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Anonymous wrote:My friend and her baby almost died when her uterine scar ruptured during labor with her second child. She for sure regrets it. Horrible experience for her. Not worth the risk, IMO, and I refused to try despite a VERY pushy OB who never stopped bugging me to attempt trial of labor. I s--t you not, she was still bugging me when I was in the OR with the anesthesiologist about to give me the epidural. Crazy. Glad I skipped it; DC2 was BIG with a 91st %ile head!

I say this not to dissuade OP from having a repeat c-section if that's what she and her doctor think is best since this doesn't really speak to her question, but statistically more goes mortally wrong during repeat c-sections. And I know a friend of a friend whose uterus ruptured - no previous uterine surgery - and who did lose her baby.

Your statement is wrong. More goes fatally wrong for babies in vbacs. More less serious complications with sections overall. However, your particular factors make make vbac less risky for you individually (or may make csection less risky for you individually). So it's best to discuss it with your doctor who will know your relevant factors (duration between pregnancies, reason for first csection, obesity or other health issues, etc.).

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Anonymous wrote:I think most VBAC recoveries are much better than CS recoveries, particularly if your labored before your CS. Of course there are exceptions. I loved my VBAC and am about to have another. But, I was emotionally wounded by my CS so I had a lot invested in the VBAC. If it hadn't happened, I think it would have been a very bad scene for my mental health. Doesn't mean it wasn't worth the shot, but it was a scary risk to take.

Is this true for scheduled Cs? I had a wonderful scheduled C recovery for breech baby and am worried about it being worse after VBAC!

The problem is no one knows. You could have a lovely, fast delivery with minimal tearing, etc and be pretty much back to yourself within a week or two (this is most of my friends' experience). Or, you could have a long painful labor and third (or fourth) degree tears, shoulder dystocia, etc. For most women, it's worth trying because you might end up in group #1, but for some the risk of a difficult vaginal delivery may be outweighed by a relatively routine scheduled c/s. Only your doc can really advise you and depends on how much you want the vbac.

Anonymous wrote:I think most VBAC recoveries are much better than CS recoveries, particularly if your labored before your CS. Of course there are exceptions. I loved my VBAC and am about to have another. But, I was emotionally wounded by my CS so I had a lot invested in the VBAC. If it hadn't happened, I think it would have been a very bad scene for my mental health. Doesn't mean it wasn't worth the shot, but it was a scary risk to take.

Is this true for scheduled Cs? I had a wonderful scheduled C recovery for breech baby and am worried about it being worse after VBAC!

Anonymous wrote:What does your doctor think about your candidacy for a vbac? Also, have you seen this? https://mfmu.bsc.gwu.edu/PublicBSC/MFMU/VGBirthCalc/vagbirth.html

Does this mean prepregnancy weight or weight at the time of the VBAC?

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Anonymous wrote:My friend and her baby almost died when her uterine scar ruptured during labor with her second child. She for sure regrets it. Horrible experience for her. Not worth the risk, IMO, and I refused to try despite a VERY pushy OB who never stopped bugging me to attempt trial of labor. I s--t you not, she was still bugging me when I was in the OR with the anesthesiologist about to give me the epidural. Crazy. Glad I skipped it; DC2 was BIG with a 91st %ile head!

I say this not to dissuade OP from having a repeat c-section if that's what she and her doctor think is best since this doesn't really speak to her question, but statistically more goes mortally wrong during repeat c-sections. And I know a friend of a friend whose uterus ruptured - no previous uterine surgery - and who did lose her baby.

Is this true even when a scheduled C-section is compared to VBAC? I've looked at lots of statistics and I cannot find solid evidence to support this conclusion.

Anonymous wrote:My friend and her baby almost died when her uterine scar ruptured during labor with her second child. She for sure regrets it. Horrible experience for her. Not worth the risk, IMO, and I refused to try despite a VERY pushy OB who never stopped bugging me to attempt trial of labor. I s--t you not, she was still bugging me when I was in the OR with the anesthesiologist about to give me the epidural. Crazy. Glad I skipped it; DC2 was BIG with a 91st %ile head!

Who was your OB?

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Heard that tears/issues down below can be just as difficult as c section recovery. Any truth to that?

I've never had a c-section, but I tore during delivery (no meds, but didn't feel the tearing in the drama of the delivery), and while it was uncomfortable, I was up walking within an hour of delivery and never really noticed the tearing. I did make DH wait 8 weeks before sex though because I was pretty convinced/paranoid he was going to rip the stitches open.

Anonymous wrote:My friend and her baby almost died when her uterine scar ruptured during labor with her second child. She for sure regrets it. Horrible experience for her. Not worth the risk, IMO, and I refused to try despite a VERY pushy OB who never stopped bugging me to attempt trial of labor. I s--t you not, she was still bugging me when I was in the OR with the anesthesiologist about to give me the epidural. Crazy. Glad I skipped it; DC2 was BIG with a 91st %ile head!

I say this not to dissuade OP from having a repeat c-section if that's what she and her doctor think is best since this doesn't really speak to her question, but statistically more goes mortally wrong during repeat c-sections. And I know a friend of a friend whose uterus ruptured - no previous uterine surgery - and who did lose her baby.

I had a vbac with child number 3. No complications, loved it, easy recovery. Listen to your doctor, not DCUM.

I had 2 vaginal births after my c-section. I would do anything not to ever have a c-section again.

I had a VBAC and do not regret it so feel free to ignore. The first time around, I had a c-section for failure to descend (did fully dilate though). My OB did not deem me a good VBAC candidate, but was willing to do a trial of labor if I wanted. Throughout my pregnancy I just played it by ear. I really wanted a VBAC, but toward the end of my pregnancy things seemed to be the same as my last pregnancy (no signs of labor at all and baby was very high up) so I decided to go ahead and schedule the c-section which was set for right around my due date. Lo and behold I went into labor a few days before my scheduled c-section and thought, what the heck, I'll give it a go. Everything went fine and DS was born the following morning. However, if I had not gone into labor I would have just had the c-section on the day I scheduled it and I would have been fine with that too. I thought the recovery from the VBAC was a little easier, but I had a pretty easy c-section recovery the first time around so it wasn't that much easier. YMMV. Plus, I was not really prepared for the urinary incontinence I had after the VBAC. I didn't have it after my c-section although maybe I would have had it anyway after baby #2, but it was a little rough for a couple of weeks and even now (10 months out) there is still some leaking sometimes when I sneeze or jump/run, etc. My main motivation for the VBAC was that we may have one more child so I wanted to avoid having to have three c-sections if possible. Good luck with your decision! I spent a lot of time thinking about this a year ago when I was in your shoes.

My friend and her baby almost died when her uterine scar ruptured during labor with her second child. She for sure regrets it. Horrible experience for her. Not worth the risk, IMO, and I refused to try despite a VERY pushy OB who never stopped bugging me to attempt trial of labor. I s--t you not, she was still bugging me when I was in the OR with the anesthesiologist about to give me the epidural. Crazy. Glad I skipped it; DC2 was BIG with a 91st %ile head!

I think most VBAC recoveries are much better than CS recoveries, particularly if your labored before your CS. Of course there are exceptions. I loved my VBAC and am about to have another. But, I was emotionally wounded by my CS so I had a lot invested in the VBAC. If it hadn't happened, I think it would have been a very bad scene for my mental health. Doesn't mean it wasn't worth the shot, but it was a scary risk to take.