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Your baby's labor and delivery is like no other in the world.
Let others know what your experience was like.
- Successful VBAC and Baby Girl
My second exam had left me feeling crampy with contractions every few hours or so. When the day I went into labor came, I started having more frequent contractions around 4 p. - Successful Vaginal Birth After Cesarean; Lots of Great Support
This is the story of how I achieved my goal of a natural birth after Cesarean. My first birth was full of interventions and poor
labor management by the hospital staff. - First Child C-section, Second Child Induced
My first child was delivered by C-section after a car accident that caused me to lose about half of my
amniotic fluid and did not allow the baby enough room to turn around. - A Successful VBAC -- Great Support
This is the story of how I achieved my goal of a
natural birth after Cesarean.
My first birth was full of interventions and poor
labor management by the hospital staff. - VBAC After Two C-sections
After two Caesareans with two breech babies, I was
determined that my third
baby would be born vaginally and drug and medical
intervention free. My
husband and I wrote a detailed birth plan refusing any
drugs, continuous
fetal
monitoring, IV, etc. - VBAC Complications, Torn Cervix Causes Hemorrhaging
In 1994 I had a C-section with my son as a result of what I think was premature
induction. There was a failure
to progress after 13 hours of labor then his
heart rate would drop with every contraction. - First Natural Birth in Family
This is the story of how I achieved my goal of a natural birth after
Cesarean. My first birth was full of interventions and poor labor
management by the hospital staff. - Second Daughter - Successful VBAC
With my second daughter, I was almost two weeks overdue, just like I had been with my firstborn. My doctor decided to induce labor again. - Amazing Natural VBAC
My
Amazing VBAC! Planning for a VBAC is a scary thing for most women I've
encountered, even if they had the right type of incision and are pretty
certain the first surgical birth was unnecessary. - 10 lb 9 oz VBAC!
A small history of my cesarean would be appropriate to give you a sense of
my state of mind. I was going to an OB/GYN, of course, and I took Lamaze
classes. - Journey To Homebirth After Two Cesareans
My first child, David, was pulled out of me by an HMO doctor who, I
suspected,
wanted to get home after a long day. I was a week past my due date and had
found blood in the toilet early that a. - VBAC, 3 Hour Labor, 2 Weeks
Kayla
Nichole
Born:
May 15, 1995
Weight:
9lbs 14ozs
Length:
21 inches
My
due date was May 4, but that date came and went with no signs of labor.
Everyone who saw me asked if I was having twins because I was extremely
large and very miserable. - Homebirth After Four Cesarean
Kent Andrew's Birth Story: Homebirth After Four Cesareans
Three Totally Unnecessary Cesareans
If someone would have told me twelve years ago when I was pregnant
with my firstborn that she was only the first of five (maybe more)
children that I would bear, I might have put a little more effort into
educating myself about the birth process and preparing for a natural
delivery.
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