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VBAC 2 not allowed in water ??

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Zok · 14/01/2024 15:30

Feeling depressed as throughout my consultations in pregnancy I was told wireless monitoring is available for water births

however after my waters broke and I arrived to hospital the midwives said someone else was using pool and that wireless monitoring is “rubbish”

I had to have a epistio and feel angry.
legs in stirrips ventouse ( I was very vocal and wanted an epidural but was too late ) and a 2nd degree tear . I agreed to the ventouse but they didn’t ask if I’m ok with the epist. There were some heart decelerations in the 60s but I didn’t know at the time. Midwife said ventouse happened because I was too distressed ?? That’s not a clinical reason.

They could have at least offered to let me go in the bath

is there a case against the hospital as they didn’t ask me what labour position I wanted once again I feel things were done to me rather than being asked

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Pickledprawn · 18/01/2024 06:44

Sorry to hear that your birth didn't go well. It's horrible when you have an idea of how things might be and they and up out of your control. I came across the post searching for "vbac water birth". Hopefully this will give your post a bump and someone with good advice will come along soon.

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