VBACs - Please HELP!
KyleeandLeonidas'Mommy - 06:57pm Apr 10, 2008 ESTShellyHas anyone had one or more C-sections and a successful VBAC? I am not currently pregnant, but am contepmlating another pregnancy. I am 25, I have had 2 C-sections (06/18/2004 with my Daughter aftern36nhours of labor and 4 centimeters dilation, and 09/06/2007 with my Son.) I had a severe case of Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia with my first pregnancy (06/18/2004), and followed with a healthy pregnancy with my son (he was a section due to flipping breech 3 days before my due date and my doc's impatience, as he reverted back to the vertex position, which myself and the nurse tried telling her before the surgery but were ignored.) What I would like to know is how long should I wait to have the best chance at a successful VBAC and does my history of Pre-eclampsia need to be included as a factor even though I had a healthy 2nd pregnancy? ANY advice and/or help would be Greatly appreciated.
Shelly,
Mommy to a 34 Week Angel and a 7 Month-Old little
chunker!
KyleeandLeonidas'Mommy
- May 2, 2008 10:44 pm
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RE: VBAC's
I became informed because my midwife almost killed me and ultimately contributed to the death of my Baby Girl on February 1, 2005. Prior to my pregnancy I had quite a bit of medical knowledge and I read ALOT when I was pregnant and around 30 weeks I started swelling, gaining weight rapidly, vomiting,and basically exhibiting all the classic symptoms of Pre-e and I told my midwife that I had Pre-eclampsia and she told me "it's too rare, no you DON'T ", fast forward 3 weeks later and I ended up being transported to a large hospital via LifeFlight due to severe Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia! I became even more informed and controlling after Her birth. She died in Rainbow Babies And Children's Hospital due to medical negligence related to infections that were a product of Her prematurity, if you would like to read part of our story it's in the blog: 1InHeaven_1AtHome.
Forever Missing My Angel
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arwen
- May 2, 2008 11:24 pm
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I am so sorry for your loss. I had my son when I was 17 and I got preeclampsia also and my obgyn didn't catch it either until it was to late. But I knew there was something wrong like you I was so swollen and the thing that really told me that something was wrong is when he didn't kick me any more he went from being extremely active to maybe one movement a day. I had an emergency c-section and he weighed 1lb 10 ounces. They didn't think he would make it threw the night but he did and he is know 7 he has many issues but he is so cool. I also think that if the doctor would have watched me more carefully this would not have happened. In fact until it almost killed us both I didn't even know what preeclampsia was. I had my second child when I was 22 and that pregnancy was great but I was so scared the entire time that it would happen again. Thank god it didn't. Ya I would love to read your blog thanks. 
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