'Back to back'/OP labour - just how bad IS it?

[Enid]

Come on I want to scare myself

I actually found my op labour alot less painful than my normal natural labour. Although it lasted longer With my op labour it started on the monday night and I gave birth at 4am on the Thursday, My normal labour lasted 40 mins and hurt like hell.

i didn't find it bad at all despite numerous warnings. Really. And he turned at some point near the end so came out the right way.

Hurts like hell - but I was induced and forced to lay on my back with monitors strapped to me. I had an epidural and it didn't work on the back pain, so I wouldn't bother next time. I think I would have managed much better if I was able to move around and get up into all fours position, taken the pressure off my back.

Good luck!!

no epidural as planning home birth...oh dear

i found being on my back (once, for an examination) intolerably painful and had labour been like that int erms of pain i would have been distraught

oh bollocks

My community midwife had told me I would have a "long, hard labour" because dd was spine to spine - geeee, thanks! My contractions lasted for 4 and a half days before dd was born. They were painful, but not unmanageable. I spent lots of time on all fours, leaning over a bean bag! In the end, I had a fabulous waterbirth using only gas and air, with only 20 minutes pushing. At some point during the last part of labour, dd must have turned because she came out the right way round (unless they all do this???)

I agree with Pruni - keep off your back! I took my beanbag to the hospital with me and knelt over it until it was time to get into the pool.

Reckon you'll be better off dealing with it at home than in hospital - you have much more freedom to move around and get into comfortable positions.

Ok, enid, you asked!!
1st labour (posterior presentation) 27 hours labour, progressed to 9cm and got stuck. Emergency c-section followed.
2nd labour (posterior) laboured for 12 hours, got to 9cm and no further - c-section followed.
3rd baby (posterior) elective c-section for other reasons.
Not a good 'posterior' history, sorry

god I really don't know what to do now

maybe madness to attempt a home birth

Crumbs enid, you can't be due already?

not fro 3 weeks

but need to decide WHERE I am having this baby and midwife THINKS it is back to back atm

What has your m/w said Enid? How near the hospital are you if you needed to go there in a hurry?

20 mins

Sorry - crossed posts with you. Is it worth asking if you could have a scan to find out the position of the baby before making a decision? How pro-home birth is your midwife?

she has said labour at home then transfer if necessary

trouble is I DO NOT WANT FORCEPS OR VENTOUSE

would rather have c section

It is your third though - surely that helps?

Enid apparently if you crouch on all fours as though you are scrubbing the floor it can help turn the baby from Op position also helps if you are nesting because then you can actually scrub the floor at the same time

Are you suggesting that Enid is less than "taut" Flashingnose (sorry Enid!)