VBAC roll call? (for ease of lurking LOL)

Great thread
Ive just had my first c section, and am looking for any tips I can get my hands on to have a successful VBAC next time.
I havnt read the original links yet, but Ive bookmarked them for when I have a free minute or two.
Ive requested my delivery notes and will be going over them with my MW. The OB person said there should be no reason why I shouldnt have a successful VBAC next time, and from what it looks like it was cos Lilla was so big (4.570kgs) and was OP.
Awesome that your appointment went so well Weegee! Thats fantastic!

Yay for good news Weegee

Kate you will probably need to write a letter requesting your notes through the Privacy/Legal department of the Hospital you gave birth at. If you need an example letter I can PM you what I sent (its pretty basic though).

Just read a blog post via The Peaceful Birth Project on Facebook and it really resonated with me, so thought I'd share it in here - really recommended reading esp for anyone who had a traumatic first birth. (Would have just shared it on FB but I'm a little wary of posting too much birth and breastfeeding stuff on there.)

There is a secret in our culture, but it is NOT that a woman is strong...

There is a current trend in online social networking sites that cater to birthing women to broadcast empowering quotes about birth. Many of these quotes are wonderful reminders of the power and strength of women’s bodies and minds. Many quotes are testimonies to the transformative power of birth. But a few of them are easily misinterpreted, and can – when taken out of context – increase the misunderstanding and confusion that surround traumatic birth. Some quotes, if misread, serve to place birth as a competitive act, pitting women against each other. Others appear to point the finger at the woman herself as being to blame for a less-than-great birth, even though that interpretation is unlikely intended by either the author, or those who post the quote online. We are concerned about the impact of these quotes on women recovering from a traumatic birth, and also on women in general, as they perpetuate myths that potentially prevent women from supporting each other in the early mothering phase.

Mel!

Congrats Natalie i read your birth story on TNN and it was beautiful, well done on a lovely birth and Welcome Kalina!

Just a quick update from me at 30 + 4, we saw midwife this morning and baby is head-down and engaged.

We do the birth plan with the midwife next week and DH and I are already talking about where to put the birth pool and all that.

Midwife said to start perineal massage this week. And then EPO vaginally, 5W and Raspberry leaf tea from 34/35 weeks.

I got quite tense and tearful discussing even the possibility of going into a hospital. I have a phobia of nurses after a bad experience years ago - and with my c-section I was told that if I didnt calm down they would have to put me under GA so its clearly not something I hide well. I dont know how to get it under control

Wow, engaged at 30+4, this baby sounds like it's in a bit of a hurry!

I definitely think some relaxation techniques could help or maybe even a counselling or hypnotherapy type session? It sounds like it also might be worth contacting TABS, or some of the people listed through their page (linky).

I have a copy of the HypnoBirthing book if you want to borrow it? I'm kinda using it myself TBH but if you wanted it for a week or two (even that would be useful IMO) I'm happy to drop it off to you, esp if it's this week given I work in Albany and this is my last week of work, just PM me

weegee, is your book any good? whats it called?? Im on the hunt for a good book.
Oh and that video link you posted, the business of birth one, omg amazing. I bawled my eyes out pretty much the whole way through. The moments that really got me was when the mum looked so happy when she had bubs on her for the first time, a far throw from my first moments of Lilla on me feeling like I was about to throw up!

LOL, people keep saying I'm due soon, I wish they'd stop reminding me, I'm so not organised! I'm actually really looking forward to labour and birth this time and of course want to meet bubba, but I still need to do things like pack my bags

You're probably right, I should hang on to the HypnoBirthing book (Emmi, it's this one - you can get a lot of the same information by googling "Fear Tension Pain Syndrome"). I got it when I tried a HypnoBirthing course with JJ (well, we made it to one session but didn't click with the therapist and found it all a bit new agey so quit - in hindsight CalmBirth would have been way better for us).