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Vaginal birth after two prior C-Sections?
This is my third pregnancy in three years. I had my oldest son in 2010 my middle son in 2011 and now I'm due with my third son June of this year. I had to have a C-Section with my oldest at 36 weeks because of major health issues. I had a C-Section with my second because I had one with my first, I didn't have any health problems with him and I haven't had any so far with this one and I'm 31 weeks today. Well my question is, could it be possible for me to have a vaginal birth this time around as long as everything continues to go well? I had the horizontal cut by the way, I'm not sure if that makes a difference. I really want to if its possible because I was very upset I wasn't able to with my first and its my husbands first biological child and we want to experience that together. What do y'all think? I see my Dr today and would like to talk to him about it but at the same time I trust my Dr with my life and so I don't wanna push a vaginal birth if he doesn't think its OK.
I personally wouldn't try. i have had my kids 2 years apart and had my heart set on a vbac third time around but after talking to my Dr and hearing the risks and how many ppl are actually successful i just couldn't risk it. my first was breach by the way both ny other pregnancies have been fine. yes im very disappointed but mine and my baby's health is way more important to me. if it was my second child i would probably consider trying but not with a third. Once u talk to ur Dr u just need to way up the pros and cons and work out what is best for u and ur family. im guessing because they are so close together they probably won't let u try but best of luck with whatever u decide.
Well I knew it was OK to have a C-Section I just wanted to experience this naturally with my husband. I was very upset to.find out I can't. I trust my Drs word on it having to be at least a year, which will be fine since we.plan on waiting quite a few before having anymore babies.
Hi I had 2 c-sections as u and now pregnant with my third baby and I wanted to have this baby vaginal but I ask my Dr and he said that it was to risky ur uterus can rip and u will bleed a lot and they will have like 15 minutes to save ur baby and u or both of u can died. Now I will go with my Dr I don't want to risk it. O I forgot my youngest child is now 4 1/2 years so I think is not how long u had ur other baby. For ur own safe and ur baby it's ok to have a c-section.Think about it and good luck.
They told me I can't :( I got pregnant with my second son when my first was 3 months and my third when my second was 6 months. They said it has to be at least a year in between giving birth to one and conceiving the next. I almost cried. My husband was a little disappointed as well but like I said I trust my Drs opinion 100%. Thank you though ladies :)
VBACs are great if you can do it safely. but considering all the crazy things that can happen, you should definitely consult your doctor first about it especially since your last baby was born in 2011. plus, it's good to make sure you are aware of all possible things that can happen during delivery. like some of the comments above, uterine rupture can happen and that's not great. good luck and congrats on baby #3!
My cousin had a VBAC after 3 c-sections. She was using a midwife and delivering at home. Uterus tore and they rushed her to hosp for c-section as baby was in distress. Poor baby was still born as he'd had a bowel movement and breathed it in. So PLEASE be sure you do it in a hospital with skilled professionals. This midwife should have never allowed her the VBAC. I blame her 95% for making my cousin believe it was safe. My doc is ok with it but none of the hospitals she's with will allow it. She said if it were allowed, she'd make me get an epidural at 4cm bc if anything happened, every second counts. I know my cousins story is not typical but I'd hate for it to happen to someone else.
A friend of mine is about to try a VBAC2 (I think that's the right acronym). She didn't mention anything about time separation issues but her youngest is 4 1/2. Good luck!
It depends on how far apart your previous child and this one will be. I got an opinion from a high risk OB who is very supportive of vbacs and.he stated that while he prefers his patients to deliver vaginally if at all possible, it is too much of a risk for uterine rupture if they are less than 18 months apart. I definitely understand your desire to vbac though as I will be attempting it myself in September. My children will be 20 months apart. Hope this helps and good luck.
Thank you :)
I'm still waiting for my appointment 1 more hour and I can talk to.him about it!!
I'm still waiting for my appointment 1 more hour and I can talk to.him about it!!
You're welcome. I hope all goes well and you can have your lil baby how you've dreamed.
Thank you :) I REALLY want to do this. I actually cried when they told me first I'd have to have my son early cause I knew that.meant I experience my water breaking at home and having to rush to the hospital and I was even more upset when told me I probably couldn't have him vaginally because he was in such distress. Thank you for giving me some home :D
If it was horizontal and there's no problems, you should be able to push. Vertical is the one where you have to have a c-section every time after bc there's a great chance it'll tear back open. My aunt had a reg c-section then delivered vaginally for her next. Just stress to the doc how important it is for u to try and as long as it all looks good, doc should be ok in ur decision
Also my older son, like I said born at 36 weeks was 9lbs. I had asked my Dr since I did actually go into.labor with him the day I was told he was going to do the C-Section (he came in that morning after.me sitting in the hospital for two days and said he had to get the baby out ASAP my kidneys were failing and baby was in distress, they hooked me up to all kinds of stuff but I had to wait a few hours well just two hours after that I actually went into full blown labor) I asked if I could try a vaginal birth, he said I could try if I wanted but I probably wouldn't get more then an hour in and he'd have to do the C-Section anyway so I just let him do the C-Section. If anyone has anything supporting me having a vaginal birth please let me know!
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