VBAC

emeldee wrote: Paws - step away from the Paws-damaging talk and step back towards the advice from Monique. *shakes head* what would Monique say if she heard you talking baby-having talk again so soon? Step away from the VBAC talk and back to the WAIT 12 MONTHS talk (for your reading pleasure I will now stop channelling the advice of our Dr)

Now did I say I was trying?? I will be good girl and cross my legs until Maddie is a year old.

I was actually told by my GP that either a really small gap eg only waiting the minimum 3-6 months or a longer gap of 3 or so years is the ideal time from the childs perspective. Apperantly with a really small gap of around 12 months between kids, they don't remember life without each other and with a larger one, they are more independent so have own interests and are not so jealous etc. Easier said than done of course as I'm b'feeding bub, there is no way to get to ttc any time soon...
Back to lurking now - sorry if I have hijacked the tread

Two Blondinis wrote: You can get preggy when you're BFing! A girl from my antenatal group just had her second. That would mean she got PG 1 month after having #1 and she is still BFing But..back to the topic. I would highly recommend to anyone having issues post-CS to have a chat with their MW and go through your labour notes, it helped me. We were also told to wait 12 months min before TTC #2 to make sure all the bits had healed inside so there was less chance of utertine rupture (ohhh scary word!)

Yes to all of the above....there are so many stories of women who believed that if they breastfed they wouldn't get pregnant finding out that it's not entirely true. And remember, ovulation comes before the period so even if you don't have your period back it doesn't mean you can't get pregnant.

And yeah the reasons Toni gave are the reasons I was given too...I was close to rupturing during the labour so it really would be madness to try before 1 month, besides your body really does need time to heal.

All jokes aside, I'm glad I have this enforced year that I need to wait.

Ok thread jack over.

Paws wrote: All jokes aside, I'm glad I have this enforced year that I need to wait.

Ditto!
I know when I'm ovulating now (aside from the horrid cramping etc) I get REALLY clucky!!!!!!

3 months and counting Just kidding we're gonna wait until Caitlin is at least 2 before even thinking about TTC #2

Wow, are you a fly on the wall at my house Emma? No- i was just reading my notes, and decided i need to find an article on optimal fetal positioning.

Yep Brae was & didnt budge, and this bub is presenting the LOP way too
Have now started the "sit on chair backward" thing & need to pump up the swiss ball

I'll be Scrubbing my floors many times of a day

Sarah Beth wrote: Paws wrote: And yeah the reasons Toni gave are the reasons I was given too...I was close to rupturing during the labour so it really would be madness to try before 1 month, besides your body really does need time to heal. 1 Month paws... I think Monique would have kittens if that was the case!

Darn typos...meant to type 12 months....I think I'd have kittens if it was before 1 month!!

Sorry just had to bump this up even though it has been awhile. I had a c/s with #1 due to "failure to progress". #2 was planned as a VBAC but I failed miserably so ended up with another c/s. I have since become quite angry about that second c/s. I think it was totally unnecessary & there are so many things that I would do differently given the chance. 1st of all would be an independant midwife. I went with a local group but found out that they wouldn't actually come to my labour as they only delivered locally & because of my previous c/s I was "told" I had to go to a hospital. When I was in labour I ended up numerous midwifes who I didn't know who basically sat there & kept an eye on me. I was also strapped to one of those monitoring machines which was absolute agony with my posteror baby.
The doctor's at the hospital also put a time limit on my labour. Once that past they said "c/section only option" never mind the fact that both myself & my baby were fine according to all their monitoring.
They also said that I have to have any future babies as c/sections which I am not happy with.
I have spent the last few months doing alot of research and I have made the decision that I will try again for a vaginal birth (VBA2C).
LOL not that I'm even preggaz yet! But I will be putting alot of planning into this baby & making my own decisions regarding how my labour goes. I even have a birth plan already LOL. Of course it is flexible as to what happens but I am not going to put up with doctors telling me "the rules" as my own research has ditched alot of that over the side.

Toniellis I feel for you with the second birth, that's a toughie! And it's always hard to look back with all the "what if" questions. I hope you do get the birth you want for #3 and you can find a mw who will fight for you. I was told that after 2 c/s I probably would be on c/s for life, I'm not telling you that's the case for you but be careful and aware of the rupture risks ok?

I'm a bit concerned that a MW can refuse to take you on if you really want a VBAC (or an elective CS in my case). You still need the same level of care in pregnancy, so nothing changes there.

I can understand a Home birth only MW not wanting to take you on as you could be high risk and it could be dangerous to be that far away from the Operating Room if you needed another emerg CS, but not a regular in hospital birth.

Btw - I have asked Emma if she can start up a CS Support section for us to discuss these matters. Hopefully the powers that be will ok it