C-section or Vbac???

My first child was born via emergency c-section... 1 week late, 18 hours of induced labor %26amp; 2 hours of pushing before emergency c-section! My hospital, by policy does not do Vbac's. Should I seek another provider to try for a Vbac or just have the scheduled c-section? We want a lot of kids? How many c-sections are too many? I just don't know?

C-section or Vbac???
Any ceserean after 3 tends to run on the riskier side. I was told 3 should be the max. You should find a doctor/hospital that is willing to give you all the options not what they want for you. Then after careful consideration you should decide what is best for you. I want 6 children but it's not going to happen. I'll be having 2 or 3 more max.Good luck
Reply:Vbac's are all around better operations. Especially in your situation. Good luck.
Reply:Have you talked to your dr.? whats a Vbac? If you really want a natural child birth do what you should do to get that...
Reply:Here's the thing: You need to know WHY you had a c-section. Fetal distress, baby was stuck, malformation of the pelvis, there are a million different reasons. If the reason you had a c-section is circumstantial and is not a permanent condition, you owe it to your body to make the V-BAC attempt. I cannot stress how terrible a c-section is on the body. Every time you have one it gets more dangerous and harder to heal. It adds more and more scar tissue and just becoming pregnant again becomes more dangerous. Scar tissue is NOT designed to stretch, and thats what your uterus is SUPPOSED to do. If you want more kids, the safer route is V-BAC. A c-section is not just snip and go, it is ABDOMINAL SURGERY, and it is one of the most invasive procedures out there.





My daughter was born by emergancy C-section as well. Water broke, three hours later they cut me open because she was breech. I am currently awaiting my second baby, and I am having a V-BAC because I am a good canidate. Find a doctor (who is NOT with your hospital, because he will tell you no anyway) and ask if, in your case, you are a good canidate for a V-BAC. It is so much better for you and baby that way.
Reply:Seek another and fast i had 2 c-secs and its like making an appt. to be ran over with a bus no? Ok try v-bac... the first time maybe your baby was just to big... .Less stress for you the better mommy youll be!! and 3 are too many, but if you ask me 1 is too many!!! Owwww!!
Reply:schedule a C
Reply:That's a tough one. The reason why c-sections are usually required for the second pregnancy is if the first one was an emergency. Apparently the cut they do for an emergency c-section is different from that of a planned one, and this cut makes it hard for the mother to do Vbac for subsequent pregnancies. You could get a second opinion but I'm afraid the answer might be the same. Look at the bright side, no vaginal stitches, no sitz baths, and most importantly no embarrassing water breaking while standing in line at the supermarket!





Good luck!
Reply:C-sections are so wonderful. I loved having mine, compared to labor and birth. You can only have about 5 c-sections before your uterus starts to fall out. lol. Or at least that's what my doctor told me. The risk with Vbacs is your old scar rupturing during labor. And then you have to be rushed into surgery and it could kill you or your baby or even both of you. Which doesn't sound very pretty to me. That's why i had repeats.
Reply:Both C-section and Vbac are virtually the same in terms of risk. Meaning a repeat c-section is just as risky as a VBAC and vice-versa.





Most doctors recommend a repeat c-section because it's easier for them and more convenient, but you do have the final say. It's your decision.





Some hospitals do not allow VBAC and some do so if you choose it, make sure you know where you will be able to go.





Good luck!