Possible C Section - head all of a tizz!

[Arimeh]

8 pounds 14 oz Just a smidge under 9 pounds.

Oh and 2.5kg is approximately 5 pounds, 8.18 oz

[Visitor3]

8 pounds 14 oz Just a smidge under 9 pounds.

Oh and 2.5kg is approximately 5 pounds, 8.18 oz

Thanks hun

[fionas]

As the others have said, do your own research. But really the thing is this, NO-ONE can predict what sort of birth you're going to have. Really, no-one, not people who say it just takes willpower and you'll be fine and not any ob who warns of dire consequences if you attempt a VB.

My ob has the lowest caesar rate in Melbourne so he's not one to push (pardon the pun) them unnecessarily. He did, however, when pressed by me, admit that he was a little concerned because DD was a biggish baby and I'm small-boned and basically my body is a bit out of proportion. I'm 166cm tall (so quite tall), take a size 5.5 shoe (friends ask me if I had my feet bound as a kid because they're stupidly small relative to my height), have never met anyone with smaller hands than me (and after a few drinks at a party will insist on showing everyone my hands so I've compared mine to quite a lot!) and some of DD's hats actually fit me! So naturally I was concerned about my pelvis size and ability to get her out.

Anyhow, he said best bet was to try for a vaginal birth and we'd just "wait and see what happens". That was good enough for me. It was a long labour because she was posterior and I did have forceps to get her out but only two stitches. So I'm glad I took his advice which was to give it a red hot go (even though I was pretty much the same as you - not too fussed about whether I had a vaginal or caesarean in the whole scheme of things - just didn't want a caesar unnecessarily if that makes sense). She was a 8 pounds 10oz or 3.925kg.

I can't emphasise enough that no-one can predict what sort of birth you will have. The trouble is that when they do predict, it messes with your head.

[CrazyLady]

Nature is amazing at growing babies to suit the mother's birth canal.

Honestly do whatever you feel most comfortable with, do your research and remember to not stress!

It is your body, your baby and your choice and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!

Good luck!

[chickenlittle]

Hello Meadsie, just wanted to say I'm in a similar position as you right now.

Saw a fill-in OB today for my appt at 35.5 weeks. (Is yours away on conference too?)

So I lay down for the old tape measure thang and as he measured me his eyebrows shot up and I thought Oh God here we go.... fundal height is 39. Pfft.

So he gave me the same little talk about discussing options with my regular OB when I have my next appt in 2 weeks.

In my case this is my 3rd baby... 1st was 4.2kg and I was induced and birthed her relatively easily considering the whopper she was, only a couple of teeny stitches, and my second was a breeze at 3.3kg, no drugs and no stitches, all good.

I'm scared only because of the baby's well being. I don't care about the pain - I can always scream for an epi! - but I'm worried about shoulder dystocia if the baby's too much bigger than my first.

But I'm going to try to keep calm and talk to my own OB in 2 weeks.

It's not a nice place to be in because your mind goes berserk. But I agree with most of the commments here in that it's impossible to tell exactly how big the baby is and how your body will manage.

Good luck with it all... keep us posted.