how many csections have you had?

hi there how many csections have you had and does anyone know if you can have more thne 3 or 4? i have had 2 and am pregnant with our 3rd baby and would love to try vbac but am told i wont be aloud is this 100% true? i am worried as i feel like i could want more then 3 or 4 children in the future is anybody else in this situation? thanks

Edited by babymummy

I am wondering the same thing as I've had two now. My first was elective and my second was emergency.   My midwife has said to me that most likely all subsequent pregnancies will end with an elective c-section unless I labour quickly and it's too late to stop, but at the end of the day it is your decision and yeah Toniellis had a home water birth after two c-sections!   She's a legend and I will definitely be referring myself back to her thread on here when I get pregnant with #3 (definitely not for another few years though)

I would like to have four children, so I'll need to research it further before I do that.     

Actually as melnel said there are medical reasons why you may "have to" have a c section.

When they opened me up for cs number two they found that everything had fused together from the scar tissue from cs number one. My surgeon strongly recommended I dont get pg again as I have a really high chance of my bladder rupturing next time. If I do choose to get pg I have to have a specialist from the onset and "have to" have a cs.

My first and only birth so far was a c section and I'm also worried as I would like to have at least three children. Have been doing a lot of research about vbac and this would be my ideal. However we all know that the ideal doesn't always happened. I know two people who have had 4 cs and both in a short space of time. (less than 4 years - crazy I know! and 5 1/2 years) This gives me a small amount of hope that it is possible even though it is not what I want. I also have a close friend who can not successfully carry a baby to full term due to three cs. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that everyone is different.

Ive had two c-sections and then a vaginal birth There is no such thing as allowed too :[D]

The risks of each c-section increases each time, not only surgical complications but complications with fertility, and increases in the risk of antenatal complications with the baby, incl stillbirth and premature labour. Also the more c-sections you have the more scar tissue you have, which can cause complications with adhering to your other organs ie bowel and bladder. C-sections are toted as no big deal but it is major abdominal surgery that carries the risks of every other major surgical procedure.
Personally, If I had had a third c-section I would have asked for my tubes to be tied during it, as the risks of PPH were too great for me personally having more than three c-sections, and the idea of losing my uterus or my life was too great as I had other children to think about as much as I knew I was not done with having children.

But I do know of people that have had many c-sections with no complications or other adverse problems. Its really up to you and your risk assessment and what at the end of the day you are comfortable taking on

ive been told twice now anymore babies will be by c section if i have this one by c section.. but not an issue for me:)