Can I just say that I would take my chiro's opinion any day. The reason my last birth was so short and easy (but still excruciating) was due to my amazing chiro. Your spine is the key to all your health. I would get more opinions but I wouldn't dismiss your chiro's opinion either.
Webby- i see a chiro and an osteo and they are both awsome, keep me in good shape. I trust them 100% But if one of them were to tell me i couldn't birth naturally, i wouldn't be taking their word as gospel. I would certainly be looking at getting other opinions.
I didn't mean to offend with my comment of Chiro's not being experts on birth. Obviously some have more experience than others in certain areas. But i was making the point that they do not have a mediacal degree, yes they are experts on the skeletal system, but not birthing per se.
It is great to hear that your chiro was so instrumental in your last birth. Hope the next one is the same. Sorry if i offended.
I may be facing the same decision soon. My body is only small and it has always been a concern that I may not have enough room through my pelvis for a baby to pass through. We spoke to our Obs on our first visit to him and he said we will have a closer look at that later on. Last week we had out third trimester growth scan and it looks like our baby boy is going to be big. He is already measuring 2 weeks ahead of himself. We have our appointment this Thursday with the Obs to discus what he thinks. I have made it clear to him that I am not interested in going through hours of labour only to have a c/s. He is aware of that and said we will see how we go but assured me he wont let it get that far. If he says to me that there is a chance that this will not go well vaginally and could end up being a c/s. I will have to decide if I give it a go or not risk it and book in an elective c/s. Honestly I would love to give birth vaginally but If I don't I am not going to think that I am less of a woman or that my body let me down. My body most certainly didn't let me down. We conceived and grew a healthy baby, I am happy to decide on a c/s if that is what is best to bring my little man into the world!
I just have to say that being small is not really a medical reason to not be able to give birth vaginally.
I am 5 foot nothing and am a tiny frame and I had no trouble birthing my baby, my body knew exactly what it needed to do and it did it!
Women's bodies are designed to give birth this way (with some very rare exceptions).
Also, with the growth scans, I would take that with a grain of salt too, there are many threads around here about how far off the ultrasounds were.
Just my opinion and hope it helps you guys to have confidence in your bodies... you can do it!
Just remember that female pelvises are designed very differently to those of men, purely to enable the passage of a baby during the birth process. Our bodies are designed to give birth. The female pelvis is wider, shallower, lighter and rounder than that of a male. It is built to accommodate a growing baby and it is able to stretch during pregnancy and childbirth. Our body size or shape is not an accurate representation of the size and shape of our pelvis, or its ability to fulfil its function.
FWIW my ob always said the only sure way to find out if a baby was too big was to give labour a go!
Don't worry too much about fundus measurements...this time around at 28 weeks I was measuring 2 weeks ahead of dates but that came back into line as bub moved down.
I would be more worried about having that "seed" of an idea planted in your mind that you won't be able to give birth vaginally. Family history is certainly something to take into account but that combined with you having been told that you will be unable to give birth vaginally is going to take a very powerful mindset to overcome (if that is of course what you want).
I would be doing some research on caesarians vs vaginal birth and deciding what you would like "in a perfect world." If you do decide that you want a vaginal birth I would be looking into Calmbirthing/Hypnobirthing and just generally educating and physically preparing yourself as much as possible because you will need that extra mental strength if you start getting nervous. And by the same token, if you decide you want an elective C-section then push for it. It is your birth, after all. Just do your research first.
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But if one of them were to tell me i couldn't birth naturally, i wouldn't be taking their word as gospel. I would certainly be looking at getting other opinions.
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