I feel like I have to post about this. I have gotten a lot of emails, phone calls and parents at the park warning me about having a VBAC. For every 1 person who says good luck I have 5 that says "Oh that is dangerous or you should worry about your baby first. Ummmm first off. For me because of my health, age and the type of C section I had it is actually less dangerous for me and the baby to have a VBAC then a second c section. Ok that is all I have to say about that. Do research before you email or call and say what I am doing is wrong.
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Sara: Yes I do have a doula this time around !! I actually have 5 . It is a group of doula acupuncturists . (all by the way with masters degrees LOL) These are serious women and wonderful. Basically if I am lucky to go into labor on my own then I call the "bat phone" They will come over and help me labor at home, give me acupuncture, relieve Marc and let us know when it is time to go to the hospital. I also go to them once a week for acupuncture . One of them came to the house and sat with Marc and I for 3 hours and went over everything we want. So far it has been great I wish my labor nurse with Rory (Donna) could be my doula/midwife (shout out to you Donna!) she is the best and one of the reasons I am going to Lenox Hill again . I also like these women because they are not aggressive . They respect nurses and doctors and have assured me they are not there to override any decesions made just ot support myself and Marc .
Salty:
Salty first COngrats on your Marathon relay. Please go here to read about the amazing team of pregnant runners that she put together http://notpeppery.blogspot.com/. I wish I could have done it but i just to close to delivery. I was overdue with Rory and basically they induced me with cerverdel the day after Christmas. After 12 hours on my back with no Real contractions the cevrerdel was taken out and I was told I would have to have a c section . My doctor (at the time , I have switched doctors now) said I had to have a c section . He went to have dinner and I went into labor , He came back and was surprised but broke my water and allowed me to labor. At around 1am I was 3 cm he came back at 3am and said I had not progressed and that a c section was necessary. My husband asked about pitocin and was told rather nastily that my uterus was to exhausted and that it would not help. I have since done a lot of research and I feel that because my doctor was a single practice doctor and he wanted to see his patients the following day that he rushed to a c section. I am grateful for the beautiful baby that he did deliver but i feel he did not give me a real chance. Maybe 12 hours later it would have ended in the same situation but I was never given a real chance to labor . I was in labor from around 8:00pm-3am . Salty as a side note all research shows running thru a pregnancy decrease the chances for a c section and also an other interventions. I have slowed my running down to about 6 miles a week as per my doulas advice and I am focusing on more stretching and walking. But this is just me . I know women that run a race and then ran to the hospital from the finish line and gave birth. So don't worry.
Oh and yes I am watching the debate and typing this becasue I can't watch it with my full attention or I am afriad my water will break early.
