my first baby was delivered by c setion 4 years ago is it possible to deliver my 2nd baby normally without c s

Question

is there any trouble to deliver the 2nd baby without c section or is there some kind of danger to the baby or to me since my 1st baby was coming by butt not by head

Answer 1

It's called a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) and women do it all the time. Just check with your doctor to make sure that it's the right choice for you. It depends on where your Cesarean incision is and which direction it was cut (vertically or horizontally). Your doctor needs to make that decision for you and for your baby. Good luck!

Answer 2

A VBAC is most certainly an option. Every pregnancy and every baby are different. You will not necessarily have a breech baby this time around. Please check out this website: www.spinningbabies.com. It's a great site with info on turning a breech baby. Also do a search for optimal fetal positioning. There are many ways you can encourage a baby to get and stay head down. For instance, don't recline on the couch or a recliner, the weight of the baby's head in that position may cause it to be posterior, making for a more difficult labor.
Another excellent resource for you is www.ican-online.org. It's the website for the International Cesarean Awareness Network. They are a group promoting VBAC's, cesarean prevention and support for recovery. There is a wealth of information there about VBAC's including studies. If you join the online list you will read about current studies, VBAC birth stories and you will have any question you might have answered there. They are an awesome group of ladies with so much VBAC experience and knowledge.
A third website to check out is www.plus-size-pregnancy.org There is a section on this site about VBAC's. You will find numerous VBAC birth stories of women of all sizes, not just plus sized. There are even VBAC stories there of women who have had 2,3 and even 7 prior c-sections.
Your risk of uterine rupture is less than 1% if your uterine incision was low and transverse. You take a bigger risk everyday when you get in your car and drive somewhere. VBAC's are safe. You do need to do your homework though if you intend to have one. Educate yourself and read as much as you can about VBAC's in order to optimize your chances of having a successful one.
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer is a wonderful book with tons of information. Great read for every pregnant woman. See if your local library has a copy.
The choice to have a VBAC is yours to make, not your doctor's. From what you have described from your c-section there is no reason why you can't go for it! Best wishes! Hope to see you on ICAN online.

Answer 3

My doctor gave me the choice. My 1st was an emergency c-section, almost 5 years later I was due to have another. I asked her what would be safest and have the least amount of complications and what she would do. Turns out she went through the same thing and went for another c-section. The area in your uteris that was cut before is not as strong as before and has the chance of breaking open. It doesn't usually happen unless there has been a few c-sections (they advise against more than 3).

Then again my mother in law had 4 kids, the second was c-section due to plecenta previa with her 3rd 4 years later she wnt natural, and this was 25 years ago before they had the bikini cut. So it's all a matter of personal choice. If the doctor thinks it would be safe and you want to experience it the way most women do then go for it, more power to you.

Answer 4

Yes, it is possible for many women who have had C-sections to deliver vaginally(this is called vaginal birth after cesarean or VBAC), BUT it depends on how your surgery incision was made, your health, the doctor who will deliver your baby, and how your labor progresses.

I don't believe that breach delivery on one baby will always lead to breach on other babies.

There is a small chance that women who are trying VBAC will have uterine ruptures, which is why many OBs prefer "once a C-section, always a C-section." It decreases their liability and allows them to schedule when they will deliver your baby.

Good luck! And know that a scheduled C-section can be much easier than an emergency c-section -- you won't be worn out because you've been in labor for hours and the baby just won't come! Plus you know what to expect.

Answer 5

There is a possibility that this time you can deliver your baby thru the vagina if the baby is in vertex position and if the baby's size is enough to pass the birth canal and no signs of any distress or indication to be delivered thru c-section.

Answer 6

That is totally up to your Dr. Some woman can have a VBAC (vaginal birth after c-section) and others can't. Some Dr's won't even consider doing a VBAC because of insurance reasons.

Answer 7

What you had was an emercency c-section. Not all of your children will be born breech. I believe its possible to deliever vaginally this time. If my aunt can, then im sure it would be no different for you. Just so long as this one isnt breech or any other complications arise.

Answer 8

having a VBAC can be tricky but i wish i had tried with my daughter. he was tiny, unlike my watermelon head first born.
you put yourself and your baby at risk such as torn or ruptured uterus. that can be extremely dangerous for the both of you and it may mean you cannot carry any more babies.
i've had three csections and plan on having at least one more. so don't worry. whatever you go for, your doctor will advise you better than anyone on this site.

Answer 9

Depends on which way they cut you for your first c-section. If they cut you up and down your abdomen then no you can not give natuaral child birth. If they cut you side to side, then yes you should be able to have natural child birth

Answer 10

You should be able to as long as this one comes out head first.