i had a pretty traumatic first birth experience which ended in an emergency c section in very early labour because of fetal distress and then also discovered she had been undiagnosed breech. this time round am faced with choice between vbac and elective. the whole experience of the first birth which almost ended in disaster because problems with the baby were not picked up until it was almost too late has left me pretty traumatised and totally fearful of what might happen this time. my gut feeling is that i should opt for an elective. but the consultant i saw this week told me i couldnt have any more children after 2 c sections (am sure this isnt true) and then reeled of the list of risks - placenta accreta/previa/adhesions etc etc. i completely understand there are serious risks involved and wouldnt take the decision lightly (ive worried about what i would do next time round practically since i came out of hospital last time) but also can see there are risks both physically and also psychologically in going down the vbac route. he told me i have at most 60% chance of vbac being successful. which doesnt sound that great odds. given all the trauma last time/the fact that it will be like a first labour and so i have no idea at all what my body will do/and the odds are only 60% at best so it is really likely it could end in emergency section anyway (more trauma!) i am thinking maybe an elective is the way to go. but to be honest he's totally scared me silly about the risks involved in repeat caesareans. does anyone have any advice? is it really the case that lots of people suffer from adhesions after 2 c sections and spend a lifetime in pain??? am not planning to have ten kids or anything but maybe three or four at the very most....
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repeat caesareans and the risks - advice gratefully received
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paz1 · 09/07/2009 12:02
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