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- Third Son, VBAC
Let me take you back to the birth of my first son Doug, born June 17, 1982.
I was 19 years old at the time. - VBAC -- 9 Pounds, 2 Ounces
My first baby arrived in 1995. I was induced with Pitocin and had a long labor of 17 1/2 hours. - Didn't Get My C-Section
I had my daughter in 1993. She was breech, so I had a Cesarean Section and it was a breeze. - Finally, a Successful VBAC
My first son was born on April 23, 1996 by Cesarean Section after a failure to progress. I had been in labor for 52 hours, made it to 7 centimeters
and then quit dilating. - One Cesarean Section, One VBAC, and One Due Soon
My first pregnancy was completely uneventful. No morning sickness, no
backache, nothing. - Quick Labor and Delivery, VBAC
You can find my first pregnancy under Scheduled C-section, Easy Pregnancy,
Easy C-section.
I feel both blessed and relieved with both of my pregnancies and
deliveries, even though both were so different. - VBAC -- Easy Delivery!
I was two days short of being 38 weeks along. I had been to my 37-week
checkup just two days earlier. - First a C-section, Then VBAC
My first daughter was born on November 6, 1994 after being induced, 20
hours of labor, three hours of pushing, and an emergency Cesarean
because of failure to progress. - Awaiting My Third!
I am 27 years old and I am pregnant with my third child. I am due November
9, 2000 (about two weeks from now! - Third Baby, Second VBAC, Short Labor
My husband and I have always conceived our babies quickly, so a month after
trying when my period was a few days late, I took a home pregnancy test.
Sure enough, it was positive! - VBAC: It Can Happen
After waiting five years after our first son was born, my husband and I
decided we wanted more children. My first pregnancy was not that great. - Twin VBAC
On Thursday, November 4, I started having contractions at 7:30 a.m. - VBAC -- I Really Did It!
I was going to die. That was it. - Do I Really Want a VBAC?
My third baby was an emergency Cesarean
due to the cord being wrapped so tightly around her neck, she was slipping
into pretty severe distress.
It did not disappoint me a bit. - Breech Version and 30+ Hour Bradley VBAC
Our first born, Brian, was a breech
baby born by a planned Cesarean
when I was 33.
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