Vbac after 2 c-sections?
I am not currently pregnant nor do I plan to be in the foreseeable future but I am curious if the time should ever come, would a vbac even be an option?
Here's a brief back story: I was induced at 41+1 with my son. Being young and ill informed I went into the birth completely unprepared for how I wanted it go. After 12ish hours with no progress and the presence of meconium, the doc opted for a section. I was terrified. I am fairly convinced I had a panic attack on the operating table although it was never proven. My son appeared vigorous and healthy after the birth but after several hours he had to be taken to nicu and was later found to have Gbs. I too became very sick and recovery time was long and extremely difficult. Bonding with my baby was very hard. We were separated for 15 days. Sure I got visit but not nearly as much as I would've liked. To this day I believe my relationship with my son suffered because of the birth experience and his illness afterward. Because of my fear of a repeat bad birth experience and another child suffering from a preventable illness when I became pregnant with my daughter I was convinced a scheduled csection would be the best option. This time around everything, besides the spinal, (that was beyond awful) went just fine. My recovery this time went way better than i had anticipated. Bonding happened quickly. Once my daughter was placed in my arms i didn't want to put her down (I babywear so I still dont really put her down much at all). Until recently I had been extremely happy with how it all went and should another child be conceived I felt i would be absolutely happy to have another scheduled csection. But after continuously reading about wonderful natural births, I can't help but think that I've missed out on something amazing. Would it even be possible for me?
Here's a brief back story: I was induced at 41+1 with my son. Being young and ill informed I went into the birth completely unprepared for how I wanted it go. After 12ish hours with no progress and the presence of meconium, the doc opted for a section. I was terrified. I am fairly convinced I had a panic attack on the operating table although it was never proven. My son appeared vigorous and healthy after the birth but after several hours he had to be taken to nicu and was later found to have Gbs. I too became very sick and recovery time was long and extremely difficult. Bonding with my baby was very hard. We were separated for 15 days. Sure I got visit but not nearly as much as I would've liked. To this day I believe my relationship with my son suffered because of the birth experience and his illness afterward. Because of my fear of a repeat bad birth experience and another child suffering from a preventable illness when I became pregnant with my daughter I was convinced a scheduled csection would be the best option. This time around everything, besides the spinal, (that was beyond awful) went just fine. My recovery this time went way better than i had anticipated. Bonding happened quickly. Once my daughter was placed in my arms i didn't want to put her down (I babywear so I still dont really put her down much at all). Until recently I had been extremely happy with how it all went and should another child be conceived I felt i would be absolutely happy to have another scheduled csection. But after continuously reading about wonderful natural births, I can't help but think that I've missed out on something amazing. Would it even be possible for me?
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