Ok, here is a good vbac web site. I should have included it with my last post…

http://www.vbac.com/

ttys

Lylah

 

Well only a few more weeks to go.....the section question continues....'cos they aren't up for inducing and from speaking to a few midwives - inductions after previous sections are not something that the docs and midwives like doing.  Alongside this, the baby is large (they reckon 8lb 7 at the 34 week scan!! - I do actually think it is bigger than my first as there are some clothes I can't fit into anymore and I am not much heavier than last time - only a couple of pounds - stilll don't understand why this one is so big as my hba1c's have been ok - all under 7 - round about the 6.1 - 6.6 mark so not really high)  Alongside this the baby is now breech - how an 8lb baby managed that (as it only did it recently - yep felt that!) is beyond me....so feeling more relaxed about it as the choice isn't really in my hands - at the end of the day I want the safest thing for both me and the baby - not so keen on the section recovery time especially with a 2.5 year old....will find out for sure in a couple of weeks what they want to do!

I'm torn... I too have had a csection, and now being prego.... well I'm thinking that lines too. I have an 8 (will be 9 by then) yr old son at home.   No other help.  I did it all on my own when it was me and Him.   But it was just US... no animals, no other kids.  I'm torn.  I'd kindda like to feel that feeling too.  But at the same time the idea of having a 8 or 9 pound baby scares the beegeebers out of me.  He was 6 pounds 2 ounces.  I couldn't do it....  He had other issues too.  Muconium, and fetal distress from it.  I do look forward to the possibility of being awake for the birth this time.  My section was done in such an emergency that I was put under general anesthesia.

Good luck Kats

teri

 

 

 

Well they are booking me for a section 'cos this one is breech and in an awkward position as well - so I've been warned that if I go into labour or my waters go to go in straight away 'cos of the risk of the cord dropping out!

 

I feel absolutely huge, though the last scan still said a weight of 8lb7 - my sugars have been ok - but starting to get swollen feet and feel really tired - spending as much time as possible swimming!  Got to see my consultant on Wednesday and we will get all the dates sorted - as long as everything is ok - it is just 6 weeks of being careful and 45 mins of Op - it dosen't sound so bad if you look at it in time scales and we'll have another lovely little person at the end of it

Further update .... Joseph turned up on the 26th July (was booked in for my section on the 28th, but he couldn't wait!).  He weighed in at 9lb 14oz - and is now just over 10lb so feeding well, and I am breast feeding (which I was keen on doing).  I ended up starting to have contractions on the Monday night, and they kept me in, even though they didn't seem to be doing anything much...the registrars were a bit nervous as I was still having contractions in the morning...but had just started my brekkie when the registrar came round that morning so they couldn't add me to their morning list, then by just after lunch (and shepherds pie!!!) the contractions got stronger and more regular, there was this debate between the gynae/obs guy and the aneasthist over how soon after me eating my lunch they could get the baby out, the gynae/obs guy had to prove Joe was still breech, and his cord was low, I was in labour and it had to be done there and then.  The c-section op was fine, couldn't feel a thing, went on a sliding scale overnight, but they took me off it 'cos it got to the stage of them just giving me glucose as my sugars went quite low. Joe went into SCBU for the 1st day and a half, he had to have a glucose drip, but by 11am the next day his sugars had stabilised (he was born at 16:48), I was able to start breast feeding whilst he was in SCBU and expressing some, then came out of hospital on Saturday so 6 nights which was ok.  My sugars are still a little all over the place with the breast feeding, but haven't had too many hypos - nothing that I couldn't deal with anyway.  I now have 2 beautiful boys which is great - both of them doing well and who don't seem to have been too effected by a diabetic Mum!

Awesome.

I'm glad everything is going well.

Hugs

teri

 

Hey everyone...I'm new to this haha

Well I have a two year old daughter and I have type one. I had to have a C-Section also, and I might be pregnant now, not sure yet, but I just wanted to tell you I'm happy to hear your baby is fine tho!