VBAC with pregnancies close together

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.

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

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....

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.

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.

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

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!)

Edited by weegee

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.

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

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!