Inducing VBAC? also VBAC at Gold Coast Hospital stories?
Hey everyone,
I am hoping for a VBAC and have LOTS of questions, GP is vague & i don't have another appt at hosp until 36 weeks.
Background info.. DD1 was VB, 12.5 hr labour, 8lb12, cord around her neck & got a little slow in the end but otherwise ok; DS1 was 3 hr labour, 9lb13 no Drs just a great midwife at a public hosp, great labour & birth; DS2 was 8lb 13, an 8hr induced labour ending in Emerg. CS due to failure to progress & foetal distress.. he was wrapped in the cord, it was around his legs, neck... that accounted for the FTP & the distress.
So I am hoping for a VBAC this time & seem to be a pretty good candidate, I know I can do it :P but am a bit concerned about medical intervention. So I am interested first in hearing from women who birthed at Gold Coast Hospital in Southport, my other 3 were all born at Caboolture & i don't really know anything about what Southport is like particularly re VBAC & interventions?
Also I have had one appt at the hosp so far & told the midwife I didn't want to be induced this time, she said they wouldn't induce me for a VBAC, but I have since heard from people who have said not true, they know of women who were induced for their VBACs (one very recently). ???
I have never gone into labour at home, was in hosp waiting to be induced when I went into Labour with the first 2 & induced with the third... I would REALLY like to labour at home for a bit this time but worried that since my 2nd labour was quite quick I shouldn't leave it too long to go to hosp? She did say I would have to be monitored but I have read a lot of threads & seems to me most ppl feel you are better at home for a bit?
Finally I am keen to know what my rights are once I get to hosp, say for example I have laboured for a while & they want to do a CS but bub is happy & I am happy to go on, can I refuse any interventions? I don't plan on taking any unecessary risks, my CS last time was absolutely necessary and I have no problem with that but I don't want any UNnecessary interventions that then causes a flow-on effect..
Sorry for the very long post! But I have sooo many questions (more than I thought actually :P)