I've just had my 34 week consultant meeting at my hospital to discuss my labour for 2nd baby. He was very negative, spent first 5 minutes reading off statistics of how many 2nd pregnancies of previous c-section end up with ruptured wounds, how many of those babies then die, how I will need constant monitoring in second labour, how I can absolutely forget about a water birth and won't even be allowed to have a bath as I will have to spend 99% of the labout flat on my back to enable monitoring and I should definitely consider epidural asap (as his wife had epidurals with all 3 of her births????????).
To be honest, it's my idea of a total nightmare. My first labour was extremely active, I dilated to 10cms quite quickly, mostly using the hospital bath, was extremely active, no drugs, etc, and nearly gave birth standing up but my daughter just got stuck and I just couldn't get her out. Her heartbeat then dipped and so we ended up with an emergency c-section. The thought of this labour being almost strapped to a bed has thoroughly depressed me and I honestly don't know how I'm going to cope.
To be honest the care with this whole pregnancy has been crap. I'm 34 weeks and I've had just 3 ante-natal appointments, the hospital very much seems to have the attitude of we will worry about you when you come in during labour, I have no midwife attached to my GP surgery so my hospital is the only point of reference.
To the point (!!!!!!), has anyone else had an emergency c-section and then gone on to have a vaginal birth where they were still in control or active? I understand the need to be monitored but can I insist that I be upright when they do this (thought Mears or Leese could help me here??), even in the bath they do have underwater monitors could they not use this?
Sorry this is so long but I'm so upset and don't know who else to ask as the hospital just seemed to want me out of the doors asap and just kept saying 'let's see how it goes', I want to prepare myself if I can.
Thanks everyone.
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Is it possible to have an 'active birth' after first was an emergency c-section?
Janus · 19/02/2003 15:57
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