u/Gautamatime

My OB does a 36 week ultrasound to test the thickness of the scar tissue. That is what he uses to determine if you are a candidate for VBAC. Does anyone have experience with this? It seems like many OBGYNs don’t take this step at all.

I will be only 18 months postpartum when I’m due. I’m grateful he is willing to attempt the VBAC given the length of time between my pregnancies. He believes that the results of this ultrasound matter more than a long time between births.

What are your thoughts? I want a safe and healthy delivery, and I want to make the right choice. I’m really wanting to avoid another c section. First c section was due to fetal distress. I labored for 26 hours and made it to 9 centimeters.

Esme is the only name my husband and I both love and we can’t find another that can top it. Even so, I’m having a hard time fully committing to it. My biggest concern is people mispronouncing it as es-me instead of ez-may, and just generally getting strange reactions to the name. I want her to feel like she has a normal name, even if it is somewhat uncommon, and I don’t want her to have to correct people her whole life.

I was happy to see that it jumped like 40 points to 298 in the recent SSA name data drop. That says to me that it is becoming more popular and common in the US.

My son’s name is August and I love it so much. It instantly clicked for us and has been perfect for him from the start.

Her middle name will be Sage. So Esme Sage.

Some other names that my husband loves are Athena and Emilia.

Other names that I love and Azalea, Irene, and Isabelle.

I came across the name Izel for a girl and I really like it. Looking it up, it appears to be mainly Mexican and has roots in the Aztec language. Although it says that it is also a Turkish name and may be British as well. The baby will be 25% Peruvian and 75% European (French/Spanish/Polish). So she doesn’t have Mexican heritage. Would that be strange?

I know it’s a very unusual name, but I really love the sound and way it’s spelled. It also has a nice meaning, “unique” or “only one”.

The other name we are considering and the front runner currently is Esme.

What are your thoughts?