Comments on: Terrified

By: Sarah H

Sarah H — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:13:38 +0000

Touching post Kayce. Again, we have a lot of similarities. I have also never felt labor, not even early labor. I was also really nervous to find out about my sutures. I finally did and they were double layered. I would bet that yours are too. I think most do that now. But i have heard of people VBACing on single sutures. I too think about–well, obsess about–HBAC and VBAC. At times I do feel scared to know if I can really do it. If I have another cesaren I would be devastated. But I know just scheduling another one is not even an option. I at least have to try.

By: Diana J.

Diana J. — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:07:23 +0000

Kayce, have you considered bartering for your midwife's birth costs? That's what we do – otherwise there is NO way we could afford her fee. We do computer service for her, and another client did kitchen cabinet resurfacing. Of course, you might have to change midwives, but bartering is always a possibility.:)

By: Mama Seoul

Mama Seoul — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:43:12 +0000

I just had a VBAC in March (with a midwife at the hospital) and I had no labor at all with my son because he was a scheduled c-section due to breech. With my daughter, I didn't even know I was in labor until the weird gas pain/crampy-things were happening every three minutes. I had a 2 hour ride to the hospital after that. By the time I got to the hospital, I knew I was in labor, but felt mostly crampy pressure in front and low. I did Hypnobabies so I think that helped, but the whole thing was very manageable. I didn't time any contractions except the ones to determine if they were contractions. I didn't pay attention to the monitor, just my body. I didn't think about my scar at all. My baby girl was born 2.5 hours after arriving at the hospital. The insurance issue is tough. I was originally planning an HBAC as well, but my second baby was breech (the reason for my first c-section) so I risked out of homebirth. Luckily, she was successfully verted in an ECV so I still had a great VBAC. I was planning to pay out of pocket for the homebirth, but when it got towards the end and the baby was still breech, I just didn't want to pay for homebirth and end up with a c-section. The homebirth midwives have a flat fee for services and they aren't comfortable with breech, especially VBAC breech. I had the version at 36 weeks and liked the midwife and hospital so I stayed with him.Things will work out. Hypnobabies can help with the fear. There's got to be a way to work out the money.

By: mom2nji

mom2nji — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:49:27 +0000

Well if you "plan" another csection and dont make it to the hospital in time (oops) then all of your care would be covered up to that point and after.I have known of woman who have done this. I also know if a few birth centers that do VBACs and take medicaid. You know I am happy with my csections, but I know you dont want that. You have to do what you think is best. As for the kinda relief with neg. hpts, I understand. I WANT to be pregnant again, but I am freaking terrified to go through it again (I have lost 4 babies in 2 years, one of them I was 5 mo along)I honestly have no clue about the internal sutures I had. I did have subcutaneous external sutures with my second and third sections and they were SO much less painful for recovery. and now I have rambled!