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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know about you OP but this feedback has been enough to terrify me about my decision to try a VBAC this time.  I’m now hoping this baby is breech or my blood pressure goes up again so I can just have another c section without guilt.

My first was an emergency c and my kid was in the NICU so I can’t speak to a lot of the other perks mentioned here but I do agree that highlights included:
-I basically stopped bleeding by the time I left the hospital. Just wore panty liners for about a week but it was super minimal. 
-Felt SO grateful every time I used the bathroom that there was no damage or soreness down there. Yes, I had to be very careful sitting down on the toilet with my incision but once I got there I was just so glad that I wasn’t struggling to wipe or cringing when I peed.
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You don't need a reason for a c section, or any guilt. I had a "maternal choice" c section for my first (only) because labor sounds like a nightmare, and I was 34 with a well positioned baby. Delivery went great and no my kid doesn't have asthma or allergies. I don't understand VBAC people at all -- it's risky and you already have stitches in your uterus so I don't see why you want them in your vulva too. If you were into VBAC I wouldn't opine but since you said you don't want one ... don't have one![/quote]
It's not so black-and-white. VBAC is often recommended for women who want more than two kids because the risks to your next pregnancy multiply with each c/s. Hysterectomy rates are higher with c/s, and the scar rupture rate is about the same with attempted VBAC and c/s (most ruptures are not catastrophic). However, statistically the risks to the baby are higher with attempted VBAC (absolute risk rates are low). And statistically more attempted VBACs fail. It's so important to have a provider who is very supportive, uses induction/augmentation sparingly (since that increases risk of failure) and will give you plenty of time to labor (many providers will give less time with a VBAC labor even if the labor is going fine and progressing). C/s is definitely a good choice for anyone who has extreme doubts about VBAC, or their provider doesn't fully support it, or you are not a good candidate based on your history.[/quote]

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