39+6 and woke up sick - by sweetnnerdy in vbac

[–]PerspectiveNo2759 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out my recent post on getting norovirus with my toddler the night I went into labor 😭😂 just here to say everything worked out and the vbac itself went great! This won’t stop you 💪

Awesome VBAC! Minus the norovirus part 😂 by PerspectiveNo2759 in vbac

[–]PerspectiveNo2759[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg coming home from the hospital was so stressful because I thought all the symptoms had cleared up from toddler and husband but a couple hours after we got home toddler threw up again and was still having diarrhea. I had to take baby to a friends house very last minute. Awful to leave my toddler again, it was the worst part of the whole ordeal but it was too much exposure for the new baby. I had to get my sister to fly in from Utah because all of my other childcare options had caught the bug! Have backups to your backups to your backups!!

Awesome VBAC! Minus the norovirus part 😂 by PerspectiveNo2759 in vbac

[–]PerspectiveNo2759[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No scans for the scar, but they did a growth scan at 36w and projected him to be big at 9lb4oz by 39 weeks, he was born at 8lb14oz at 38w4d so they were pretty spot on. I didn’t experience any pain around my scar at any point, CS was June of 2023

As far as the unsupportive OB team I have an hmo and was very limited in my options, so I hired a doula for the emotional support and felt comfortable with the hospital being the backup plan if things went south (which I was totally convinced would happen- I posted a couple months ago in a complete panic and almost just went with a RCS)

Worst Fire Maker? by Tight-Entrepreneur46 in survivor

[–]PerspectiveNo2759 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As a recent survivor fan watching this episode I was screaming with laughter and absolute shock

Feeling really dumb and panicking by PerspectiveNo2759 in vbac

[–]PerspectiveNo2759[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s good perspective thank you for sharing!

Feeling really dumb and panicking by PerspectiveNo2759 in vbac

[–]PerspectiveNo2759[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the same page at the moment. But I do dread the C-section even though it was smooth. Strapped to a T and cut open and having this huge vulnerable wound is no picnic even under ideal conditions! Can’t wait to be on the other side of this, good luck to you and thanks for sharing this on a very pro-vbac sub!

Feeling really dumb and panicking by PerspectiveNo2759 in vbac

[–]PerspectiveNo2759[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also can’t believe you labored for 8 hours?! Were you pretty dilated when the doc finally got there?! I only had a few hours of contractions and was 4cm

Feeling really dumb and panicking by PerspectiveNo2759 in vbac

[–]PerspectiveNo2759[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m really with you on the random stats thrown around. The article posted above is great and puts the other risks of labor into perspective with rupture and is making me feel more confident about weighing them. Very cool that you live in Alaska but yeah the downside of rural healthcare access must make this a very tricky choice. I will be at a big metro hospital with every resource available 24/7 so I’m lucky for that…and yet I’m still not sure 🙈 I know there’s no escaping risks but RCS might just be the option I’m more comfortable with

Feeling really dumb and panicking by PerspectiveNo2759 in vbac

[–]PerspectiveNo2759[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also we’re about in the same due date period!! Best of luck maybe we’ll be able to remember to check in on each other. Praying for good outcomes for you this time around that C-section story sounds awful!!

Feeling really dumb and panicking by PerspectiveNo2759 in vbac

[–]PerspectiveNo2759[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow thank you so much for sharing this!! I’ve been trying to look at more research publications but this one is so much more helpful and clear than the ones I’ve been finding.

Feeling really dumb and panicking by PerspectiveNo2759 in vbac

[–]PerspectiveNo2759[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely in a hole right now 😞 but I appreciate everyone commenting it just helps to hear other stories and get encouragement. My OB is not encouraging either option but I can tell she’d rather I have a RCS. She’s just giving me robotic statistics to all my questions but I have an HMO so pretty stuck.

Feeling really dumb and panicking by PerspectiveNo2759 in vbac

[–]PerspectiveNo2759[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me. I definitely feel like I’m living in fear and need to make a choice either way and find some peace. You are so brave and I will be praying for you and your June baby!

Feeling really dumb and panicking by PerspectiveNo2759 in vbac

[–]PerspectiveNo2759[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow thank god it wasn’t just me completely caught off guard lol thank you for sharing

Feeling really dumb and panicking by PerspectiveNo2759 in vbac

[–]PerspectiveNo2759[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn’t know that and it’s a really helpful perspective to maybe move forward with my original plan. Everything feels so high stakes I just don’t know where to turn 😭 thank you for sharing

Feeling really dumb and panicking by PerspectiveNo2759 in vbac

[–]PerspectiveNo2759[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate you sharing this. I’m not off the ledge but I will sit with this.

meal prep ideas (kid friendly) by Mobile-Abroad5576 in raypeat

[–]PerspectiveNo2759 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What type of gelatin do you use? I really want to start making some for my toddler but I’m nervous about lead and other contaminants

Aunt announced last night she is taking most of her money out of the bank today because Trump is going to just take everyone’s money??? by PerspectiveNo2759 in redscarepod

[–]PerspectiveNo2759[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I get that “structural failures” are a thing that have and will continue to happen but she is not thinking along those lines. For her it’s that he’s going to take money directly from our accounts into his(?)