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Vaginal Birth After C-section
Good luck as you educate, and at least teach women that C-sections should not be elective, but emergency in nature. We bounce back much faster from a ...
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- R., I don't have a story of my own to tell, but I can say that's how my sister did it. She is now 51 with a 30 yo and a 25 yo. Prior to the birth of either child, sh...
- You should really look into the policies of insurance companies on VBACs. It seems to me that is the MAIN reason why women are not "allowed" to have them. There have b...
- Hi! I had a vaginal birth the first time and a ceasarian the second time due to that the baby was breached. Both these were in Sweden. But anyway, right after the sur...
Questions Regardin an Unplanned C-section...
I actually chose to have an elective C-section for my first baby. It was fabulous! I knew exactly when baby was coming, it was all very civilized, ...
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- Hi W., I am the proud mother of 2 children, Sabrina(14) and Patrick(11). Sabrina was also breach and was a planned c-section. For me it took all the anticipation and f...
- I had 2 c-sections - the first was after 24 hours of labor and THEN THEY FOUND OUT SHE WAS BREECH!!!!!! Anyhoo, I was completely wiped after #1, but #2 I had another ...
- 1) my first c-section i was up and walking around that night...my aunt who has had 4 c-sections told me to get up and move asap... i was in the hospital for 3 days.. a...
Hospitals Statistics About Childbirths
Sep 14, 2009 ... You should find out about the doctor and his or her csection rate ... due to profit margins and ease of performing elective surgery I also ...
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- I recommend Dr. Dwight at Good Samaratin. I had my first two at birthing centers, but I decided to have this one at a hospital so I could use insurance and have a rest...
- I've heard it's very hard to get truthful statistics from the hospitals themselves. They do not want to give out that information. You kind of have to ask around and...
- Dr. Kim Reyes delivers at St. Josephs in Burbank and encourages natural childbirths. The most important thing, though, is that you are very clear with the nurses. My...
Vbacs No Longer Okay at Hospitals????
The truth of it is csection rates are skyrocketing. It is just more convenient and pays better for an OB to perform a cesarean. Elective cesareans are not ...
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- Was your first c-section a problem? Is there a reason you don't want to do it again? I had my first C because my daughter was breech and my doctor (who I trust very ...
- I had a very long converstation with a midwife that is very involved in getting VBACs to become more accepted in the hospitals. I am sure she would love to talk to you...
- Hi B. - There was a short time where VBACs were on the rise, but I think mostly b/c of skyrocketing insurance premiums for OB/GYNs they are discouraging it more and mo...
Vaginal Birth Vs. C-section Due
If it were me I would due the c-section. I had a 4 degree tear, with a baby ...... going to be to subject yourself and your child to major elective surgery. ...
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- I haven't had a vaginal birth, so I can't compare, but I've had 2 c-sections. They were absolutely fine. I didn't have any pain at all. The most important thing is ...
- S., I had planned for a vaginal birth but developed complications during my last week of pregnancy, so the doctor decided to induce labor. Unfortunately I failed to d...
- S., I don't know if this will help... However, I have had a total of 3 children, all vaginal births. The first was a breeze, but my second was tough, I too was on p...
Natural Childbirth at Las Colinas Medical?
Has anyone had a natural delivery (no pain meds, no elective interventions)at Las .... I didn't have natural childbirth because I had to have a c-section, ...
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- Las Colinas has a very high c-section rate, as do a lot of the hospitals in DFW. The women that I've worked with (and after having my own NCB) who have had natural c...
- I didn't have natural childbirth because I had to have a c-section, but I loved Las Colinas Medical Center. The nurses were great, my room was large, and my ob was Dr...
- If you are serious about a natural delivery, Baylor Dallas is, by far, the most accomodating. Dr. Sandra Brothers and Dr. Melissa Crochet are two doctors who are propo...
Unexpected Bills from the Hospital After Giving Birth
Jul 12, 2009 ... I still don't know how this is possible since it wasn't an elective c-section... it was necessary. Keep calling your insurance company, ...
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- Hi, I had this same problem when I had my daughter who was born 9 weeks early!! She was transferered to a NICU that did not participate with my insurance but was the b...
- M.. a similar thing happened to me after my twins were released from the NICU. i kept getting bills for $17,000! it seems the NICU was covered under my insurance plan,...
- HI That happened to us when I had my son and daughter. Most recently, my son had to go to the ER for something and the hospital is in our plan but the ER Dr.s are...
Vba3c?
My first baby was an emergency c-section due to failure to progress, ... My next 2 were elective sections only because I thought I didn't have much of a ...
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- I've only had one c-section with my 1st child. It was due to failure to progress as well. I was planning on having a c-section with my 2nd child, but started labor t...
- I work at Meriter hospital in Madison as a RN in a c/s unit. I have never heard of a MD allowing a VBAC after 2 or more c/sections. The risk of uterine rupture is ve...
- I had a vbac after having one c-section. My doctor encouraged me to get and epideral so that we would be prepared just incase a c-section had to be done in an emergen...
Baby Growing to Fast!
Why the c-section? elective or did you have one last time? You can get great info. on VBAC or a more empowering c-section experience at www.ican-online.org. ...
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- Hi D., how tall are you? I am 5'0 , and that happened to me, the doc said that when a mother is of short stature there is no where for the baby to go except out!
- I gained weight like that in my last trimester with my first and last child and that part i would think is normal almost or at least safe anyway becaus my children cam...
- It may just be a lot of fluid in the sac. My ultrasound tech asked me "are you sure you passed the glucose test?". She said there was lots of fluid in the baby's sac...
Experience with Tubal Ligation, "Essure" or Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome???
Had my tubes tied after my last c-section as I am also a fertile Myrtle, .... I know elective surgery like that sounds harsh, but there's an up side to ...
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- I read some of the same stuff..... I had a tubal the morning after I delivered my 4th child. No problems no complications no changes in my menstrual cycle or length ...
- I had my tubes tied a couple years after my 2nd was born - She is now 16. We decided 2 was enough for us & I was having problems with other forms of birth control....
- Hi J.! I had to look up "post tubal ligation syndrome", and I've gotta say that I had/HAVE almost all of those symptoms, still (after 20 years). I think that the MAI...
