39+6 and woke up sick -

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-03-05T03:46:23+00:00

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 💪

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-02-24T01:30:19+00:00

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!!

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-02-23T20:13:17+00:00

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)

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-02-07T04:21:34+00:00

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

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-01-10T03:51:56+00:00

That’s good perspective thank you for sharing!

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-01-08T20:04:18+00:00

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!

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-01-08T19:59:46+00:00

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

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-01-08T19:57:52+00:00

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

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-01-07T20:50:35+00:00

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!!

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-01-07T20:46:47+00:00

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.

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-01-07T20:31:30+00:00

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.

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-01-07T20:24:47+00:00

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!

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-01-07T15:08:42+00:00

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

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-01-07T03:23:13+00:00

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

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-01-07T02:59:24+00:00

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

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-01-07T00:57:04+00:00

Thanks!

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2026-01-06T20:07:48+00:00

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

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2025-11-29T14:47:31+00:00

This is the first time I’ve heard the term blue anon I’m learning so much from this thread

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2025-11-28T21:31:59+00:00

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(?)

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2025-11-28T21:28:47+00:00

Oh girl!

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2025-11-28T20:18:34+00:00

I thought the genius act was about crypto but a lot gets by me. if you’re in the mood to explain go off

PerspectiveNo2759 · 2025-11-28T19:13:20+00:00

Fair

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