is it ur choice??

So I had a c section for my daughter because she was a big girl 8 14 and after 2 days in hospital going through labour with pitocin AND contractions every 3 mins for 6 hours I couldnt get past 2cm!!!! Anyway when they were getting out they said she was very large and in a awkward position that she never would have been able to get out of. Now we are trying to conceive and the midwife that I had for my last pregnancy was AGAINST csections told me that there was no reason I should have another one becasue that was just a one off. I wouldnt have even had one last time if it wasnt for the intervention of another nurse at the hospital while mine went home to watch "americas next top model". After speaking to my mum she said she had csections with bother her babies for not preogressing as well and we werr 7lb 2 and 7lb 8 so what do u guys think? Will I get to choose or not? I am getting a different mw this time the last one doesnt want to listen to me.

BTW I would like to have another csection because I def dont want a repeat labour like last time I was actually passing out from pain. Was posterior. But I am a slightly bigger girlo so maybe they wont want to? (read that on someone elses post)

Edited by NeoshasMummy

You'll have an appt with a hospital OB/reg towards the end of second tri to discuss your options, you can elect to have a second c-sect but Cuppatea is right, there is a push towards trialling labour. However, no one should force you to try for a VBAC unless you are comfortable with the idea.

Bear in mind tho that a high number of posterior babies end up being sectioned, and that statistically first babies are more likely to be posterior than subsequent ones. Having had a long, posterior labour with a giant baby myself I can see why you aren't keen to repeat the experience, but if your next baby is anterior you might find that you have a completely different birth experience, and you may well be able to deliver vaginally.

But you do have to be 100% happy with the plan, so it's important to find a midwife that supports what you want, whether it be a VBAC or an elective, and to make sure that she supports you when you go to see the hospital OB's.

sorry why wouldnt they want to if you are bigger?...i def will be opting for another one after my experience last time(sortof similar to yours)

did she tell him to ^&*& off:)! ok thanks for clarifying.. i intend to be 20kg less(done 12 so far 20 to go) but man i would hurt someone who said that:) ! maybe that's why my c section was 'difficult' to sew up!

LOL and I put on bugger all having Maya due to hyperemesis and she was over 9lb!

And nope, my friend was too gobsmacked to say a word to the OB, we were both in shock, even the midwife was like "WTF?! Is he serious?!"

far out i cant believe some docs!!

kawwww wrote: far out i cant believe some docs!!

Yup. I know most of the OB's working out of Akl hospital in one way or another and this one has a reputation for being a bit of a w*nk.

neo thankyou:) i just dont get why you would be a doc or ob if you are a w*nk! get a job without dealing with people.. or maybe better still learn to be professional!:)

I'm pretty sure i will have a battle on my hands about the 2nd c section.. but that is the way i will be going.. (scary thought though)
edited to edit the work w*nk as it didnt get edited by itself:)

Edited by kawwww

OMG as far as I know when you see the OB at about 28 weeks you can discuss the options then with them.

If you want it (and I don't blame you after that experience) then I can't see why they won't give it to you. I know in Palmy there would be no problem with you having the c section 2nd time round.

And with an elective it's often due to a "one off" like malpresentation of baby so there's no obstetric reason not to try for a VBAC, whereas with emergencies it can often be coz of pelvic disproportion or fails to progress which can reoccur.