Don't think my body can give birth?

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I'm only 5ft and my first was a ten pounder. Second is already measuring big and due in two months. I can feel my baby is running out of room in there already.

I don't know whether to even bother considering a vbac and just go straight to c section. First ended up in an emergency c section as she got stuck. Scared to go through it all again to end up rushing into the surgery room. I just don't think my body can give birth. Not only am I tiny but I'm really petite. My hips are narrow and I just can't imagine my body being able to successfully push a baby half the size of me out. Has anyone had the same situation and what option did you pick?

I’d 100% go for the planned c section. Best decision I made.

Definitely have a planned C-section. I had a VBAC after a section and it led to no end of trouble: my complications started immediately after DD's birth.

In some countries, if you've had a C-section, all your subsequent births will be C-sections.

If I could go back in time, I'd have had a C-section rather than a VBAC. Doctors are very experienced at C-sections and although any surgery is risky, this op is well known, practised and controlled.

Congratulations and good luck.

I'd have a planned C-section. I'm 5ft but wide hipped - I still struggled to birth a 7.5lb baby, which was huge for me.

No way would I try to push out a 10lb baby 😳

Yes, go for a c - section.
I also decided it would be best for my body and life not to ever give any kind of birth and it's great.😂
Sorry for repeating myself on a parenting site.
If it's more comfortable decision for you, then of course. Why not?

I would go for planned c-section. I didn’t and they knew he had a big head so slightly different. I regret it massively I had a severe tear they didn’t repair properly. I don’t say much about it because sometimes people are critical of you trying to “scare people” with bad birth stories but my son got totally stuck. I’m short and if I had my time again I would never be talked into a vaginal delivery.

I am 9 weeks and freaking out a little reading this. Not sure how big my baby will be but I am 5 feet with size 3 feet. Would I need a c section. My dh is British (1.75m) and I have a typical east Asian small frame, what if the baby takes after him.
My mum had 2 vaginal deliveries with no pain relief. She was around 1.56m but my father is snorter than my DH, my sister and I both inherited our parents' small frames.. to be fair I think I was a forceps delivery as I got stuck even though I was a small baby.

That's a big baby! Did you have GDM, or is your husband enormous?

I had an EMCS with my first child and will be having a planned CS with my second. I am not small I just don't like the statistics around inductions leading to interventions and C sections. I'd rather skip the pain, hassle and sleep deprivation.

Yeah, I'm 5ft 1 and weigh about 7st

I had 2 babies, one at 9lb 10 and one at 8lb 5

First was an emergency section, second I said fuck that and planned it

All good. Babies and I are fine. The first baby is now taller than me

Similar situation here but not as petite. First baby 9 lbs. Second baby measuring a bit large and was overdue. Because I was 10cm dilated when they performed my first c section, i was encouraged to have a vbac. About 2 weeks before my due date I felt about to burst. I carried too much fluid and kept having braxton hicks contractions, but they were going no where. I just felt that the babys head was in the wrong place and that she couldn't engage due to the amount of fluid. I had a c section booked for if I went over by 1 week. They ended up moving it back to nearly two weeks overdue. Baby came along a week after my due date. Another long labour, followed by an emergency c section. Both me and my baby needed a little extra care as she had messed in my waters and we both got a slight infection. My advice would be to book in for an elective c section. You can always change your mind at a later date, but it's harder to do it the other way around.

Not the exact same situation as you as I was not given a choice the second time round (something I'm still annoyed about) but I had an emergency section with my first and I planned with my second.
The plan section was 1 million times better in terms of experience.
For example, I can't remember my DSs first cry, but I can remember DDs.

Google the NICE guidelines for C sections / birth - you can request a planned C section if they refuse wave the NICE guidelines infront of them.

Ask for what you feel you need. You are allowed to do this!

In these circumstances I'd go straight to ELCS.

Emergency csection first time round, wish I'd gone planned csection for my second, ended up with a csection again but better than my first. Third was a planned csection and my calmest birth.