Has anyone had experience of a 'good' delivery after having had malpresentations in labour?
DS1 was a big baby and I had to have forceps to deliver. Subsequently, ds2 was posterior ie 'back to my back' and born 'face to pubes' although it felt more like sideways, after hours in labour I was prepped for a section and in the course of being manoeuvred into a gown he descended and left me a 2nd degree tear and a significant blood loss - no pain relief! 22 months later, dd would have been born quite quickly but she was a face presentation (with the cord in front!). Hospital staff saw it as a personal challenge to get her out vaginally (and actually after an epidural, it wasn't too bad although her face was navy blue!).
I am now due again in January and medical opinion seems to be divided about whether this kind of malpresentation will happen again (ie I don't have child bearing hips at all!) or whether it is unlikely to happen again. I really don';t want to suffer like I have done and wonder whether just to go for an epidural straight off while I can - this just seems so wussy for no.4!