VBAC with pregnancies close together
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Topic: VBAC with pregnancies close together
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Subject: VBAC with pregnancies close together
Date Posted: 04 October 2009 at 6:03pm
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Just wondering if anyone has managed a VBAC with a small gap between pregnancies.
My gynae said I should really wait until Jake is at least 9 months before falling pg again so there is at least 18 months between births to improve my chances of VBAC. Im not pg yet (well not that I know of  ) but want to know if anyone has successfully managed this. -------------   
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 04 October 2009 at 6:43pm
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Mine were pretty much 19 months apart to the day (well 2 days in it). VBAC went very well. My c/s was cos of a breech so I had never laboured before, start to finish was 14 hours, with 2 hours of pushing.
Not sure if that helps or not as it's a bit of a bigger gap than it sounds like you are hoping for.  ------------- 
 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 04 October 2009 at 7:40pm
Its a start cuppatea Yup, we are casually TTC now so if I got pg this cycle there would be 15 months difference... thats only 3 months less than the recommended! Must remember to keep working on the TA muscles -------------
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 04 October 2009 at 10:05pm
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We started when Spencer was 7 months and my doc seemed to think that was perfectly ok. I think so long as your c/s was straight forward and you healed well there isn't a huge issue with it.
Good luck with TTC -------------
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 06 October 2009 at 12:37pm
Thanks
Went and saw my mw yesterday to see how she felt about VBAC with close gap and she was cool but she did say no to a water birth. Unfortunately she has been present at scar rupture and she only does water births if there is absolutely no complications.. she sees a previous c-section as a complication.... Not sure how feel about this, in all other respects she will push for my VBAC, but she is not comfortable me even using the shower to labour 
Next time I plan to be at home for most of it anyway so will just be in the shower/bath there.... -------------
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 06 October 2009 at 1:43pm
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Yeah they like to monitor you pretty closely so they dont like to do water births (even though the risk of rupture is miniscule)
------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 06 October 2009 at 1:45pm
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That's odd, I used the shower at the hospital (didn't help though) and I had talked to my mw about being in the water for labour (my mw doesn't do water births at all) and she said that would be ok. Once in labour I didn't want to go in the water though. The only thing she said though was that the OB might want me to keep getting out to be monitored. -------------
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 06 October 2009 at 10:22pm
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I am hoping if I get the Ok from the OB to labour in the water she will let me... She did say the uterine rupture was quite bad so i think she has that in her head. She will let me in the shower but wants me to be monitored a lot... she can wheel the bloody thing into the bathroom LOL.
Ive got my antenatal instructor finding out some info for me. Probably should get pg first! -------------
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Posted By: neivaD
Date Posted: 07 October 2009 at 1:38pm
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Run very far from that midwife... Would you be going to NSH?
I had a VBA2C 14 months after my second c-section. No complications at all. I am very happy to talk to you about my experiences if you would like :) There is also another lady on this board who had a VBA2C too, 2 weeks before my one, with the same midwife, who I am sure would be happy to chat to you also. ------------- Natalie Mama to Miss Pie (04/04) Dude (03/07) Button (06/08) and Thumper (Due Autumn2010) |
Posted By: toniellis
Date Posted: 09 October 2009 at 1:15pm
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*waves to Natalie*
I had a waterbirth VBA2Cs. I pretty much jumped in my bath about 1/2 an hour after my first contraction & the only time I got out was to transfer to the bigger birthing pool
I do know that they don't recommend using water but I was very determined to have things MY way so I just had the waterbirth anyway ------------- Mum to Alex (11), Blaire (10) & Erika (8) and Damien (6) Successful HWB VBA2Cs! Soon to be surrogate |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 09 October 2009 at 1:58pm
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Don't be overly put off by being monitored, I was told at my OB appointment that I would strapped to the monitor as soon as I got there and would be unable to move, my mw said that was ridiculous and what actually happened was that I was monitored when I first arrived for about 40 mins (would have been 20 but I was dehydrated and his heart rate was racing so had to wait for that to sort itself out) then all the monitoring I had was my mw asking me if baby was still moving until the epi went in and then I was monitored but that was ok as I could get up and walk around etc once that was in anyway.
I saw an OB when I first arrived who signed the consent form for me to have an epi if I wanted, then said hello to the new one at shift change 4 hours later and let her know that I had requested the epi and was waiting for the aneasthetist and then didn't see her again until it was time to vontouse him outta there and if I hadn't had vontouse I wouldn't have seen her again. A lady came in with triplets and she was only 26 weeks, so they were all far too busy with her and left me alone -------------
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 09 October 2009 at 11:11pm
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Im not to worried about the monitor... I am not staying straped to that thing, i will go made. Besides, with Jake it was reading my contractions at something like 40 whatever it is, less than the readings I was getting the day before when I wasnt in established labour!!!!
I just dont think I am brave enough to do it at home Toni, maybe by number 3 -------------
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 09 October 2009 at 11:42pm
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Mel when I was in labour at NSH I spent ages in the shower and my MW strapped a portable wireless monitor thing to me that could go in the water no problem, so I don't think the continuous monitoring thing should be that big a deal
I still think you're very brave TTCing now
(ETA - just cos of the age gap, nothing to do with the VBAC!) ------------- 
Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010 |
Posted By: toniellis
Date Posted: 10 October 2009 at 10:39am
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Hehehe Melnel, doing it at home is not everyone''s cup of tea but just for me personally it was the best thing. ------------- Mum to Alex (11), Blaire (10) & Erika (8) and Damien (6) Successful HWB VBA2Cs! Soon to be surrogate |
Posted By: toniellis
Date Posted: 10 October 2009 at 10:42am
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Oh & just for the record, I conceived Blaire when Alex was 10 months old. Had absolutely no issues with my scar (it held up well) & I think if I had gotten pregnant when he was 6 months old it would have been fine too. ------------- Mum to Alex (11), Blaire (10) & Erika (8) and Damien (6) Successful HWB VBA2Cs! Soon to be surrogate |
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 11 October 2009 at 9:11am
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Thanks
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Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 11 October 2009 at 1:09pm
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Hi Mel,
I have just had a VBAC but I have a bigger gap (22 months) that what you're planning
It seems to depend a lot on your MW. While I was pregnant mine told me that I would be closely monitored so I was well aware of this by the time I was in actual labour. From memory I was monitored throughout the entire labour (& on the bed). I was fine with this as I had no intention of going in the water (tried that with #1 & it wasn't for me). Once I got my epi I was more than happy to 'doze' on the bed. It might pay to look at another MW if your one isn't entirely supportive of your choices... Good luck -------------    
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 11 October 2009 at 4:08pm
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OT and this is probably a bit late, but CONGRATS on Oliver's arrival and getting your VBAC Sally! -------------
Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010 |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 12 October 2009 at 10:26pm
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15 months(not as hard as I thought it would be ) between my two and my MW was and OB were all good for me to try a VBAC, I didnt get to do it in the end as I went over due and things were not happening down below! ------------- |