The doc felt my baby's head

[emsumm]

Like, her actual head!
Also. It looks like I will probably, hopefully, be changing practices. The docs at my practice who assured me 30 weeks ago that they were very vbac friendly are...not. And the hospital isn't either, or baby friendly.
I'm looking at a midwife practice. I'm scared but also really excited.

[alzi]

I'm sorry you have to switch now, but I'm glad you have the option to get the experience you want.

[TrickyBob]

How are you 30 weeks already?! I feel like you just announced your pregnancy.

[speckledfrog]

Is she head down?

[emsumm]

I'm actually close to 36 weeks :-)
I really hope it works out. I just feel in my gut that it's the right thing.

[emsumm]

And she is def head down :-)
Praying my insurance covers this.

[meij]

Dec 17, 2014 20:22:11 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

Is she head down?

I hope so or I can totally see why she wants to switch docs since the doc felt her actual head

[meij]

Dec 17, 2014 20:26:57 GMT -5 emsumm said:

I'm actually close to 36 weeks :-)
I really hope it works out. I just feel in my gut that it's the right thing.

I switched to a different midwife practice at 36 weeks. I was nervous to make the change but like you I felt in my gut it was the right choice and it was.

[EmilieMadison]

Whoohooo!
I switched at 28 weeks because OB said he was proVBAC but was not, to a wonderful Midwife practice, and had a successful VBAC

Best of luck to you!

[emsumm]

Dec 17, 2014 20:45:11 GMT -5 EmilieMadison said:

Whoohooo!
I switched at 28 weeks because OB said he was proVBAC but was not, to a wonderful Midwife practice, and had a successful VBAC

Best of luck to you!

Tell me more!

[Deleted]

This could be a wonderful thing.  

I decided against my original OBgyn/hospital during my twin pregnancy and it was a wonderful experience. 

[gretchenindisguise]

Well that sucks. But I hope you find a place you are comfortable with. I had a midwife with A and I loved her.

[EmilieMadison]

Dec 17, 2014 20:59:06 GMT -5 emsumm said:

Dec 17, 2014 20:45:11 GMT -5 EmilieMadison said:

Whoohooo!
I switched at 28 weeks because OB said he was proVBAC but was not, to a wonderful Midwife practice, and had a successful VBAC

Best of luck to you!

Tell me more!

Sure! The midwives understood the reasons WHY I wanted a VBAC, or really, why I wanted to avoid a repeat c-section- I felt like this was vital to my success. They were wonderful and were truly willing to help me with my goal. I wanted as few interventions as possible because, statistically, that put me at a lower risk for a repeat section.

I had a very long labor (baby's position, nothing to do with it being a vbac) and the midwives were so amazing. No one mentioned a c-section even once, because they knew what I wanted and agreed that a c-section was a last resort for a true medical need and my long labor was not a medical need for a c-section. 

One of the most exciting parts of my VBAC was that I actually got to deliver DS myself (with my midwives right there of course)! It was absolutely unforgettable and the entire experience was a very good one and I"m so happy I did it. 

Feel free to ask me if you have specific questions.

[vanillacourage]

What sort of options are they giving/not giving you that are concerning enough to make you switch?

My OB was very pro-VBAC (induced me at 41w) but I was really worried when she was unavailable for several weeks at the end of my pregnancy and it turned out that the rest of the docs in the practice who were supposedly so VBAC friendly, were actually only friendly if you went into labor on your own around 39 weeks. Grrr.

[emsumm]

Dec 17, 2014 21:22:34 GMT -5 vanillacourage said:

What sort of options are they giving/not giving you that are concerning enough to make you switch?

My OB was very pro-VBAC (induced me at 41w) but I was really worried when she was unavailable for several weeks at the end of my pregnancy and it turned out that the rest of the docs in the practice who were supposedly so VBAC friendly, were actually only friendly if you went into labor on your own around 39 weeks. Grrr.

1. Strongly, strongly pushing an epidural in case of emergency section
2. Resisted my request for a heplock rather than an IV.
3. Requiring constant fetal monitoring.
4. Refers to me as high risk - I'm not.
5. Requiring me to relinquish the baby for 20 minutes immediately following birth.
6. Requested I schedule a section on my due date.
7. Will go immediately to section past 40 weeks - no natural wait or induction.

[vanillacourage]

Dec 17, 2014 21:33:44 GMT -5 emsumm said:

6. Requested I schedule a section on my due date.
7. Will go immediately to section past 40 weeks - no natural wait or induction.

Yep - ding ding ding, NOT VBAC friendly. I'm sorry, that sucks.

[panbitch]

Bah those are crazy rules just to have as rules if there is no reason in your particular instance to have them.

[EmilieMadison]

Dec 17, 2014 21:33:44 GMT -5 emsumm said:

Dec 17, 2014 21:22:34 GMT -5 vanillacourage said:

What sort of options are they giving/not giving you that are concerning enough to make you switch?

My OB was very pro-VBAC (induced me at 41w) but I was really worried when she was unavailable for several weeks at the end of my pregnancy and it turned out that the rest of the docs in the practice who were supposedly so VBAC friendly, were actually only friendly if you went into labor on your own around 39 weeks. Grrr.

1. Strongly, strongly pushing an epidural in case of emergency section
2. Resisted my request for a heplock rather than an IV.
3. Requiring constant fetal monitoring.
4. Refers to me as high risk - I'm not.
5. Requiring me to relinquish the baby for 20 minutes immediately following birth.
6. Requested I schedule a section on my due date.
7. Will go immediately to section past 40 weeks - no natural wait or induction.

WUT.
Oh hell no.
That's actually similar to what my OB told me after being like "Oh yeah VBACs are GREAT!" Ugh.
But my midwives were totally on board with ALL of the things you outlined (which is pretty much exactly what I wanted!)

[Deleted]

That's cool the doc felt her head! Not so cool about having to switch.

I switched to a midwife when I was 28 weeks pregnant with sofia, so i know how much it sucks to find a new doc or whatever that late. It was still the best decision ever, lol.

[emsumm]

I was caught so off guard. She was so negative. The chances of rupture are so low to warrant that stuff. Plus, I'm 4.5 years out, and my uterus is way less stretched with one than it was with twins. I didn't feel like she even listened.

[EmilieMadison]

Dec 17, 2014 21:52:24 GMT -5 emsumm said:

I was caught so off guard. She was so negative. The chances of rupture are so low to warrant that stuff. Plus, I'm 4.5 years out, and my uterus is way less stretched with one than it was with twins. I didn't feel like she even listened.

The way Drs throw the risk of rupture out there seems like they're just trying to scare you. Because the risk of rupture is less than 1%. The same risk as anyone else having some random thing go wrong. Aandplusalso, the risk of rupture is during the pregnancy itself, not just the labor, so a c-section wouldn't mean shit. 

[Moe]

My mother used to brag continuously about her being essentially a guinea pig for VBACs in PR back in the 70s.

I was the first VBAC in Puerto Rico (go me!) and I didn't realize that shit hadn't moved along enough, or rather, I didn't know that it was still so difficult.