jackskellingtonisking-deactivat asked: Glad I found your blog, great for when my boyfriend and I decide to have kids. If things go as planned we will be married by then, but of course we all know things don't always go as planned. Now, I saw in one of your posts that you had a C-Section with your first child, and here is a rumor that I've heard and I'm wondering if you know anything about. I've had several friends say that they can't elect for natural child birth because their first was by C-Section. Any truth to this, that you know?
Well, yes & no! There is some truth to it. It depends on a handful of things. They may not have been allowed due to those things. Examples: What was the reason one had to have the C-Section in the first place. If it was due to a health issue or complication that is likely to be a problem again, then for your best interests & the baby’s sake, you’ll need to go to an OB/GYN instead of the more natural route…(like using a midwife for home birth!) And the other thing would be whether or not that OB/GYN would approve of what’s called a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean)!
So basically, it is possible to have a natural or vaginal birth after a previous C-Section… but if your pregnancy will be considered high risk or complicated, then midwives and home/water births are out of the question. And then you still can try, but it will have to be with a VBAC approving OB/GYN in a hospital setting.
In order for a doctor who supports VBACs to approve of your individual situation, a few factors come into play. Such as: Did your body have at least 18 months to heal before getting pregnant again? The longer the heal time, the better! Will the hospital in which you go to be able to readily preform an emergency C-Section incase its needed? Does this approving OB/GYN have experience in assisting VBACs? How many Previous Scares are on your Uterus? The fewer the better!
At any rate, if you have an average size baby who is head down; a good OB/GYN; one scare on the uterus; and labor was not started with inducing medication… then your success rate for vaginal birth will be extremely high & safe! So it’s worth fighting for your right to push if this ever becomes your situation. (^_^)
