If your pelvic bones are big enough for the baby to pass, and also the outside of the vagina stretches to the full bigness that is needed, is there anything in between that could possibly stop the baby from passing.
I think it's just the Vaginal walls from the pelvic bone to the outside world, so could those vaginal walls possible stop the baby from being able to come out normally, or do the vaginal walls have nothing to do with it.
2006-10-26 05:10:29 · 13 answers · asked by You may be right 7 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
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2006-10-26 05:22:55 · answer #1 · answered by monkay78 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, there is nothing 'in between'! :) The pelvis is the deciding factor. The vaginal walls help the baby to come out -- not the opposite -- and they can stretch (or more correctly, 'dilate') a lonnng way so that's not usually a problem, although perinial tearing (at the outside of the vagina) is not uncommon. Some obstretricians will make a small nick there to ease things a bit, because a nick is easier to stitch and repairs better than a tear. But providing the pelvis is big enough and the woman is in fair physical shape things should go well. Of course, where there is an element of doubt the best option is a Cesarian section. One of my friends had all five of her children this way and she was fine after the normal recovery period. If you have any worries still (or your wife/girlfriend has), then prenatal classes are a great idea.
2006-10-26 05:26:13 · answer #2 · answered by Lenky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to remember that when a woman is pregnant her body expands as she gets "bigger" the body adjusts to what is inside. Also when lets say vaginal delivery is done, they cut the woman just a bit for the baby to be able to come out. Remember that the inside is still tissues and muscles that flex and stretch just like many of our body parts. It doesn't actually hold the baby in, the body automatically pushes the baby out and although the woman has to push the body is still saying that the baby needs to come out, reason why the water breaks and the woman dilates...it's a natural reaction of the body.
There have been some cases in which the baby is not positioned correctly, which is one of the major reasons for a baby not be able to come out and that's when the doctors due their magic. I didn't come out first because I had the umbilical cord around my neck doubled. So he had to get in there...cut it, because every time my mom pushed my heartbeat went down. There are various reasons but it's not the walls is mostly the baby not positioned correctly...something with the fetus is the usual case.
2006-10-26 05:25:59 · answer #3 · answered by Cuki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing to stop a baby from passing is the position of the baby, or that the baby's head is too big to pass through the pelvis. Everything else is soft tissue and will stretch and move out of the way.
2006-10-26 05:32:00 · answer #4 · answered by chicchick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as the pelvic bones are wide enough and the cervix (the opening to the uterus) has dilated to 10 and hasn't started closing due to swelling (this happened to a friend), they will cut an opening (episiotomy) big enough for the baby to come out if needed.
2006-10-26 05:36:14 · answer #5 · answered by JordanB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is not only the size of the pelvis but its shape, there are different kinds. Other thing that could happen is that the muscle is very strong form exercising so baby could have problems to get out, most important than all is the attitude of the mother and a calming environment.
2006-10-26 05:19:33 · answer #6 · answered by Espinita 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations! What you want is called a VBAC ("vee-back"), which means 'vaginal birth after cesarean'. It can be possible-it depends why you had to have your c-section the first time. Usually, the problem that caused the first c-section does not occur again with subsequent pregnancies, and a normal birth is possible. Also, you can't labor if you have a vertical (up and down) incision in your uterus. First check with your doctor-not all doctors practice in hospitals where VBAC's are allowed. My hospital is a small one, and only a level one of care. We can't do VBAC's, and that's sad. It's a liability thing. But bigger hospitals do them all of the time with great success. I wish you all the best!
2016-05-21 22:21:37 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes they have to cut your perineum (the skin between your vagina and anus) also know as an episiotomy to make more room for the baby coming out.
2006-10-26 06:01:09 · answer #8 · answered by Jody 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with my first child my pelvic bones weren't spreading and the reason they weren't spreading was because the cord was wrapped around his neck so he was stuck. so as long as the pelvic bones are spreading and the cord isn't wrapped around the neck everything should be ok
2006-10-26 05:19:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can also depend on how big the baby is, my friends babe got stuck and she was 8 and a half lbs...So, it depends on the womans body and how big the baby is.
2006-10-26 05:20:51 · answer #10 · answered by distortdthoughts 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋