C/S and going into labour naturally?

[Nadine216]

Hi,

I was wondering this out loud to a gf the other day, but it's been bothering me ever since. I am going to discuss this with my ob, BUT I would like some more background info, so to speak.

I have to have another c/s. Discussion closed on that one. I was wishing/wondering/hoping if I could "demand" going into labour naturally?? I mean, I would love to experiance SOME form of labour. Like my waters breaking and some contractions (I know there are some of you girls going "Girlfriend you don't know what your talking about, na-ha") But thats exactly my point. I don't want to have two kids and not been able to experiance childbirth. I KNOW and have accepted that a VB is out of the question, but surely there must be a way to let me at least get something????

I am at peace with the fact that MAYBE this one might come early too and if that be the case, fine. But what if everything goes great up until due date? I have not even discussed it with DH yet, I still have to find the right words to explain to him why I would want to do this. I have decided that I want a spinal, because I want to see my baby asap, but again .. if it ends up as and emergency c/s and the ob feels that general is safer for me ... that's ok too BUT I want the option IF everything goes great, kwim??
I'm rambling

So is it possible to let a woman go into labour naturally and still safely perform a c/s?? I am not stupid and I know that lots of woman that goes into labour naturally get c/s because of various reasons, but is there any woman that goes into labour and KNOWs they are getting c/s, kwim?? This gf said that they may not let me do this, because the baby could already be to far down?? to do a c/s.

I really don't want a "planned c/s" date and be all prepeard and stuff

[Alan]

Hi Nadine
There are a couple of reasons why they usually perform a planned CS prior to you going into labour
1 To save you from having to go through the pain of labour when it is known that you are going to have a CS. OB’s think that people do not want to feel pain if there is no need for it. Some OB’s may find it hard to understand why you would want to go through the discomfort of labour if you don’t need to.
2 Convenience When a CS is planned they consider many things such as the number of staff on duty, the experience of the staff, how busy the hospital is, and what plans the OB has.
3 If you go into labour then your planned CS could turn into an emergency CS. There is no accurate way to predict how long your labour will last and thus should your labour progress very quickly then (depending upon the reason for your CS) you may need to be rushed to the OR in an emergency situation

[principessa76]

Hi there,

I'm not sure of what the protocols are but I'm sure if you know you must have a C/S that they would prefer that you don't go into labour. My story is, I wanted to have a C/S but...... at 35w1d I went into labour. I didn't even know I was in labour. After experiencing discomfort for a couple of hours I went to hosp only to discover that not only was I in labour but that they could see DS's head! I asked for (demanded) my C/S but it was impossible and infact dangerous at that point to do it. No pain relief possible either (that was ok though cos I didn't need it anyway). My story is unusual but it does happen.

If this happened to you it could mean that a dangerous situation for you and/or bub could arise. I think ask your OB and if they're ok with it then go for it. But trust me, if you don't experience labour you're missing nothing

[Nadine216]

Awww CR@P

Alan - Thank you, I totally understand that, all except the "keep me form having pain thing" It's my darn body. And that's me being a subborn cow.
After reading that I think I have a snowball's chance in HELL, because I'm due just after chrismas and my ob is a no-nonsense type of guy. He is not going to like me phoning him durning chrismas dinner to come and deliver my baby.

Why is it so unfair!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing your story principessa

How about if they induce me?? That's planned, right?

[Alan]

You would need a very understanding OB for them to induce you however it is a posability.

[Nadine216]

and that he is not

I'll bring it up anyway, maybe he'll surprise me

[rufalina]

I wanted to do what you suggested too, but my Ob and I agreed that I would just have the c-sect on my due date. I wanted bubs to be "ready" to be born, not forced out early, which is how we made that compromise.

I must say I was slightly disappointed that I didn't get to experience labour, or that my DS did not get to "choose" his own birthday, but found the calmness of the scheduled c-sect made it quite a good experience. I had a spinal too, and my bub was given to me and DH and he and I were able to stare at him during the second half of the surgery. It was great.

Good luck with working this out with your OB.