most I could have 2 maybe 3 c-sections. That did not go well we want a bigger family.</p>
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<p>Please share with me your experiances. From what I have told you could I safely have a VBAC delivery? Tell me what you know? I dont have nor have I ever seen a copy of my operative report. Its really pricey to get it sent to me, so once I find a doctor I will ask if they can go over it with me. I plan on seeing this doctor before I get pregnant again.</p>
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<p>Sorry this is so long, Thank you for reading and giving me your time. I am really greatful for any information you can give me.</p>
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<p>Here is a short background of my pregnancy before I get into my labor story: I tested GBS+ but other then that my pregnancy was uneventful. At 40 weeks my OB did a membrane sweep- I was 50% effaced and 1.5 cm dialated. At 40 weeks 4 days I had my membranes swept again I was 2 cm dialated and 70-80% effaced.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Birth Story:</p>
<p>At 40 weeks 6 days pregnant I went into the hospital with double over, drop to you knees type of pain while using the bathroom. I had this pain since my appointment at 40 weeks 4 days, however by that Sunday it had gotten alot worse. I had woken up Sunday morning to timeable back cramping 4-5 minutes apart. I called L and D and let them know. I decided that it was bearable and I would just rest at home. As the day went on, the pain while using the bathroom got alot more intense I would litterly fall to my knees after using the bathroom. I was sure that I had something like a UTI so my DH and I decided that we would go and get checked out.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>At the hospital I found that while I was having contractions 7-8 mins appart, I was still not dialated any further then what I was at my last appointment. The doctor on call decided to monitor me for a while. I walked the halls for nearly 2 hours to try and see if that would help and bring on a change. Nothing happend, however the pain was still there and all my test came back negative. However the on call doctor decided to keep me over night. I was given a sleeping pill to help me sleep.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The next morning a new on call doctor came in at about 7:30 that morning. I had finally made a change in dialation and was at 3 cm. 2 hours later at 9:30 am the on call doctor came in, I was 4 cm and decided to break my water. At around 11:30 I was in so much pain that I requested the epi (I have a low pain tolerance). The epi brought little relief to me. I was still feeling ever contraction and had a real hard time getting myself to relax. It was also during this time that I found that they had also started me on pitocin (no one ever told me I was going on that stuff). By 230-3pm I had the feeling that I needed to push. I was checked and only 9.5 cm dialated. However the doctor allowed me to push becasue she was able to move the last bit of cervix away while I pushed. While pushing I moved from my back to my side (as I had all day). After an hour of pushing and no progress I changed positions to hands and knees. I stayed there for another hour pushing on my own when my body told me to. At 5pm the doctor came back in I was finally a full 10 cm dialated. Again I pushed for an hour during that time my baby would slide down with the pushing and contraction and then slide back up. I worked at this for another hour before I was told that my daughter was in distress (my mom saw it on the monitor at 80 BPM) this is when I was told that baby needed to come out right then. I was rushed to the OR.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In the OR it was found that my epi was placed incorrectly and not working (after 2 boosts I could still feel them pinching me with the tweezers) so I was put completely out. After coming out of surgery I had troubles breathing, I had vocal box paralization and was unable to cough as I needed. It was 4 hours after my daughter was born that I was able to see her. At that point I did not even know I had a baby girl until I was wheeled back to my room. By this time my husband, his parents, my parents and my sister had already been able to hold her, take pictures with her and all of that. I was the last one. It breaks my heart to this day.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The next day MY OB came in and told me that it was a good thing that I was put out because they had to really pull to get my daughter out (she was born with brusing to the back of her head) My doctor also then said "Next time wont be so bad we will have a baby at 38-39 weeks. It will be scheduled and thing will better." It didnt hit me until after I was home that she ment I needed to have another c-section. At my pp visit I asked about this. She told me because I got to the pushing phase and nothing happend that I only had a 1-3% chance of delivering vaginally ever.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Since then I have struggled with making the decision. I am not pregnant now, but we would like to try again for baby 2 when dd is a year old. A recent visit to my doctor for my annual exam pushed me into at least finding a VBAC friendly doctor to get a second opinion as I was told the at most I could have 2 maybe 3 c-sections. That did not go well we want a bigger family.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Please share with me your experiances. From what I have told you could I safely have a VBAC delivery? Tell me what you know? I dont have nor have I ever seen a copy of my operative report. Its really pricey to get it sent to me, so once I find a doctor I will ask if they can go over it with me. I plan on seeing this doctor before I get pregnant again.</p>
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<p>Sorry this is so long, Thank you for reading and giving me your time. I am really greatful for any information you can give me.</p>
