Vaginal Birth After C-Section? 4 Factors to Consider

i have concerns with having vbac with my second child. My 1st child was feet first breech, so i didnt have much choice with the first & that was fine. But after my csection,i went through 4 months of pain & bleeding. I had so many complications, includin my uterus not going back into place after birth & extreme bleeding. I also have had problems with weight loss & gain after birth & anytime i would gain any weight i can feel the scar tissue rippin at my csection scar..the doctor has told me there is nothing that can be done... which im skeptical about i feel there has to be something that can be done, but does anyone has an opinoin on doing vbac with having the complications i have had.. i just want some advice from other mothers, maybe even mothers that might have some of the same complications.?

Heaven of NC 2:45PM December 28, 2011

VBAC is possible, just Believe in God the originator of pregnancy, is able to see any woman who believes in him and her abilities. you can deliver normally, just believe

mozan 8:29AM October 14, 2010

The overall risk to mother and baby having a VBAC in the average setting in the US is of the similar order (a little less) to the risk of death of a US service person during a year spent in Afghanistan based on 2009 figures. This is not meant to be scary, just to put some flesh on the bones of numbers. Most service men and women come home. The pain happens when they don't. This is not a public football it's a private issue.

faraday of VA 3:55PM September 03, 2010

I also had a c-section then VBAC 2 years later. Almost all the odds stated above were against me. For my VBAC was 39 years old, non-white, first baby was 9lb 8 oz, one week late on first preganancy and was not progressing at all. However, I was in pretty good physical shape and was very committed to exercising and keeping fit thoughout both my pregnancies. For my first, because my baby was measuring big, my OB decided to induce, 36 hours later I ended in c-section, but otherwise a very healthy baby. I also didn't even consider that I would end in c-section.

Second pregnancy my OB was pushing for c-section. I wanted to give VBAC a try, she agreed. We discussed and set limits to when a c-section would be necessary. After 2 hours of pushing I delivered a 8lb 14 oz baby boy vaginally. All went well, however, because I pushed so long, I bruised my tail bone. My actual recovery from VBAC was not much easier than from c-section, both had different issues.

Though I must say, despite understanding my OB's reasoning, I was irritated that she was pushing for a second c-section. I would have liked it better if she was more in tuned to my desires. As stated above, one has to take personal responsiblity to be informed. If I would have been better informed, I'm convinced that I would not have ended in c-section the first time.

k of HI 4:03PM July 26, 2010