Hi MB

Thank you for the encourgement . It had been more than 24 hours. She told me the since I was already in labour I could not be induced so the labour was augmented. I was given an option of various types of medication to achieve this and I opted for the drip. It sounded like the best possible action because apparently one of the side effects of augmenting labour is rapture of the membranes. The drip sounded like the easist option to stop should anything get out of hand. At the time of the c-section, I still had no contraction neither had I dialated.

Regards,

Hi Mama K and ,

Congratulations on your new pregnancy, If I've made the right calculations you hit the 18 month mark.

This is also a good mark to have a vbac. Generally doctors don't like to support under this time difference but you should be ok. There have even been a few successful vbac's with less than 18 month gaps between births.

The important thing is to have a scar that has healed well.

A midwife that is pro-vbac would provide you with better assurance too.

Your scar may feel tender as your uterus is stretching now to accomodate the baby but you can always have a check up to put your mind at ease that things are as they should be. I can recommend several pro-vabc midwives that work from Pretoria.

It's hard to fins someone who really believes in you and your body the way you do.

That is why it is so important to find people that understand and believe in the power of your body to do this.
Doctors unfortunately do not have much if any experience with vbac's so it remains something that they are wary of and don't wish to attempt. It is safer for them to just say once a caesarean always a caesarean.
There are doctors that are open to VBAC's as well as many wonderfully experienced midwives.
With regard to your dilating it is only possible to make a predition once you are in labour.
Many women on this forum as well as on the VBACSA e-list had caesareans for failure to progress and went on to having beautiful vbac's as well as hbac's. Don't give up hope or determination there.

The midwives at the Femina clinic have an active birth unit in the Stork's nest and they are also very supportive.

The Femina clinic is only used as a back up should something be needed.

Also Sue King works from Pretoria, the name of the hospital escapes me right now but I think it used to be called Pretoria acedemic.
Give these midwives a call, their numbers are available in the expectant mother's guide or on my website http://www.birthing.co.za under providers-midwives.

They will answer any and all of your questions honestly and compassionately.
I believe that if there are no complications other than you having had a previous caesarean birth that you should be allowed a trial of labour after caesarean (TOLAC).

I'm glad you could ask your questions here so long and good luck.

Speak with you here soon.

Love and strength

Lia

xxx

p.s. I moved your post to here so that you have a post of your own for others to welcome you.