Hi,
Up until today my placenta was showing low on the ultrasound, and I thought baby was breech/transverse.
Had scan today and placenta is 2.8 away and needs to be 2.5 for natural delivery so that was a surprise. Baby was also head down but not engaged.
I now have the decision to make whether to have csection or vbac (my son now 6 was breech and I had to have a caesarean then)
The doctor and midwife spoke to me about options and it’s this option or the other but there are a lot of ifs and buts and some advice would be great.
I could wait and go into labour naturally but due to me being 40 this year they wouldn’t want me going over due date unless I was adamant.
If I do go into labour naturally more staff will be required as my previous was a section.
There will also be criteria that needs to be filled and if baby not born by certain time from labour starts etc I will need to get an emergency section.
I can at 38 weeks Go and get waters popped if I’m dilated but I thought I’d only be dilated if I was in labour.
I can opt for c section which would be 39 weeks but I could go into natural labour before then.
I had my mind set on a csection however I would prefer the less recovery time with Vbac looking after my 6 year old. Also wouldn’t want to go through labour to be told I hadn’t progressed the way they would like etc and I need an emergency section.
Any advice? X
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36 weeks - unexpected decision - advice please
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Fingerscrossed11 · 17/08/2020 19:25
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