I am updating from my previous entry here…
I am ecstatic to announce the arrival of our son. He arrived vaginally, at home, 10#5oz, 22 1/2 and perfectly healthy. I have had 5 previous csections and have yet to even process the immense healing that has come and will come from this. I love this website and wanted to come here to share my story and God’s glory with all those who are seeking a VBAC of one sort or another, women contemplating UC or UBAC as well as women dealing with body issues. I have that I already seem myself as the most beatuiful woman in the world now. Seriously, I am SOOOO greatful for what my body has done, through all of my pregnancies and labors and birth and surgery. I am overjoyed!
Haven
3/30/09
10# 5oz
22 1/2 inch
14 3/4 head
Question CPD
Very beauty body you have
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
Wow that is wonderful news, what a special time for you ;-)))) You have stunningly beautiful children BTW, I am envious of your awesome family! Rock on mama!
I also had my son via cesarean and am contemplating a home birth. Congrats to you after 5 CS and getting a home birth. Do you mind if I ask if it was unassisted or with a midwife? I am trying to gather as much info as possible:) What a blessed family you have.
Ha! Just googled UBAC Unassisted Birth After Cesarean…
Amazing! Beautiful! If you come back and read this I would love to have you email me at twinsmummy20 at yahoo dot com. I have had 3 csections, since 05, and contemplating UCB for my next one (my last csection was a attempted homebirth with midwife for a isolated incident). I would love to read your birth story!
YOU ROCK! Congratulations! Only a c/section mom can know the true healing that comes from a beautiful homebirth.
You other moms – go to http://www.ican-online.org. I’m not trying to advertise here – it’s the International Cesarean Awareness Network. It will help you immensely in planning a birth after a c/section. ICAN helped me incredibly after my c/s and in planning my hospital VBAC and ultimately my amazing homebirth. :-)
Is that your placenta next to your baby? I can’t even imagine how home birth was… congrats Mama… your babies are gorgeous!
Congratulations!!!!!!! Woo, 10 pounder!!! I am currently 34 weeks pregnant with #3 and am planning my first UBAC. Please email me(bubblegum8664@yahoo.com) if you could chat or offer some advice! I’d love to hear your birth story!
Thank you for sharing and congrats again!
So encouraging! I have had 3 sections in just under 3 years. I would like another and would like to try for a VBAC as I feel all of my sections have been unnecessary. I do have diabetes but have never had ANY complications (aside from the expected big baby) with any of my pregnancies. All I want is the chance to try- to carry my pregnancies to the end and labor if possible- never carried a baby beyond 37 weeks. Thank you for your encouraging story!
This is inspiring. I am fighting for a vbac now after just one previous c-section, this gives me hope. You’re an amazing, strong mama!
Do you know of anyone, anywhere who had a vbac at home or hospital after 3 or more classical insisions. I really need to know… How dangerous is it or is it just some kind of liablity??????
Classical incisions are much more contraindicated for VBAC. The muscles that run on the upper part of the uterus and have been cut, are under a lot more stress during contractions then the lower muscles. I would not have any advice on this… only that I am glad at least csections involve the lower abdominal muscles now, because the healing is much quicker and allows for better options/outcomes for VBAC.
Wow, so inspiring! I am also a mother of 5, soon to be six.. all of my babies were born about a year a part w/ the last one being a c-section (r/t placenta previa). My Dr is all for a VBAC and I’m a little nervous, just because of the “horror stories”.. I am also a nursing student w/ just enough knowledge to be dangerous.. Thank you for sharing and for giving me new insight on something I was previously totally against.
I did wonder tho – it seemed as tho my stomach went down quite a bit more w/ a csection, maybe because the dr laid my muscles flat again – did you notice any difference in your stomach, after having a VBAC vs. your previous CS?
You are amazing. Congrats on your home birth after 5 c sections! That is truly a remarkable accomplishment.
Deandra: I noticed that my stomach muscles are much stronger and intact after my vaginal birth. The csection are the main cause of the stomach issues I do have.
Thank you for all your support! Email me @ fshammond@hotmail.com is anyone was any questions or interest in birth related stuff related to VBAC, UBAC or multiple csections. Thanks again!