read description first are you planning your next c-section or try for vbac? Prior experiences?

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Of corse it’s all based on safety etc. I’ve been told I’ll be a great candidate for vbac as long as I wait long enough. We are wanting our first 2 children close in age. My husband is  thinking let’s go ahead and get pregnant,just schedule the c-section we know we can get through it. I’m thinking I’ll regret not trying for vbac. However I completely see where he’s coming from. Experiences with Vbac? Was a 2nd c-section easier to recover from?

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My first csection happened because I couldn’t dilate past 5cm and the baby would have been stuck in the birth canal if I happened to dilate. My OB gave me a 50/50 chance of dilating and that my second baby would be “smaller” than my first (she was 7lbs at birth). 50% isn’t a good enough chance for me to labor for a VBAC (I labored for 35+ hours the first time), so I’m opting for a csection. My csection recover the first time was not bad. I remember being fully healed around 4/5 weeks.

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I had my girls 19 months apart. I was told I could try for a vbac, but opted to schedule a repeat due to knowing my hips don’t go wide enough and would likely result in the same issue as the first time. I thought I’d regret not trying, and even almost changed my mind when I went into labor early. I made the choice to go ahead with a repeat, and I’m sooo glad I did. Even though it would have been amazing to try for vbac, I don’t feel robbed of anything. I have two heathy babies, and that’s truly all that matters!

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Was originally planning for a vbac but baby had different plans. I was diagnosed with placenta previa and a velamentous cord insertion. A scheduled C-section is our safest bet.

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I'm pregnant with my second and going to have a vbac if all goes well. Due June 21st and my first baby will be a year and a half old

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I'm hoping for a vbac. I waited until 1 year post partum to start a trying, conceived at 14 months pp. I'm a great candidate for VBAC. The timing has been great for us and my daughter is able to understand about babies and is excited about the baby in mummy's tummy.

read description first are you planning your next c-section or try for vbac? Prior experiences?

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