Any moms ever had a VBAC?

There is a really interesting article about this in the current Time magazine (with kate winslet on the cover). they said a rupture of the uterus happens in .07% of all cases of VBAC.

but i’m a guy, i’ve never had one, obviously.

I have a very good friend whose first baby was delivered by c-section. She had her second baby vaginally. Everything went very smoothly, the delivery was quick, no problems, he was a happy healthy (get ready for this) 10 pound 6 ounce baby boy! Yep, a ten pound baby VBAC with zero complications.

Personally I had my first two vaginally and my last was born via c-section. Give me vaginal any day.

I haven’t had children, but women’s reproductive health is my focus in school, so I consider myself fairly knowledgable on the subject; I’m a huge supporter of VBACs if there’s no complications to begin with. As eponymoushipster said, the chance of uterine rupture is .07%, it’s just that it is easier on the doctors to simply do another c-section, which I think is absolutely wrong. Vaginal birth is much easier on the mother; she has more control and the recovery time is much faster. If you are complication-free with this pregnancy, there’s no reason why you can’t do VBAC. Good luck finding a doctor who will do it though. You might want to look into midwifery. The c-section rate in the US is absolutely ridiculous, and you can thank hospital doctors for that.

Thank you all for your responses. They were very thoughtful and helpful

@Ashpea9288 : I definitely felt like my Dr. was just tired and wanted to get my labor over with (it was 14 hours!), and that’s why I had a c-section. I wasn’t in pain, the baby wasn’t in distress, but she insisted that the baby wasn’t going to come out vaginally. There were no complications. I’m switching to a VBAC supportive Dr. in my area. Thank you for making me feel like I’m not crazy for wanting to do this.

@ubersiren Unfortunately a case like yours is all too common in the US. Doctors get tired and don’t want to deal with it anymore, so they go in and cut the baby out rather than letting things progress naturally. This is why I’m a huge supporter of midwifery and home births, or at least giving birth in a birthing center rather than in a hospital. It’s staggering to look at the statistics of other first-world countries compared to ours: up to 90% of women give birth at home in industrialized European countries, and the c-section rate in those countries is almost always below 10%; in some hospitals, the c-section rate is 45% or higher, and it is the most common major operation in the US. And our country has the honor of having one of the highest rates of infant death per 1000 live births. It’s really unfortunate.

I’m on a parenting community, and they have an entire VBAC support group. A lot of women have had successful VBACs. You have to make sure it’s allowed at the hospital you want to deliver, I know that much. At babycenter.com, do a search for VBAC. I hope you get the birth you want!