Shoulder dystopia

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Hi all, I'm just looking for experiences of people who had shoulder dystopia in a pregnancy and went on to have another child.
Dd2 got stuck for a while on me but came out with hand on side of her face, midwives were able to get her out thankfully, but I've been told I have a chance of it happening again in further pregnancy. I don't know if I should risk it. TIA

Oh interesting.. I had this with my first & she was born via forceps (only just, I was about to be cut open for a section but she wriggled a bit and they got a better grip!)

No-one has ever mentioned anything about any risks with my second.. I’m 16 weeks pregnant so I guess we’ll find out! Perhaps I should query next time I see the midwife!

I wouldn’t worry - if it’s a genuine concern then I’m sure they’ll just recommend a planned section to remove the element of risk!

Hiya I had shoulder dystocia with my 2nd child,was a very painful and traumatic (assisted forcep) delivery and my son was an unexpected 10lb 3oz due to being 13days overdue! both his shoulders got stuck in my pelvis.I have gone on to have a 3rd child and was petrified of the delivery and it happening again.....I had extra growth scans through the pregnancy and was consultant led,so we discussed previous birth etc and agreed to me being induced on due date ,luckily he was born 3 days early and normal delivery,I was advised to bounce on a birth ball and to give birth on all fours to minimise the chance of a repeat shoulder dystocia which I did and a epidural worked wonders for my nerves! Am now nearly 32 weeks pregnant with our 4th,again am having extra growth scans and consultants have agreed to induction at 40wks if he doesn't come beforehand. If you do decide to have another baby just make sure you mention you've had shoulder dystocia and make sure they don't label you as low risk in pregnancy,as there is a chance it could happen again and provisions can then be made for a safe and prepared delivery because it's quite rare you might not get many responses to your post but I'm happy to help or advice if you need anymore reassurance x

My DS1. He was footling breech (undiagnosed so I had to carry on with a vaginal birth as he was already in the birth canal) It was absolute panic stations as the consultant had never delivered a breech before, and then he got stuck. It wasn't a great time.
BUT
he is a strapping 12 healthy year old now.
DS2 had no such issues. He was monitored more closely, but that was due to the breech, not the shoulder dystocia.
He did have a fooking massive head though, which stung a bit. However in spite of being 10lb 3 like the previous poster (he wasn't much overdue) his shoulders were small in comparison to his bonce so no issues there.

My DD had a shoulder dystocia which lead to erbs palsy in her left arm and it was totally paralysed after her birth. Thankfully, she only has minor issues now at age 12 thanks to physio. When I was pregnant with DS I was offered either a C section or induction at 38 weeks as they wanted to keep him smaller than DD was, although DD was only 8lbs and I’m 5’ 10” so I never thought of her as a large baby. I chose to have the induction and DS was born with no issues weighing 6 lbs 10.

I was never told that it was a bad idea to have more babies, although my midwife and the dr who delivered DD tried to cover up what had caused her injuries. It was only later on when we were talking to the physio and going through DDs notes that I found out what had happened.

Thanks for the replies everyone.

I was having extra growth scans as they picked up dd was going to be big. They began giving me sweeps at 38weeks and thankfully the second one worked at 38+3 as she was 8lb 9.
I'm thinking I would need a planned c section at 38 weeks if I went again if only for my peace of mind but I really don't want a c section (I can't explain why, it's just a thing I have). I guess it will come down to what do I want more a baby or avoid a c section. I'm guessing baby will win that one
It has just really had an effect on me. My blood pressure couldn't be controlled after birth either for weeks, no-one can explain why that happened. It is back down to normal range now 10 months but it has never went as low as it did. Very strange