u/pepsicherryflavor

I’m 31 weeks (gonna be 32weeks soon) having a healthy pregnancy with no complications this far. My placenta was slight low at the 21 week appointment but I’ll have another ultrasound in 3 weeks.

1st birth at 40 weeks 3 days they claimed induction was necessary because I had Covid in my second trimester(I wasn’t ever hospitalized or need it btw) and they never told me the risks the induction method of (prostaglandin gel) they did membrane sweep and didn’t even give my body a chance to labour for a week and the next day they gave me prostaglandin gel and it caused severe back to back contractions when I was only 1cm and my baby was in distress and I switched position and his heart recovered and they let me rest for 30 minutes and then broke my waters and found meconium and rushed me to have c section my baby was fine.

2nd birth at 41 weeks
Had prodromal labour for 23 days and at some point the contractions led to 3cm dilation and full effacement. I electivly asked for induction because baby sitter said their are going to leave because the baby isn’t coming. So I decide to ask for break if water. They put me in the labour room and that’s when my baby’s heart randomly drop for 1 minute or less and it recovered nicely. They broke my water and meconium grade 1 was found and rush for c section they failed the spinal and so they put me under general anesthesia. My baby was fine.

Due to the “care” I received from hospital I don’t feel safe. They seem to sabotage and ruin my chance to have a positive birth experience. They are so restrictive and banned women who had C-sections form giving birth in pool. I just want to give birth at home but my country banned women from giving birth at home if they had 2 c sections. I even live 2 mintues for a hospital.

I’m 31 weeks (gonna be 32weeks soon) having a healthy pregnancy with no complications this far. My placenta was slight low at the 21 week appointment but I’ll have another ultrasound 3 weeks.

1st birth at 40 weeks 3 days they claimed induction was necessary because I had Covid in my second trimester(I wasn’t ever hospitalized or need it btw) and they never told me the risks the induction method of (prostaglandin gel) they did membrane sweep and didn’t even give my body a chance to labour for a week and the next day they gave me prostaglandin gel and it caused severe back to back contractions when I was only 1cm and my baby was in distress and I switched position and his heart recovered and they let me rest for 30 minutes and then broke my waters and found meconium and rushed me to have c section my baby was fine.

2nd birth at 41 weeks
Had prodromal labour for 23 days and at some point the contractions led to 3cm dilation and full effacement. I electivly asked for induction because baby sitter said their are going to leave because the baby isn’t coming. So I decide to ask for break if water. They put me in the labour room and that’s when my baby’s heart randomly drop for 1 minute or less and it recovered nicely. They broke my water and meconium grade 1 was found and rush for c section they failed the spinal and so they put me under general anesthesia. My baby was fine.

I honestly feel like the first was caused by horrible doctors who didn’t inform me and the second was also just bad doctors finding an excuses to give me a C-section because my baby was fine his heart rate dropped for less than a minute and with grade 1 meconium women normally are promoted to just labour on.

I’m using public care but my doctor specializes in vbac (so not sure if I’ll have him as my doctor when I give birth) and he seems supportive. I honestly don’t want to give birth at a hospital but my country banned women from laboring at home with midwives if they had 2 C-sections. I’m honestly just stressed that my baby’s heart rate or meconium being found will ruin my chance of my vba2c.

What would you do in my situation ? And advice or input would be appreciated!