VBAC or no vbac that is the question...HELP!! (piog)

If your Dr says you are a good candidate, then honestly, a repeat C/S carries a much higher risk of complications for you and your baby than a VBAC.  If it were me, I would plan on the VBAC, but be willing to change my mind if my instincts told me otherwise at the time.

If I had the option, I would do a VBAC.  I'd like the experience of a vaginal birth even though labor hurts and a big head comes out of a small hole   LOL  (nice visual)   But Florida is not a VBAC place.  Especially in Orlando.

Like pp said, keep your options open. You never know what could happen.

I had a VBAC in February and LOVED it!! If you have any questions let me know!

I would do the vbac. Im doing one with this pregnancy (hopefully it goes that way!) Having a repeated c-section is actually more riskier then having a vbac. But its all up to you and what you want to do. I would do a little bit more reasearch on the vbac to see if thats what you want to do! 

 

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i am kind of on the same page as you.....

id like to have a c-section because it would be easier, planned, i would do it for the wknd so i knew my dd has a babysitter, my df could have the whole weekend off, etc..

BUT

i would rather do a VBAC because it isnt a major surgery, its a little less risky (but more risky at the same time) and i would recover A LOT faster! (exp with a 2yr old!!!)

a csection has  ALOT more risks then i VBAC does, but the risk for a VBAC is a lot more serious then the small risks that go with a csection.....

i totally know what you mean!!!!

i will be TRYING for a VBAC thou, just because i will be able to recover faster because my daughter is 2 and it would be a nightmare taking care of her, and a newborn by myself while breastfeeding

Im having baby number 4 and all my children were and will be born c-section. My first two were breatch so I didnt have the opption but when my third daughter came in to the picture and I was given the opption I was just to scared that my inceasion would open and kill my baby and maybe even me that I couldn't take that chance however please dont think that I wouldnt have loved to have been able to have my children natural like so many women do I guess you could say I was a big chicken and proably should of tried just I kept thinking  is it really worth it if something was to go wroung? This is absolutly your desion I mean there are women every day that have vbacs with no problems what so ever I was just some one that was willing to take a risk on my babys or my health in order to find out if I would be one of those women. So good luck this is defintly a really hard decion to make but what ever you do decide will be the right thing for you!!!

I'm in the same boat as you, I deliver in 6 weeks and I have already signed my csection papers. I had one with my first at 34 weeks because of low fluid levels, and it really does scare me to try for a VBAC..... I'd love to have a natural delivery, so I'm also confused on what to do.

I am going for a VBAC. The risk of rupture is LESS than 1%! Ruptures can occur in normal vaginal births as well as VBACs so really it's a risk everyone takes just giving birth. The chances are just slightly higher after a c section. If you have any desire for a vaginal birth, this is the time to do it. If you have another c section your chances of having a successful VBAC after that go down since you will be hard pressed to find a provider willing to "let" you, and the risk does go up slightly.

DITTO!! I am also looking forward to after pushing out my son when they put him right on my chest. I think that will be the most amazing thing. After my daughter's csection i didn't get to hold her for FOUR hours! It sucked so bad. I cannot wait for my VBAC. I just hope everything goes as planned! Good luck! Also, recovery is WAY easier considering i also have a 2 year old.

Quoting K.a.C.87:

i am kind of on the same page as you.....

id like to have a c-section because it would be easier, planned, i would do it for the wknd so i knew my dd has a babysitter, my df could have the whole weekend off, etc..

BUT

i would rather do a VBAC because it isnt a major surgery, its a little less risky (but more risky at the same time) and i would recover A LOT faster! (exp with a 2yr old!!!)

a csection has  ALOT more risks then i VBAC does, but the risk for a VBAC is a lot more serious then the small risks that go with a csection.....

i totally know what you mean!!!!

i will be TRYING for a VBAC thou, just because i will be able to recover faster because my daughter is 2 and it would be a nightmare taking care of her, and a newborn by myself while breastfeeding

 Go for the VBAC.  There is nothing like actually delivering your baby.  They may want you to get an epidural anyway, just in case, you know.  That is the best part, not knowing exactly when.  and the excitement when its time to push.