VBAC after prev emergency section - any successes

[dizzy36]

I had a emergency section with my 1st child 8 years ago due to foetal distress. I was 14 days overdue and my labour wasn't progressing.

Now being pushed to try for a vaginal delivery and I don't know what to do. My main concern is that the same will happen again and that I just cannot deliver naturally.

Has anyone who had a section gone on to have a successful vaginal birth.

thanks

there are a few on here dizzy36. I'm hoping for a VBA2C in November, and have lots of good advice.

however, if you feel that you absolutely don't want tp go through labour and then need an emergency section, they should be happy to book you in for an elective section.

When are you due?

70% of VBACS are successful particularly if the reason your previous pregnancy ended in a cs is one such as yours which is baby specific not about your physiology.

There is a really good book called the VBAC handbook - it's quite short, but really helpful. Tells you all the facts and figures, I bought a copy for this pregnancy.

Things like: leaving going to hospital till as late a stage as possible, keeping mobile, avoiding epidurals and other interventions etc, maximise your chances.

I'm due in July and planning a HBAC to avoid the exposure to doctors - frankly midwives don't carry such scary things in their pockets as doctors

sorry, that should read "have had lots of good advice"

There are some good links on the second page of this thread

Also, ask your midwife about VBAC clinics at your hospital which are all about learning about the process of VBAC but also getting your confidence up that you can labour and deliver naturally

Had a wonderful vbac 4 years ago, although that was after an elective cs not an emergency a year earlier. Read up/ask around as much as you can b4hand, as the more confident you feel the better things will be. Completely agree with whomoved above - keeping mobile/upright (I bounced around on a ball for as long as possible and it didn't interfere at all with monitoring) was critical imo. Didn't have an epidural as I knew it was a big baby and was worried I might not be able to feel to push it out and end up having a cs, though that's a personal decision.

Good luck, am hoping for a second vbac this autumn....it really was lovely.

I had a good vbac a year ago after a prev emergency cs. They monitered me more but I was still very active and there was no feotal distress though it was quite a long labour.

I had a VBAC almodt exactly a month ago -- story here

I did (eventually) get to fully dilated with the em c/s, though, which does speed things up a bit.

I had a VBAC 2 years after my emergency c-section under GA (for foetal distress and failure to progress). It was great! I did have an epidural (as I am a wimp and a quite a long labour) and dd2 was finally forceps delivery but it was so much better for me than the section. I was monitored throughout my labour, but the midwives encouraged me to move around, bounce on a ball etc and were more than happy to adjust the monitors whenever they slipped out of position.
Going for second vaginal birth in July this year, and my consultant feels I have a better chance of a quicker labour, and no assisted delivery.

Here's another one!! My first was emergency cs but second was 'normal delivery', well forceps. I have 15 days to go until third is due and am hoping for the most straight forward of the lot! If you do go for it I would really second what a few have said here and try and go for an active birth, stay upright/moving as much as possible. Try then TENS machine too, I found this a godsend, try and stay at home for as long as you can cope too.
This time I have even been told I can labour in the birthing pool and maybe even give birth in there. I have had to have 'discussions' to get this far, basically saw the consultant midwife rather than just a consultant, and she was fabulously supportive in that this labour should be fine.
Good luck!