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Shoulder Dystocia

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Jaysthird · 30/01/2008 21:12

Have posted on a few threads about this, but now am asking a specific question.

Has anyone had a baby with the shoulder dystocia complication, that was quite heavy in weight, and then gone on to have another big baby. Did you suffer the same complication? did you opt for a section?

My first baby, 9.5lbs, no complications, second baby, 11.2lbs shoulder dystocia, currently 36 weeks and scan showing baby is 9.2lbs. I have said to the consultant i want to go for a natural delivery ( although am willing to be flexible) and he seems ok with this, but went into details about, how it IS an emergency situation and what can happen, extreme case, fetal mortality... so i have come home and read up a bit about it. I didn't realise it was SUCH an emergency situation and now am having second thoughts.

advice and experiences please?

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Jaysthird · 14/03/2008 12:40

Baby Cooper came into the world at 10.56 last night, after a very quick second stage, weighing in at 11lbs 3ozs.

mum and baby home by 3, will post details soooon!!

ps..no shoulder dystocia!

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LaidbackinEngland · 14/03/2008 12:45

Hi Jays ...good luck with the next one... I had the same thing when preggers with DS3 , DS2 was 10lb4, home birth, shoulder dystocia, macroberts etc... DS3 shot out no probs (although he was 1.5lbs smaller). As someone else has already mentioned, midwife told me shoulder dystocia not explicitly linked to size of babe.How's Jensen ?

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