VBAC mama's, how are my odds?
Howdy everyone!
Okay, so I just moved from my previous hospital where I had my crash c section. Started care here at almost 30 weeks so this team doesn't know me or my medical history as well as they'd like. They seem supportive, they basically told me that this is my decision and I need to weigh my odds and go from there so here I go.
My last care team saw me as a great candidate and the surgeon who did my previous C section even told me she'd recommend me for a VBAC if I was willing with a future pregnancy. I think I've got quite a few things going for me, this new Dr had me do a VBAC calculator today and ill share all my red and green flags below. If you've had similar red/green flags and were successful/unsuccessful id appreciate some insight. Thank you for any input and advice! I wanna give this thing a try!
🚩 My red flags -No previous Vaginal birth -Overweight (BMI of 29) -possible pre eclampsia risk (they put me on asprin for high blood pressure but it wasnt extreme, just precautionary)
💚My green flags -My last birth was a crash c section due to baby's heart condition not recovering while pushing (labored for 10 hours and pushed for 2) -Spontaneous labor -Water broke on my own -Physically fit -27 yrs old -Did not have a stall in labor last time, natural flow -Got a 70% success rate on the little VBAC calculators online (tried several and they ranged from 69-80% success) taking that with a grain of salt -lower belly incision -No previous uteran injury (fibroids or surgery of any kind) -Fell pregnant after previous baby turned 18 months (2 months before they turned 2) -carring a singleton pregnancy again
I feel like my odds are good, I'm irrationally terrified of my VBAC ending with a rupture and possible hysterectomy which would be awful. Of course all that matters to me is that baby is healthy and alive but I do plan to have more babies after this pregnancy so loosing the ability to carry would obviously devastate me. Hubby and I are open to adoption, we just love kids and want the chance to raise kids in a loving and supportive home. My Dr said a VBAC is a great idea if I plan to have more because risks increase for me and future babies the more c sections I have. Just trying to navigate the crazy world of "whay ifs" while staying positive AND realistic.