WOW reading this is a reminder of my last month Sarah . I was told so many times by the OB's at the hospital & relatives that I was putting my baby's and my life in danger by attempting a VBAC. My reason for staying so full on towards a VBAC was I wanted to choose, I wanted to be sure I was making an informed decision & that I was listening to what the actual risks were compared to the threats. As you read a few weeks ago my Mum went nuts freaking out crying & telling relatives that the baby was going to die etc etc, she had no idea. I sat down with her over the last few days & told her about c/s and natural birth, I gave her a bit to read about natural births & c/s and their effects on our bodies. She now understands so much more. And she said if she knew what I knew beforehand she wouldn't have worried so much... its the not knowing that scares so many of us into making decisions that are uninformed & in the end not really the best things for us or our babies.
hi sarah
wow to read such wonderful support has made my day.i have had 2 natural births and got a way with no stitches and no i dont want a gold medal but peole can say some insensitive stuff it is just assumed you will have every drug and when you dont your a freak of nature.i am damn proud my body birthed the way it did and i felt i made those choices for baby and i.i had a supportive partner and a ob who new i wanted it that wy BUT in the need for a healthy and safe baby i was willing to do it another way if intervention was needed.just say well done dont make me feel bad because i naturally birthed and breastfeed,im extremely supportive to people who make different decisions than me.thank you kelly your words were great.sarah i wish you every success and i hope i can share my 3rd story with you oneday.
kel
Sarah I say more power to you for going after what you want. I was one of those lucky freaks who had a natural birth despite being in a private hospital and having an OB (ended up with an epi and syntocin and directed pushing and oxytocin drip towards then end though, but we will correct THAT situation with the next birth when I am planning on a birth centre and midwife birth thankyou very much!!).
I think you are very brave to contemplate what you are doing, heck I was scared enough and I wasn't facing the "risks" of a VBAC (hence the OB and pirvate hospital, but I diigress!). I think you are brave cause you are seeking to inform yourself about the possibilities in the face of such opposition and recived wisdom. Good on you!
. I was told so many times by the OB's at the hospital & relatives that I was putting my baby's and my life in danger by attempting a VBAC. My reason for staying so full on towards a VBAC was I wanted to choose, I wanted to be sure I was making an informed decision & that I was listening to what the actual risks were compared to the threats. As you read a few weeks ago my Mum went nuts freaking out crying & telling relatives that the baby was going to die etc etc, she had no idea. I sat down with her over the last few days & told her about c/s and natural birth, I gave her a bit to read about natural births & c/s and their effects on our bodies. She now understands so much more. And she said if she knew what I knew beforehand she wouldn't have worried so much... its the not knowing that scares so many of us into making decisions that are uninformed & in the end not really the best things for us or our babies.
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