Has anyone had a successful v-bac (vaginal birth after c-section), could you share your experience with me?

Question

I am looking for people to share their experiences with trying to deliver vaginally after c-section, both successful or whether you ended up having a repeat c-section? Please as much info as possible!

Answer 1

I have had 5 SUCCESSFUL Vbac's.

First off, my first child was born vaginal so I do NOT know how much that played into me being able to have successful vbacs.

My c-section was an emergency c-section, my daughter was in extreme distress and was even only given 5% chance of living. Well, she is perfectly fine now.

I was high risk with the next pregnancy and was induced with pitocin(which apparently now is a no,no.....but worked perfectly fine with me with my number 3,4,5 babies). Everything went fine absolutely no compications my biggest baby was 8lb15oz. Those doctors had no problem at all with even attempting a VBAC and didn't try to talk me out of it. The pitocin was kicked up quite high which like I said before is apparently a "bad thing" for fear of rupture of uterus. Even though my ob doctor at the time told me it was a bigger chance that a woman that never had a c-section had a bigger chance of rupture then someone who had one.

Ok, for the next 2 more complicated deliveries. My new OB doctor wouldn't induce me with pitocin. He was chief of staff of the hospital and wouldn't even perform VBACS anymore. I was told by one of his nurses ONLY because I had so many successful ones was I able to have one, he only performed 2 that entire year and even tried to convince me to have a c-section(I almost died during my c-section and did NOT want to go through that again). Like I said before he would not induce with pitocin but he did break my water. I walked for over 12 hours straight in the hospital and finally had my SIXTH child after 20 hours of labor. No real complications, just the fear of a repeat c-section and of course all that walking while 9 months pregnant AND having contractions was pretty dreadful.

Now with my last baby. The same ob, broke my water but wouldn't let me walk. So, from the time I had my water broke to having my daugher was 25 hours. That is for the seventh baby. My nurse was extrememly frustrated and really wanted to give me just a tiny dose of pitocin because she knew I had had it before, but obviously couldn't. I was upset because using a tiny bit of pitocin was more risky then a major surgery. But overall, I had 5 VBAC's after that. Where I live alot of doctors will not even perform them.

I really hope I was informative with it all. I also had epidurals with all of my deliveries, except my absolute first vaginal delivery.

Answer 2

I haven't had one myself, but I have witnessed a successful VBAC as a doula and would have to say that it went quite well. The mother first had the worries that her labor would progress in the same way as her first and she would end up with a repeat Cesarean, but on the contrary her labor was much quicker, she recovered much quicker than with her Cesarean, and she was one happy mama! Other women I've spoken with have had some difficult labors, but that is not necessarily a concern for VBAC mothers. Most of the time it's the fear that the same thing will occur that makes the labor so difficult for them. Otherwise, the physical aspects of their labors were all within normal range and their doctors did not pressure them into a repeat Cesarean simply because they had one prior. I also have a cousin who has had a repeat Cesarean, though this was by choice. The main reason a woman is considered higher risk after Cesarean birth is due to the chance of uterine rupture at the site of the incision, but this does not happen often and as long as the labor is not too difficult for the mother to handle and she has adequate care with the facility she is birthing at, there's no reason for any more concern than with the first birth.

Answer 3

I didn't have a vaginal delivery, however I did have a c-segment. You are conscious for the period of a c-segment (there are a few exclusions to this, primarily in emergency occasions, however for probably the most side thats actual). If you've got a scheduled c-segment the spinal/epidural is a bit more "obvious" in view that for the period of vaginal supply they most often deliver them for the period of a contraction, so that you dont realize the agony of the needle as a lot. With a scheduled c-segment, you most often don't seem to be contracting so that you quite suppose it. Your partner cannot be in at the moment both, it'll simply be you, the anesthesiologist, and a nurse. Then they reduce you open and your partner can are available in. it best takes a couple of mins, five-10 at such a lot after which the youngster is out. You do not quite get to preserve the youngster, however they are going to convey him/her over to you and permit you to kiss/snuggle it. After that they stitch you up (~30-forty mins) and then you definately cross to a healing room in which you're in a position to preserve and breastfeed the youngster. You keep there approximately an hour, and are then moved in your specific room. Recovery time used to be amazing rapid, I used to be up going for walks round day after today, going up and down stairs four days later. No hemorrhoids from vaginal pushing, no bladder/incontinence disorders from pushing, and only a very small scar. Plus your "field" is quality and in tact. This wasn't my delivery plan, however matters occur, and it used to be no longer a nasty enjoy in any respect.