should i have a c-section or vbac?

Question

i'm due next month and i want to have a vbac but i let my husband talk me into scheduling a c-section because this is first child and he said he don't know if he can deal with me going into labor the NP we first saw scared the living crap out of him by tell him there's a chance my uterus my rupture and that i might get 3rd dergre rips if the baby is to big i don;t know what i want to do one min it's vbac then c-section

Answer 1

There is no right or wrong but I'm in the same situation and I'm going for another C-section. I feel that after being cut once (not by choice) is will be safer for my body to undergo the same and not try and push a baby out when my uterus had been previously cut and sewn together.
I think women sometimes feel bad when they choose what other think is the "easy route" ( I feel this way all the time) but it's your body and your baby to worry about and only you and your doctor should make this decision. Your husband will get over it once you see your baby.

Answer 2

Learn all that you can about VBAC vs. repeat Cesarean sections and present him with the facts - not the scary stories often presented by the uninformed. The chances of a uterine rupture during a VBAC are actually quite low - less than 1% of all VBACs; even so, many hospitals will not allow VBACs because of the scare of malpractice issues, as well as the increased fee for surgery vs. vaginal birth. It's quite unfortunate that so many places don't let mothers attempt it - but if a VBAC is what YOU really want, then by all means, go for it.

From the first website linked below: "...Repeat Cesarean delivery also may carry risks beyond those posed by delivering vaginally after a prior cesarean delivery... The risk for infection and other surgical complications appear to be greater in women undergoing repeat cesarean delivery compared to those who are successful with a vaginal birth after Cesarean delivery." Remember - and remind your husband - that a C-section is major abdominal surgery and is absolutely not without its share of risks. Vaginal birth, whenever possible, is always the safest for both mother and child.

Best of luck to you, and congratulations on your baby!

Answer 3

As others have said, a good doctor can tell you more about your indvidual chances at a VBAC than we can. But I would definitly wait until you go into labor naturally to have the c-section even if you do repeat. A purely scheduled c-section without any labor does not allow the baby to switch over to "outside" vs "inside" mode and risks a premature delivery as all due dates are estimates.

Answer 4

I plan on doing a vbac because I don't want to choose the date my child is born. However I plan on planning a c-section for my due date if I don't naturally go into labor. (I am not currently pregnant but this is my plans for when I do have my next child). I am scared to death though of having a vbac because of the uterine rupture.

Answer 5

both C-area and Vbac are very virtually an identical in words of possibility. meaning a repeat c-area is basically as risky as a VBAC and vice-versa. maximum docs propose a repeat c-area because this is more straightforward for them and more effective reachable, yet you do have the finest say. it is your determination. some hospitals do no longer enable VBAC and some income this in case you pick it, be particular you already know the position you'd be ready to pass. sturdy success!

Answer 6

i cant believe this.
HE wants you to have MAJOR ABDOMINAL SURGERY because he doesnt think he can handle seeing his baby born?

Get real.

c-sections are risky and should only be done on a doctors advice, as a last resort if the baby can not be delivered normally.

Not because some wimpy guy "cant deal" with it. Your doc is in the wrong for frightening you. We all run the risk of getting torn down below but if you do then you will heal up.

Dont have a c-section just cos of your husband. natural is best if the doctors say its ok. enjoy the birth, enjoy the baby.

Answer 7

Talk it over with your OB rather than going by what the nurse practitioner says. There's so many factors in play: what kind of c-section you had with your first, how the baby is presenting, and how big it is. In some cases, vaginal birth after c-section is just. not. safe. In other cases, it's just fine... but without actually looking at you and your medical history, nobody on here can give you good advice.

Answer 8

Vaginal delivery is the safest, most natural way to deliver a baby. C-section should only be used in an emergency situation. It will take you much longer to heal from a c-section than it will any other way.

p.s. it's not as bad as those movies make it out to be. They prepare you for the worst so it doesn't seem as bad!

Answer 9

I plan on having a VBAC when I have my next one. The OB/GYN can first measure the baby via ultrasound to make sure he isn't too big.

Answer 10

Who is having the baby, you or your husband? Take his opinion into consideration but your physician is the one you should really be listening to. Who cares what he can or cannot "deal" with?