1. Please give me your full name, how you want to be identified (full name, first name only, anon, etc.), Jamye your general location Northern Nevada, number of children 1, number of cesareans 1, number of VBACs, anything else pertinent to your story.
2. Did (do) you ever believe that you might have a cesarean? Yes When did you first think that a cesarean was a possibility for your birth? When I had infertility due to a large fibroid tumor, I was told that after surgery and uterine reconstruction IF I was able to get pregnant I would not be able to undergo labor due to increased isks of uterine rupture.
3. When did your practitioner bring up a discussion about cesarean? Before labor? During the surical consult for the myomectomy. During labor? Was it a surprise? No
4. If you had a cesarean, do you think you could have done anything to prevent it? Had children at a younger age, before the fibroid had grown. Had a better physician prior to all of this who would have recognized my flaming thyroid (thus estrogen) imbalances that contributed to the fibroid growth.
5. If you had a cesarean, did you or your baby experience complications? Yes If yes, which ones and how did you feel about this? Nursing difficulties from day 1 to 4 months. Some of this was due to the 3-4 hour lag for the first latch I'm guessing.
6. If you had one good piece of advice for pregnant women or women considering having a baby, what would it be when it comes to cesarean prevention? Have frank discussions with your provider. Pick your provider based on his/ her stats and don't go into labor on Friday :)
7. What is one sure way to have a cesarean? Have a 10cm firoid removed and full uterine reconstruction.
8. Did you try to prevent a cesarean? If so, how? (Did you switch doctors or midwives? Did you pay out of pocket for a homebirth? Did you stay home longer than you normally would have? Hire a doula? Stuff like that...) No. I had researched the options and come to grips with it long before becoming pregnant.
9. Advice for pregnant women in talking to those offering birth horror stories? Tell them thanks for the terrible advice but you'd really rather keep yourself in a positive place.
10. Where did you get a positive view of birth? Where should others turn? I think it helps to be flexible and realize that you did the right thing at that moment in time and try not to second guessyour decisions later. The outcome is that you have a wonderful gift of a child.
11. If you have had a VBAC, what resistance did you have? (If any.) I think my doctor would discuss this with me, but I'm ony planning on having one child.
12. What is the hardest part of having a VBAC?
13. What was pregnancy like for you? Easy. What advice do you have in general for pregnant women? Enjoy your sleep now. Have a plan, but be prepared for alternate outcomes. Feel free to add stories or quotes here.
14. Anything else you’d like to add? Hope this helps. Feel free to email me if you need to clarify anything.
By Jamye (not verified) at Wed, 10/24/2007 - 1:11pm |
1. Please give me your full
1. Please give me your full name, how you want to be identified (full name, first name only, anon, etc.), Jamye your general location Northern Nevada, number of children 1, number of cesareans 1, number of VBACs, anything else pertinent to your story.
2. Did (do) you ever believe that you might have a cesarean? Yes When did you first think that a cesarean was a possibility for your birth? When I had infertility due to a large fibroid tumor, I was told that after surgery and uterine reconstruction IF I was able to get pregnant I would not be able to undergo labor due to increased isks of uterine rupture.
3. When did your practitioner bring up a discussion about cesarean? Before labor? During the surical consult for the myomectomy. During labor? Was it a surprise? No
4. If you had a cesarean, do you think you could have done anything to prevent it? Had children at a younger age, before the fibroid had grown. Had a better physician prior to all of this who would have recognized my flaming thyroid (thus estrogen) imbalances that contributed to the fibroid growth.
5. If you had a cesarean, did you or your baby experience complications? Yes If yes, which ones and how did you feel about this? Nursing difficulties from day 1 to 4 months. Some of this was due to the 3-4 hour lag for the first latch I'm guessing.
6. If you had one good piece of advice for pregnant women or women considering having a baby, what would it be when it comes to cesarean prevention? Have frank discussions with your provider. Pick your provider based on his/ her stats and don't go into labor on Friday :)
7. What is one sure way to have a cesarean? Have a 10cm firoid removed and full uterine reconstruction.
8. Did you try to prevent a cesarean? If so, how? (Did you switch doctors or midwives? Did you pay out of pocket for a homebirth? Did you stay home longer than you normally would have? Hire a doula? Stuff like that...) No. I had researched the options and come to grips with it long before becoming pregnant.
9. Advice for pregnant women in talking to those offering birth horror stories? Tell them thanks for the terrible advice but you'd really rather keep yourself in a positive place.
10. Where did you get a positive view of birth? Where should others turn? I think it helps to be flexible and realize that you did the right thing at that moment in time and try not to second guessyour decisions later. The outcome is that you have a wonderful gift of a child.
11. If you have had a VBAC, what resistance did you have? (If any.) I think my doctor would discuss this with me, but I'm ony planning on having one child.
12. What is the hardest part of having a VBAC?
13. What was pregnancy like for you? Easy. What advice do you have in general for pregnant women? Enjoy your sleep now. Have a plan, but be prepared for alternate outcomes. Feel free to add stories or quotes here.
14. Anything else you’d like to add? Hope this helps. Feel free to email me if you need to clarify anything.