tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post7728262324272977994..comments2024-03-28T03:20:20.956-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: Dangerous Delivery Shows Peril of Multiple C-sectionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-56144971445052372912011-12-08T20:59:47.106-05:002011-12-08T20:59:47.106-05:00I have been doing alot of study on VBAC after mult...I have been doing alot of study on VBAC after multiple C-sections. Wow! Is all I have to say. I have had 3 C-sections 2 emerg. and 1 because I was "probably too small" and if I had a VBAC "I would die". Not once did my Drs. tell me the risks of a C-section- it was always made out to be the safest route. Now I want more children and I'm learning how unsafe it is. My 4th theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-82537905402851532422011-11-01T13:44:44.954-04:002011-11-01T13:44:44.954-04:00My first section was an emergency. The cord became...My first section was an emergency. The cord became wrapped around my sons neck three times and caused him to go into distress as well as myself. I waited 6 yrs to have my second child thinking I would be able to have a VBAC and I was denied. The Dr told me that the hospital and himself did not do vbacs and would not allow them. I was give all of these terrible scanarios that would happen if I hadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-76654255305059604712011-09-12T01:53:12.597-04:002011-09-12T01:53:12.597-04:00wow. i knew that csections posed the risk that any...wow. i knew that csections posed the risk that any other surgery does to the mother and baby, but i never realized repeat sections are even more dangerous! i can't wait to have my baby the ol fashion way lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-9156200883675283982011-09-07T04:21:08.477-04:002011-09-07T04:21:08.477-04:00A retained placenta is a complication that can occ...A retained placenta is a complication that can occur in any pregnancy at any time. My first vaginal birth ended with a retained placenta, and required me to have an operation to have it removed to prevent hemorrhage. It's just a more common complication in csections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-16798349477043497382011-03-25T22:15:15.237-04:002011-03-25T22:15:15.237-04:00I have has two C-sections myself and I cant imagin...I have has two C-sections myself and I cant imagin going through it 9 times! Its the worst pain ever and I would not wish it on my worst enemy.<br /><br />New folloer love your blog!<br /><br />Megan<br />www.thegreatletdown.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-32322906422497583612010-09-19T15:26:07.313-04:002010-09-19T15:26:07.313-04:00Amy F said...
Even if it is their only option...Amy F said...<br /><br /> Even if it is their only option the OB needs to inform the mother of the risks of multiple c/s.<br /><br /> I had a VBAC in February and every health practitioner I saw informed me about how dangerous a VBAC is and I had to sign numerous consent forms. When I had a c/s for my twins not one person in the office ever mentioned any risks.<br /><br /> When I was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-28884019105176797352010-06-25T00:36:08.955-04:002010-06-25T00:36:08.955-04:00I had two highly coerced vivisections for my first...I had two highly coerced vivisections for my first two children. My first was premature to the degree that his skull had not yet claified and I had to massege his head back into a round form every time I nursed him, after every nap and his kin was so soft that I couldn't even feel it with my hands.<br /><br />The OB and other hospital staff, one of whom advised me to 'never take my eyes Imogen Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09906936337443654275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-19579987454652649782010-06-04T18:57:32.718-04:002010-06-04T18:57:32.718-04:00What a wonderful, necessarily graphic description ...What a wonderful, necessarily graphic description of what truly happens in this surgical procedure. It's so disheartening to consistently read the research that a 5-10% cesarean rate is probably the truly "necessary" level, then compare that to the 1/3 of women currently having a surgical birth. Ditto the research showing that for the vast majority of women, VBAC is far safer thanCherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226844635371595688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-6519958660748596762010-06-04T12:01:25.509-04:002010-06-04T12:01:25.509-04:00You know how you know you didn't know, but the...You know how you know you didn't know, but then when you found out, you realized you DID know? This, is like that. wow.whatUneverknewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357930714269464923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-67683695424537989772010-06-04T10:39:45.286-04:002010-06-04T10:39:45.286-04:00I felt cold while reading this.
I've had tw...I felt cold while reading this. <br /><br />I've had two C-sections, neither an "unnecessarean", yet neither was planned.<br /><br />After our second child was born, we made the difficult decision not to get pregnant again, partially due to the risks involved with potentially facing a third c-section (though, I'd try for a VBAC again if it did come down to it). <br /><br />The kelly (@kblogger)http://www.seriousshops.com/blogs/author/kelly.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-51523152030689082872010-06-04T08:17:18.886-04:002010-06-04T08:17:18.886-04:00Thank you so much for this article. My first son w...Thank you so much for this article. My first son was born c-section due to labor stalling at 8 cen. I didn't want to have a c-section but the dr said it was the only option. As a brand new mom recovering from a c-section was very difficult. It took me months to feel "normal". I still have pain from time to time, due to the scar tissue. I am grateful for a midwife who has helped me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-61411512112327966702010-06-04T03:19:35.657-04:002010-06-04T03:19:35.657-04:00Thank you for sharing this! 4 months ago I had my ...Thank you for sharing this! 4 months ago I had my second baby, first c-section. I had a complication with my uterus contracting around baby's body after the head was delivered and they had to cut it vertically to deliver the body. So i've been told I will have to have c-sections in the future. Fortunately I had already decided I would not be having anymore babies, so this news only mariahswindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329801926286344580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-70411718897300462352010-06-03T20:36:33.598-04:002010-06-03T20:36:33.598-04:00I only hope that the well publicized NIH VBAC poli...I only hope that the well publicized NIH VBAC policy statement and supporting data from March will help chip away at the incredible C-section rate. <br /><br />This article reminds me of a discussion I saw on a Cesarean Support Board between a woman with placenta percreta after 4 C-sections who wishes she had gone for VBACs and a woman who had 9 C-sections (and counting) and claimed that Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682581911755001652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-42692676168575092932010-06-03T19:14:48.782-04:002010-06-03T19:14:48.782-04:00I was not scared at all to give birth to my daught...I was not scared at all to give birth to my daughter in the comfort of my own home. I was not one bit concerned, worried or frightened. I was thankful that God made my body to give birth to a baby and He gave me the strength to endure the process. <br /><br />What scared me to death before going into labor was the prospect of needing medical assistance if an emergency arose. But once my water Cindy Lernernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-50493467437311834842010-06-03T19:13:24.627-04:002010-06-03T19:13:24.627-04:00Don't take this post down from Facebook, women...Don't take this post down from Facebook, women need to know the risks. <br /><br />My mother almost died in her second c section. Had she been left alone and not forced into an induction, she would have been fine.<br /><br />Women need to know the risks, this isn't a scare tactic or fear-mongering, it is the truth.<br /><br />And hopefully for those in the US, your gov't can change Marissa Deannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-45940705297579224732010-06-03T19:12:09.802-04:002010-06-03T19:12:09.802-04:00Reading this article, my first thought was "d...Reading this article, my first thought was "do a hysterectomy with the placenta attached", 9 c-sections is a bit ridiculous, everyone I know who got a c-sections says their OBGYNs won't do more than 3 on one woman, how did this woman FIND a MD to take her pregnancy case in the first place? <br /><br />Everyone says how their MD asked them how they felt about a cs, whereas my first Angela Schauernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-91286212968177779542010-06-03T19:09:46.837-04:002010-06-03T19:09:46.837-04:00Oh my god,that gave me chills.
I have learnt so mu...Oh my god,that gave me chills.<br />I have learnt so much in the last year,partly thanks to sites like this and I am so pleased that this information is out there.<br /><br />I was induced with my 2nd baby 12 months ago,because my first was very big and there were concerns.I knew myself he wasnt but I was ignorant and uninformed and was pleased to be induced at my due date.I almost ended up with Sarah Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-54467550101244151072010-06-03T19:08:18.554-04:002010-06-03T19:08:18.554-04:00wow I am so glad I said no to a cs with my first b...wow I am so glad I said no to a cs with my first baby! The doctors tried to get me to have one because they were worried my daughter would be too big but I delivered naturally with no problems! it would have been a completely unnecessary cs.Daphnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-2735718139074455042010-06-03T19:07:49.345-04:002010-06-03T19:07:49.345-04:00This is another reason that I am meant to be a Mid...This is another reason that I am meant to be a Midwife, that is just one of my purposes in life.Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-51926106910008343262010-06-03T19:07:34.879-04:002010-06-03T19:07:34.879-04:00There is a lot to take in here! Thank you all for ...There is a lot to take in here! Thank you all for your stories and information. I have only one birth son whom I gave birth to naturally. If it wasn't for my amazingly talented midwife I could have been like many of the women here who had an emergency c-section and may have lost my son.Niconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-38064910581735267292010-06-03T19:05:57.405-04:002010-06-03T19:05:57.405-04:00Every time I read something like this, even if it ...Every time I read something like this, even if it is just an intro, I cry (as I am now). <br /><br />I did not know that a second c-section (9 months ago) would scar me this bad mentally and emotionally. <br /><br />I had an emergency c-section with my first and was forced to have a second one because not a dr in my state would do a VBAC (on ANYONE who'd had a previous c-section), even thoughLeanne Fellowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-80519356079816730282010-06-03T19:03:56.842-04:002010-06-03T19:03:56.842-04:00I think this picture (that a few people on Faceboo...I think this picture (that a few people on Facebook are complaining about) is very important. Too many issues are made to look pretty preventing us from properly grieving and healing with in that reality. Prayers of healing and support to all the mamas and babies out there.Sarah Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-10004154945510319302010-06-03T19:02:22.847-04:002010-06-03T19:02:22.847-04:00Having had a very traumatic csection, I can relate...Having had a very traumatic csection, I can relate to the mamas here who are upset by this. BUT, as someone who has also had placenta accreta, which is what this article is about, the placenta attaching too deeply in the uterus, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW, to read, to see, to understand that this is a real possibility after a csection, and it can happen and is scary. <br /><br />I had a VBAC with myJami McLeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-73666887131329917262010-06-03T18:59:54.622-04:002010-06-03T18:59:54.622-04:00After reading the article, I have to say the mothe...After reading the article, I have to say the mother has to bear some responsibility. The doctors can't force her to stop having children and we don't know whether or not she was informed of the risks. I find it hard to believe that after that many pregnancies the doctors didn't say anything to her.C.W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-89184454884779566682010-06-03T18:59:24.422-04:002010-06-03T18:59:24.422-04:00My first was a CS, and with my second I absolutely...My first was a CS, and with my second I absolutely refused to set foot in the hospital.<br /><br />For those who say their insurance won't pay for a VBAC - I'd look further into your insurance situation. Doesn't seem legal that a private insurance company can dictate the method of your delivery. If the doctor is a provider for your company, and that doctor performs VBACs, then you Marynoreply@blogger.com